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The US Department of Interior has issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine. The lease area covers around 60 sq km and is located some 50 km offshore Maine on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf and could allow for the deployment of up to 12 floating offshore wind… Read More
The Oceantic Network’s Supply Chain Connect is a FREE industry service that allows companies to publicly indicate their ability to provide components and services for U.S. offshore wind projects, maximizing their business opportunities. It currently has over 4,000 companies listed that are working in all facets of the offshore wind supply chain. Make sure your… Read More
Drift Energy, a Bath, UK-based startup set to make green energy at sea using hi-tech sailing vessels, raised £4.65m in seed funding. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Blue Action Accelerator. The company intends to use the funds to bolster its vessel design program, support team growth and enable the onboarding… Read More
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, with Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo, joined Crowley Wind Services President and CEO Bob Karl and other leaders to celebrate a significant milestone today with the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal. This project involves transforming a former oil- and coal-fired power plant into Massachusetts’ second wind… Read More
The first half of 2024 has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that offshore wind in the United States is on track to become one of the most critical parts of the nation’s energy supply. With construction and progress on several projects happening this summer, offshore wind is creating thousands of jobs, boosting local… Read More
Fleet expansion to meet growing global market demand is a core strategic priority for Cadeler, and today the company took delivery of the fifth and newest addition to its fleet – Wind Peak. Delivered on time and within budget, Wind Peak is the most modern and innovative vessel in the industry, fully designed to cater… Read More
California is looking to lead the way on renewable energy on the west coast. In 2021, AB 525 was passed in the California legislature to come up with a strategic plan to create offshore wind energy. A goal of 2-5 gigawatts of renewable energy was established for 2030 and 25 gigawatts for 2045. Since then, five lease… Read More
Q2 EBITDA up 59%, beats expectations Books impairments of U.S. project delay Keeps full-year profit forecast, says will lower investments Shares end down 7% COPENHAGEN, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Renewable energy group Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab booked 3.9 billion Danish crowns ($575 million) in impairment losses in the second quarter, due partly to a delay in… Read More
Another company is set to lease an offshore wind area off Maryland’s coast after winning a federal auction Wednesday. Equinor, a Norwegian energy firm, was provisionally awarded the lease Wednesday to an area in the Atlantic Ocean, alongside northern Ocean City and the Delaware beaches, according to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which… Read More
News comes as Ocean City officials vow to fight current project off their coast The federal government announced Wednesday that it has awarded two new offshore wind energy leases in the mid-Atlantic — one off the coast of Delaware, the other near the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay in southern Virginia. The two projects, totaling… Read More
Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova today announced that they have begun executing controlled cutting activities on turbine AW-38, substantially reducing the amount of the damaged blade that presents a risk for additional debris falling into the ocean. Additionally, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued an updated Suspension Order that enables Vineyard… Read More
On Thursday, August 22nd at 7 pm, The Better Bay Alliance will collaborate with Ørsted Marine Affairs to host a public presentation at The Wickford Senior Center in N. Kingstown, RI. This event aims to provide detailed insights into the Revolution Wind Construction project and its impact on the local community and marine environment. The… Read More
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Dominion Energy announced today the 50th monopile foundation for the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) was installed 33 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, keeping the project on schedule to hit the company’s target of 70-100 monopiles set into the sea floor during the first of two installation seasons that… Read More
Windcat, an offshore wind crew transfer company, has enlisted Anglo-Eastern to supply management services for its six new Elevation Series Commissioning Service Operation vessels (CSOVs). The vessels will now enter Anglo-Eastern’s technical and crew management as soon as they are delivered to Windcat, adding to the existing agreement for the management company to oversee their… Read More
A Chinese firm has initiated the journey to install the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind turbine platform. The new design by MingYang Smart Energy, called Ocean X, has been launched from the port city of Guangzhou in southern China to its final destination the Qingzhou IV Offshore Wind Farm in Yangjiang, Guangdong. According to the… Read More