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Romania has launched headfirst into the offshore wind world with a plan to find 3GW worth of capacity in the Black Sea. The country’s Ministry of Energy has launched a call for operators who wish to develop sustainable projects to find suitable locations for its burgeoning wind industry. Those interested will need to look for… Read More
Now that New York Governor Kathy Hochul has convinced the White House to lift a stop-work order on the massive Empire Wind offshore wind project, energy and policy observers are linking the negotiations to the revival of the proposed Constitution natural gas pipeline. That may be so, but it remains to be seen who gets… Read More
HIGHLIGHTS State has goal of 100% clean energy by 2045 First offshore wind deliveries coming online in 2037 California has an opportunity to be a global leading in floating offshore wind, however the resource needs to deliver as an energy resource in order to be a part of the state’s clean energy future, a California… Read More
The Danish Energy Appeals Board has ruled on the appeals against the construction permits for the two offshore wind farms developed together by TotalEnergies, European Energy and SONFOR in Jammerland Bugt and Lillebælt Syd, European Energy said. The Energy Appeals Board has decided to reject the appeals, which means that the two projects can continue… Read More
It’s estimated that offshore wind in the country could support more than 23GW of output, which could supply more than 20 million homes with renewable energy. PERTH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA — Offshore wind energy will play a very important role in Australia’s future. On the one hand, due to the need to replace more polluting sources… Read More
Trump has a long history of attacking wind turbines, arguing that they kill birds and cost more than they generate in revenue. Norwegian energy company Equinor will resume construction on its offshore wind farm in New York, after the Trump administration lifted its order to halt work on the project. Empire Wind 1 will be the first offshore… Read More
The Trump administration will allow a major offshore wind project that will deliver power to New York to continue, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) said Monday. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted the project last month, claiming that the Biden administration did not adequately review it. But, Hochul said in a Monday evening post on X that she managed to “save” the… Read More
OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) – Norway has launched the first part of its long-awaited inaugural floating wind tender, it said on Monday, offering subsidies to the winners despite the challenges faced by the global offshore wind industry. The industry has grappled with skyrocketing costs, higher interest rates and supply chain bottlenecks, prompting governments to halt… Read More
Windea CTV, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind, has taken delivery of the third vessel in a series of windfarm crewboats to be built by St Johns Ship Building (SJSB) of Palatka, Florida. Windea Reliance is a sister of Windea Courageous, which was delivered by SJSB in January 2024, and Windea Enterprise, which was handed over later that… Read More
Indonesia and Denmark have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in offshore wind development, aiming to support Indonesia’s transition to renewable energy and advance marine spatial planning efforts. The discussions took place between Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and representatives of the Danish government, focusing on how Denmark’s decades-long experience in offshore wind… Read More
WASHINGTON — Advancing President Donald J. Trump’s strategic focus on domestic critical mineral development, the Department of the Interior today announced it is initiating the process to evaluate a potential mineral lease sale in the waters offshore American Samoa. This marks the first such action by Interior in over 30 years and could pave the way… Read More
Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction activities to resume. “We appreciate the fact that construction can now resume on Empire Wind,… Read More
Donald’s Trump’s administration has further threatened the US offshore wind industry by auditing £11.3bn of green energy grants previously awarded by Joe Biden. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced yesterday that projects which won funding under the former president are financially sound, aligned with US economic interests and consistent with current policies, according to Bloomberg. The… Read More
Our jack-up installation vessel Vole au vent successfully installed the first wind turbine at the EMYN Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier wind farm, located off the French coast. Between now and September, 61 turbines will be installed for this project with Vole au vent. Ahead of this phase, our cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck… Read More
In a cavernous testing facility on England’s windswept northeast coast, engineers are thrashing a 50-ton, multimillion-dollar wind turbine blade around like a giant sword—on purpose. The blade is being tested to destruction at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) in Blyth. It tells one small part of the story of the energy transition. This… Read More