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Australians will bear yetย another blowย to their cost of living in July when electricity prices will surge up to 18ย percent, which amounts to over $180ย per yearย in some cases. This is partly due to geopolitical tensions driving up the cost of generating electricity fromย coal and gasย โ costs that are increasingly volatile โ leading theย Australian Energy Regulatorย to increase… Read More
In a double naming ceremony at Halifax Shipyard on Sunday, the Royal Canadian Navy christened two new ice-classed patrol ships, the HMCSย Margaret Brookeย and HMCSย Max Bernays,ย two WWII heroes who served with distinction at sea. “This is a proud day for our team of over 2100 shipbuilders,” said Kevin Mooney, President of Irving Shipbuilding. “From our team… Read More
Maine has a chance to take a big step forward in its plans for offshore wind turbine production, but someย fishermenย and lawmakers have been weary of proposals for years. More than a dozen supporters held a rally on Portland’s Eastern Promenade Wednesday, pushing state leaders to secure research and, eventually, leases to place massive wind turbines… Read More
DredgeWire, the leading North American maritime digital newsletter, announced this week that it has expanded its coverage of Offshore Wind Power news with a new channel on its web page and biweekly newsletter. Associate Publisher Heiko Osterchrist noted that DredgeWireโs principal constituencies have all moved directly in to the offshore wind space, like Great Lakes… Read More
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today applauds the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Interior (DOI) for advancing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on Americaโs West Coast. DOIย has announcedย release of a Proposed Sale Notice, which opens a 60-day public comment period and provides detailed information about the proposed wind… Read More
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U.S. installed 6.6 gigawatts of new clean power with 90 projects coming onlineย Year-over-year quarterly growth slows to 11% as 14 gigawatts of projects face delays The American Clean Power Association today released its Clean Power Market Report Q1 2022, which showed that wind, utility-scale solar, and battery storage sectors installed 6,619 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale… Read More
All American Marineย (AAM) was recently awarded a contract to build a 1,600-hp research and hydrographic survey vessel forย Geodynamics, anย NV5ย company. Theย Shacklefordย is a 73’x26.7′ semi-displacement aluminum catamaran hull designed by Nic de Waal ofย Teknicraft Design, Auckland, New Zealand. The new boat will have the fundamental and primary design elements of theย recently commissionedย Duke University Marine Labโsย Shearwaterย andย Blue Tide Puerto… Read More
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuildingย (Duclosย Corp.), Somerset, Mass., hasย started construction on its first crew transfer vessel (CTV) forย Patriot Offshore Maritime Servicesย LLC, New Bedford, Mass.. The CTV will operate year-round, roundtrip service from New Bedford for 24 wind farm technicians and cargo to support Vineyard Windโs construction, operation and maintenance of an 800-MW wind farm 15 miles off the coast… Read More
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries[i], signed contracts for the bareboat charter of another two KFELS B Class rigs to be deployed in the Middle East. The rigs will be chartered to an established drilling company in the Middle East for deployment in 4Q 2022 for a period of… Read More
Fugro has extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Underwater Survey Technology 21 (UST21) following strong demand for combined geophysical, geotechnical and metocean data services, launched 2019, to support South Koreaโs ambitious expansion of wind power assets. The two-year renewed agreement will enable Fugro, assisted by UST21โs local hydrographic expertise, to provide a comprehensive package… Read More
Fugro is back on the water for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores), performing a third year of integrated site characterisation services for the New Jersey-based offshore wind farm developer. Geophysical, metocean and environmental scopes of work are currently underway, while geotechnical services will commence later this month, using a newly commissioned Fugro C30 mobile… Read More
The UK Chamber of Shipping is calling on the British government to institute mandatory requirements for installing and using shore power at the nation’s seaports. The Chamber has adopted a target of attaining net-zero emissions by 2050, twice the current level of ambition at IMO. It wants to see British shipping accelerate its decarbonization efforts,… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind today announced that its 2022ย Ventus Awardsย are now open for nominations. The Ventus Awards are Networkโs highest level of professional recognition, celebrating the trailblazing people, companies, organizations, and work worldwide ushering in the global adoption of offshore wind energy. Awards are comprised of nine unique categories designed to honor all… Read More
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐! In 2020 oyster tables were placed at the base of four wind turbines to investigate whether oysters can survive and form reefs in these circumstances. A team of researchers went to the Borssele III & IV wind farms to monitor the flat… Read More