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Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project sent its first electricity to the grid on March 23, 2026, marking the debut of what will become the largest offshore wind farm ever built in the United States. The project, known as CVOW, sits 28 miles off Virginia Beach in federal waters and carries a planned capacity of 2.6… Read More
Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration with Intelatus Global Partners, Floating Offshore Wind and the Vessels That Support It examines the role… Read More
The blades on a 15-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine are longer than a football field. Assembling one in open water, on a tower standing more than 100 meters above the waves, depends on a ship built to do nothing else. Rising electricity demand is driving rapid growth in offshore wind. Data centers, electric vehicles and… Read More
For more than two decades, offshore wind has been one of the UK’s greatest industrial success stories. From a nascent technology, offshore wind has evolved into the backbone of a modern, low-carbon energy system, driving investment, creating skilled jobs and positioning the UK as a global leader in renewable energy. That success has never come… Read More
(HOUSTON) Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration with Intelatus Global Partners, Floating Offshore Wind and the Vessels That Support It examines the role… Read More
By Tréa Lavery NEW BEDFORD — On a recent weekday afternoon, the State Pier and the adjacent City Pier 3 were bustling with fishing boats, passengers waiting to board the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard or eating lunch at the Whale’s Tail Clam Bar. But just a mile down the road, at the New Bedford Marine Commerce… Read More
By Carlos Albero Rojas Sweden generates more than 20 percent of its electricity from onshore wind and has staked its industrial competitiveness on a green power future. Yet when it comes to the sea, the country keeps saying no. In the latest round of offshore wind decisions, the Swedish government denied 11 permit applications while approving… Read More
DEME has been awarded a substantial¹ contract for the transport and installation of foundations for phase 1 of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Zeevonk, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Investment Fund I, will have a total installed capacity of approximately 1 GW. Under the contract,… Read More
Van Oord has completed the rock installation works for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm. Our vessels, Bravenes and Nordnes, installed a total of 300,000 tonnes of rock, protecting turbine foundations and critical cable infrastructure. A key milestone was the successful stabilisation of all cable protection systems and the installation of eco-rock berms, including… Read More
By Patrick Zemanek A group of US Senate Democrats is investigating agreements between President Donald Trump’s administration and project developers that have collectively abandoned nine offshore wind leases in return for more than $2.7bn in financial reimbursements and pledges to invest in various other energy projects. The senators on 17 July called on four companies that have… Read More
BY GEORGIA FEARN Nine states are threatening to sue the Trump administration over offshore-wind exit deals involving Invenergy and three other developers: Bluepoint Wind, TotalEnergies, and Golden State Wind. In the case of Chicago-based Invenergy, the Interior Department cancelled three leases held by subsidiaries off California and Maine and moved to seek nearly $120 million in… Read More
By Brianna Fallon CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Two major manufacturing projects are moving forward in Hampton Roads, bringing hundreds of jobs and expanding the region’s role in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry. Officials said the investments from the projects are expected to create between 700 and 800 jobs while strengthening the domestic supply chain for… Read More
By Alistair Sterling President Donald Trump is using national security arguments to stop offshore wind power development, setting off a fresh clash with states that say the federal government is overreaching. California is threatening a lawsuit over federal offshore wind lease buyouts, while Oregon and Washington have stepped into litigation against Trump’s Pentagon block on wind… Read More
HELSINKI, July 16 (Reuters) – Sweden’s government has granted permission for two new offshore wind farms and one onshore project while rejecting several other proposed developments, three ministers said in an op-ed published in Swedish daily Expressen on Thursday. Fyrskeppet wind farm in the southern Bothnian Sea and the Vidar project in northern Skagerrak could… Read More
By Maria Gallucci America’s offshore wind farms have already shown their ability to keep electricity flowing during brutal winter storms. Now, the clean energy resource has proved it can also bolster the grid during major heat waves. Earlier this month, as dangerously hot and humid temperatures settled over the eastern United States, two wind projects near New England consistently… Read More