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ByTricia Crimmins California isn’t letting President Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind stop them from becoming a “powerhouse” for the renewable energy source. At the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit last month, state elected officials and industry leaders expressed their continued support for offshore wind production in California, despite the Trump administration pausing all future offshore wind leases in… Read More
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has withdrawn the development rights for two of the five winning projects from the country’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender, as reported by local media. The ministry has cancelled the rights for Corio and TotalEnergies’ 360-MW Formosa 3 project and the 240-MW Deshuai development by Enervest, the reports say, adding… Read More
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a comprehensive equipment package for four new offshore construction vessels (OCVs) to be built at Cosco Nantong for Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore. Kongsberg Maritime and Sea1 Offshore will also collaborate on a study to accurately assess emissions reductions achieved with Kongsberg’s equipment. The equipment package includes K-Pos dynamic positioning… Read More
Wind-assist technology has rapidly gained popularity and variety over the past few years as ship owners seek ways to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The new K-Sail service helps owners navigate the complexities of adopting wind-assist technology by focusing on integration and collaborating with various technology partners. “Ship owners can choose their preferred type of… Read More
Aker Solutions has signed a significant[1] contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2GW HVDC converter station for the BalWin2 offshore wind grid connection system in Germany, developed by Amprion Offshore GmbH. Reference is made to the stock exchange release published on February 10, 2025. With this contract award, Dragados has… Read More
In the past three years offshore wind has been made the punching bag for anti-renewables misinformation, lies, and propaganda. Peter Dutton’s political campaign against offshore wind created sovereign risk, stalled projects and stymied genuine engagement with communities. But it could not deliver the Coalition the election. Prime minister Anthony Albanese now has a clear mandate… Read More
This country boasts a rich culture and history. It has a love of sausages and played a massive role in various inventions such as the printing press, the automobile, aspirin, and the delicious gummy bear. Now, this country has unveiled the Mother of All Energy plants, with 1,000 wind turbines and 60,000 MW of output…. Read More
China is continuing to push the boundaries of wind energy technology. In a major milestone last year, the China Dongfang Electric Corporation finished making the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, an engineering giant capable of powering an entire town. With a hub height of 185 meters (606 feet) – equivalent to a 63-story skyscraper –… Read More
The winds of change have suddenly blown Taiwan’s most recent offshore wind tender off course with the unexpected cancellation of two important projects – cutting 600MW of potential power from the programme. The Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) served Corio Generation and EnerVest Ltd their marching papers last week after the two developers failed… Read More
A 1980s-era semisubmersible crane vessel known as “Heerema’s Workhorse” steamed its way over to Rhode Island last week to gear up for its next assignment, building the 810-megawatt Empire Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Island in New York. It’s a concrete sign that Empire is back in business, even as other… Read More
[May 28, 2025; Palatka, Florida] St. Johns Ship Building, a leading Florida-based shipyard owned by Americraft Marine, proudly announces the award of its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract to construct a Dive Support Vessel (DSV). This significant milestone underscores the shipyard’s growing capability and alignment with national efforts to enhance domestic maritime industrial capacity, as championed by… Read More
In a groundbreaking development that could reshape global military dynamics, Lockheed Martin’s rumored SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is speculated to achieve unprecedented hypersonic speeds, potentially rendering current defense systems obsolete. IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 The rumored SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is speculated to achieve speeds over Mach 6, significantly advancing hypersonic technology. 🎥 Lockheed Martin collaborated on… Read More
TOKYO – Japan is likely to sweeten terms for developers to build a massive offshore wind farm sector, industry insiders say, as it looks to put its energy ambitions back on track against a worldwide slump of projects hit by soaring costs and delays. The government aims to have 45 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity… Read More
A new bill narrowly passed by the US House of Representatives will “derail” and “penalise” offshore wind projects which are eagerly waiting to get under way. The reconciliation proposal, passed on Thursday, includes dramatic cuts to key provisions of the Investment Reduction Act (IRA), which is designed to bolster American manufacturing and transmission planning for… Read More
South Korea’s Energy Agency has announced a competitive bidding for offshore wind projects with a capacity of 1.25 GW and 1 GW solar projects in the first half of 2025. The offshore wind tender for the first half of this year will focus on fixed-bottom projects. Out of the total 1.25 GW capacity, 500 MW… Read More