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Completion of Above Water Tie-In of the Ostsee Anbindungsleitung (OAL)” - Copyright StreamTec Solutions AG.

Quick Connect: OAL Subsea Pipeline Completed

ensured timely permitting, crucial for the project's ambitious timeline. The project's flat organisational structure enabled swift decision making.Future-Proof Infrastructure: beyond enhancing LNG supply, the pipeline is designed for future hydrogen transport, aligning with European green energy goals

L to R: Jongwook Kim, CEO of UST21, and Jerry Paisley, Fugro’s Regional Sales & Marketing Director for APAC (Credit: Fugro)

Fugro Sets Up South Korea Base for Offshore Renewables

creation of Fugro UST21 establishes Fugro’s first permanent presence in the country.“We’ve already been working closely with UST21 for several years but this new office allows us to better support our valued South Korean clients and meet their growing offshore needs as part of the green energy transition.“South Korea is the world’s eighth largest power consumer, while the offshore wind farm market predicts around 14 GW of fixed-bottom and floating wind projects to come online by 2030, so our new office is perfectly timed to capture these opportunities and unlock Geo-data

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Norwegian Parliament Strikes Deal to Advance Seabed Mining

company Technip FMC and Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen, welcomed the decision."Great day not only for Norway but for the world," Loke CEO Walter Sognnes Norway told Reuters. "We need to have a fact- based evaluation of deep sea minerals as a provider of critical minerals for the green energy transition."Environmental group WWF, however, said the decision to move forward damaged Norway's reputation for ocean preservation but added it hoped parliament would eventually block any move to full-scale mining.(Reuters - Reporting by Victoria Klesty; additional reporting by Nerijus

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Metocean Survey Launched for Floating Offshore Wind Farm Project in Scotland

board for the delivery of the survey, to aid our understanding of  the environmental factors that will influence the selection of any  design or operational features of the farm.” Salamander will be located 35 km off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland, and  will generate enough green energy to power 100,000 Scottish homes. It will also provide insight and best practices to future commercial-scale developments in Scottish waters, ahead of the larger-scale ScotWind buildout. 

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Mocean Energy to Develop 250kW Wave Machine in Orkney with EU Investment

private investment this project will require.“Looking further ahead, our goal is to deliver a small array in UK waters this decade, and I am confident that with appropriate innovation funding in place we can realize our ambition to build commercial wave energy arrays and generate home-grown green energy from our seas, both in the UK and around the world,” McNatt says. 

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MIND Technology Sells Klein Marine Systems

to expand Spectral Ai to other applications and potentially provide other software development services to General Oceans."In addition to traditional energy-related opportunities, we are seeing new alternative energy applications for our Seamap technologies, including offshore windfarms and other green energy projects. We also see growing opportunities to provide seismic streamer repair services, not only for our SeaLink streamers, but also for products manufactured by others. We believe there may be other opportunities to continue expanding our offerings in these areas."We will continue to develop

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Fugro Wins Metocean Survey Deal at 100MW Floating Wind Farm Site in Scotland

provide insights and data crucial for the successful development of this project, including optimized design, enhanced safety measures, and ultimately contributing to the realisation of a sustainable and efficient offshore wind farm."The Salamander floating offshore wind farm will generate enough green energy to power up to 100,000 Scottish homes. It will also provide insights and best practices for future commercial-scale developments in Scottish waters, ahead of the larger-scale ScotWind buildout

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Hitachi Energy to Supply HVDC Converter Stations for UK's Longest HVDC Link

scope for the project.“BAM is delighted to work in collaboration with Hitachi Energy on this vital renewable energy project for National Grid and SSEN Transmission,” said Huw Jones, Executive Director of BAM Nuttall. “The converter stations will enable the transmission of green energy from areas of offshore wind generation to centers of population, supporting the UK’s net zero ambitions and providing better energy security. We look forward to engaging with local communities and suppliers in Aberdeenshire and North Yorkshire, supporting BAM’s vision to deliver sustainable

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Fugro to Map Seabed Off Curaçao for Future Offshore Wind Farms

competitiveness and accelerate our energy transition targets”. “For island economies, climate change is already an existential reality. We are particularly happy to work closely with the Government of Curaçao to support their vision to lead in the production and export of green energy. Their ambition aligns strongly with our mission to contribute to a safe and liveable world”, said Fugro CEO Mark Heine. The long-term investment is partly financed by the Sustainable Energy Generation and Climate Transition Incentive fund from the Government of the Netherlands

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