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The Norwegian energy company Equinor said Friday it will be forced to terminate an offshore wind project for New York within days unless President Donald Trump ‘s administration relents on its order that stopped construction. Work on Empire Wind has been paused since April 16, when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to… Read More
In a significant blow to the government’s clean energy ambitions the Danish energy company Orsted has cancelled plans for a huge windfarm off the coast of East Yorkshire. The Hornsea 4 project would have become one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world with a potential capacity of 2.4GW – enough to power… Read More
Taiwanese owner and operator Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has ordered another commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from Fincantieri-controlled Norwegian shipbuilder Vard. The vessel will be a sister ship to the two CSOVs contracted in May 2024, and follows the order of a subsea construction vessel from the yard last month. The CSOV is based on the… Read More
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore… Read More
𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝗳𝗳 💪 With the start of scour protection works, the offshore construction works for the first phase of RWE’s German 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project has kicked-off. A milestone for the project! The scour protection provides full protection for the monopiles that will be installed later this year…. Read More
Solstad Offshore ASA announced multiple contract awards with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras, subject to board approval. The awards encompass two large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels and one Construction Support Vessel (CSV). According to a statement from Solstad Offshore, the two AHTS vessels have been awarded new contracts, each with a… Read More
Dominion Energy says if Trump’s tariffs continue, they could add up to $500 million in costs to its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. Off the coast of Virginia, Dominion Energy is building what will be the largest offshore wind facility in the U.S., a 2.6-gigawatt project that will provide energy to as many as 660,000… Read More
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 With our semi-submersible heavy transport vessels Mighty Servant 3, Transshelf, Blue Marlin and Black Marlin, Boskalis started transporting 66 suction bucket jacket foundations and an offshore substation for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Recently, a fifth and a sixth Boskalis vessel joined in: our… Read More
On 29 April 2025, Jan De Nul kicked off the installation campaign of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm. Heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés installed the first of 72 monopiles for Denmark’s largest wind farm to date. When finished, the wind farm will provide enough renewable energy to power more than a million… Read More
Ørsted has completed a farm-down for a 24.5% stake in West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat. The value of the transaction is GBP 456.1 million (approx. DKK 4 billion) on a debt-free basis. The transaction closed on 30 April 2025. Located approximately 14 km off the UK west… Read More
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest project of its kind being developed in U.S. waters, is 55% complete as it navigates headwinds and moves toward an anticipated year-end 2026 completion. “This project is consistent with the goal of securing American energy dominance and is part of our comprehensive all of the above… Read More
The current US administration’s aggression towards the offshore wind market could put at risk up to USD 75 billion in investment, according to an analysis by Houston-based IntelStor. Based on the analysis, the application of tariffs as well as the recent moves to halt or cancel offshore wind projects in the US have jeopardised more… Read More
The Trump Administration has halted the University of Maine’s $12.5 million research grant to build a floating offshore wind energy turbine platform just as a new 375-ton concrete prototype hull was launched to begin operation this summer in the Gulf of Maine. The U.S. Energy Dept.’s ARPA-E research funding program said In an April 11… Read More
Summary Asks US to reverse decision to block Empire Wind Says US government’s stop order unlawful Overall financial exposure so far is $4.5 bln Risks impairment of $2.5 bln book value OSLO, April 30 (Reuters) – Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab stands to lose billions of dollars on its massive wind power project offshore the state of… Read More
Construction has begun in the Belgian North Sea on the Princess Elisabeth Island, an artificial energy island located 45km off the coast. After a successful sea transport operation, the first two of a total of 23 caissons have been submerged at their final location. Caissons are concrete building blocks that form the outline of the… Read More