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Swiss-based marine construction specialist Allseas has picked French tubing manufacturer Vallourec to supply line pipes for Petrobras’ Búzios 10 offshore project. This contract represents nearly 18,000 tonnes of subsea seamless premium carbon steel line pipes for the risers and flowlines. The contract includes an optional scope of almost 5,000 tonnes. The contract also includes Vallourec’s… Read More
Orsted A/S shares dropped almost 10% on the first day of trading since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered another developer to halt construction of a wind farm off the US coast. The move marked an escalation in Trump’s actions against the US offshore wind industry since his inauguration in January. While early stage developments were mostly on hold,… Read More
South Africa’s logistics and supply chain industry is still waiting to learn more about wind ferocity and gusting patterns affecting freight movement in Table Bay following academic research, the findings of which Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) is said to be aware of. An industry insider based in Cape Town said a final report, compiled… Read More
Executive orders, construction pauses and permitting headwinds threaten the state’s clean energy goals. When President Donald Trump took office in January, he ordered the federal government to hit the brakes on all offshore wind permitting and leasing, putting thousands of megawatts of clean energy at risk in the tristate area. New York already has one offshore wind… Read More
Equinor ASA EQNR, the Norwegian energy major, has suspended offshore construction on the Empire Wind project after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) issued a halt work order. The order, received by Empire Offshore Wind LLC on April 16, requires an immediate cessation of all activities on the outer continental shelf until BOEM concludes… Read More
The Trump administration’s decision to halt the Empire Wind 1 project could “spook” developers of other US offshore wind projects currently under construction and put “billions of dollars of investments” at risk, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF). Source
ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of the Iberdrola Group, has entered into charter agreements valued at over £16 million with two Norfolk-based marine companies, NR Marine Services and OEG, to provide vessels for the construction of the East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm. The windfarm, set to commence operations in 2026, will have a capacity of 1.4GW,… Read More
The Empire Wind Project was the last wind project off the Jersey Shore Feds investigate if approval was rushed NY Gov. Hochul calls the order an ‘overreach’ by the Trump administration Supporters of wind energy are digging in after the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stopped all construction on the Empire Wind Project, effectively… Read More
(OE) New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said she would fight the federal decision to halt all construction for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project made by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the coast of… Read More
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered an immediate halt to construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, marking a significant development for the U.S. offshore wind industry. Interior Secretary Burgum cited concerns about the previous administration’s approval process, stating on X that the halt would remain in effect “until… Read More
The Trump administration issued an order Wednesday to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Empire Wind, a fully-permitted project. He said… Read More
Despite uncertainty about US markets, one thing is for sure: Norwegian companies still believe in both short-term and long-term opportunities in US offshore wind. Norwegian offshore wind suppliers, including Autronica, DOF and Uptime International, are forging ahead with plans to expand their activities in the US. New offshore wind technology to be introduced DOF plans to… Read More
RWE has successfully deployed bubble curtain technology in the UK for the first time to protect marine life from offshore wind construction noise. The Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is pioneering sustainability with recyclable turbine blades and green service operation vessels. Sofia is actively supporting marine conservation initiatives through charitable contributions and partnerships. RWE has been… Read More
Once installed, cables and pipelines on the seabed need to be protected from the forces of the sea with rocks or sand. This also applied to the export cable that connects the Dutch offshore wind farms Borssele 1 and 2 via the TenneT platform to the onshore grid. The strong currents in the Western Scheldt… Read More
We are proud to be the first having implemented Wirescan Digital, an innovative technology to monitor subsea power cables in real-time. This innovation was announced by our partner Wirescan AS at WindEurope yesterday. It allows us to monitor the integrity of the cables in real-time, from the moment it leaves the factory throughout handling and… Read More