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CCS technology may not be new, and it has been utilized offshore for a number of years, but there is a marked push towards such projects in the race to meet global emission reduction targets. Here, Spinergie provides an overview of offshore CCS, looks at the key ongoing projects of today and what the market impact from upcoming projects will be.

Houston, Texas: June 1, 2023 – Spinergie, a maritime SaaS company using data analytics to drive emission reductions, has deployed its carbon emissions monitoring solution to SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc.'s (SEACOR Marine) fleet of offshore supply vessels (OSV).

Spinergie analysis has uncovered a clear correlation between a vessel’s high enviro score and high utilization. Here we examine the impact enviro upgrades can make on fleet utilization and what the next technologies will be in emission reduction.

With US wind set for a boom period – in line with global trends – Spinergie analysts have outlined three methods in which developers can build their wind farms despite the constraints of the Jones Act on vessels.

Drilling contractor Transocean has entered into a joint venture with vessel owner Eneti with the purpose of entering the wind-dedicated heavy-lift floater market. Read our insight into how this is expected to impact both the wind and rigs markets over the coming years.

We are excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the 2023 WindEurope Annual Event from 25 to 27 April 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

We are excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the 2023 International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum from 28 to 30 March 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) hosted by the Business Network for Offshore Wind (BNOW).

With Jan De Nul’s Les Alizes entering the WTIV fleet, Spinergie takes a closer look at the “next-gen” of the wind installation vessel market.

The results of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) auction for five leases over two wind energy areas offshore California, Humboldt in the north and Morro Bay in the south, have been announced.

On November 13, power production started from the first turbine at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea. The power was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform.

On October 26, Heerema’s semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Balder installed the first wind turbine jacket foundation at EDF Renewables’ Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. Balder arrived on location in early October.

Installation works at EDF’s Saint-Nazaire wind farm drew to a close on September 5 as WTIV Vole Au Vent installed the last of the 80 wind turbines that make up France’s first offshore wind farm.

In late July 2022, the largest semi-submersible crane vessel in the world, Sleipnir, began the installation of 71 concrete gravity-based foundations at EDF’s Fécamp offshore wind farm.

Spinergie raises a €11 Million Series A round to develop its smart fleet management and maritime market intelligence solutions

With the offshore wind industry in China overshadowing developments in the rest of the world – combined – in the latter half of 2021, Spinergie took a closer look at that meteoric rise.

In January 2022, Crown Estate Scotland leased rights to 17 projects covering a total of 7,000 km2, with a potential combined capacity of 25 GW, in the ScotWind auction. Overall, the auction netted £700 million.