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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Another year is nearly gone, but Arthur Kill Terminal is leagues ahead of where they started 2024. The terminal, which will be constructed with union labor in the early months of 2025, has been in the works for several years. In 2024, the project — run by Atlantic Offshore Terminals — got Mayor… Read More
The Australian government has declared another zone for the development of offshore windfarms, in the Bass Strait in northern Tasmania. The Bass Strait is the sixth area declared suitable for offshore wind development, following areas declared in Gippsland, Victoria; Hunter, New South Wales; Southern Ocean, Victoria; Illawarra, New South Wales; and the Indian Ocean off… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC expressing interest in acquiring a commercial wind energy lease for WEA options C… Read More
Rock solid in Taiwan After an intensive and successful season at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, the final phase of this extensive project has started for Boskalis. With our subsea rock installation vessel Seapiper, we are currently working on the rock installation works at the remaining wind turbine generator locations. This is being… Read More
Zeewolde, December 9, 2024 – Econowind, a leading innovator in Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion technologies for the maritime industry, announces the appointment of Chiel de Leeuw as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective December 1, 2024. Chiel will play a key role in advancing Econowind’s mission to revolutionize maritime sustainability and expand the company’s impact in the… Read More
Colombia’s energy ministry has informed that all companies that submitted applications to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, complying with legal, financial and technical requirements. According to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), which made the announcement on December 6, 2024, the preliminary list of companies to participate in the tender… Read More
OFFSHORE WIND: An offshore wind company’s decision to put a planned wind farm on hold during the second Trump presidency is having ripple effects, endangering the development of a renewable energy hub in New York City. (Heatmap) ALSO A planned wind farm receives key approvals from Delaware’s natural resources department, including authorization to run transmission lines underwater and beneath beaches to… Read More
Zeewolde, December 9, 2024 – Econowind, a leading innovator in Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion technologies for the maritime industry, announces the appointment of Chiel de Leeuw as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective December 1, 2024. Chiel will play a key role in advancing Econowind’s mission to revolutionize maritime sustainability and expand the company’s impact in the… Read More
bp and JERA Co., Inc. have agreed to combine their offshore wind businesses to form a new standalone, equally-owned joint venture that will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators, according to bp’s release. The combination will create a global business, to be called JERA Nex bp, with a balanced… Read More
After receiving the federal go-ahead last week, US Wind has now secured approval from the Delaware Department of Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to proceed with its Maryland offshore wind project. While the 80,000 acres of land hosting the 114 turbines will be off the coast of Maryland — 11 miles away from Ocean City… Read More
Dec. 7—In September, President Joe Biden touted his record on clean energy and announced federal approval of the nation’s 10th offshore wind project. Collectively, the projects will have enough wind power to light up 5.25 million homes. In contrast, President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign said he planned to use an executive order and scrap… Read More
The Danish Energy Agency has announced the closure of the first round of its North Sea offshore wind tender – including three offshore wind parks with a combined capacity of 3 GW, namely North Sea I A1, A2 and A3 – since it failed to receive any bids. The offshore wind tendering procedure offered six… Read More
The French energy regulator CRE (Commission de Régulation de l’Energie) has published the specifications for two upcoming offshore wind tenders, AO7 and AO8, which aim to developed two wind power plants totalling 2.5 GW off France’s coast. The AO7 tender plans for the development of the around 1 GW Ile d’Oléron wind project (900 to 1,050 MW, with… Read More
The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China. At the gathering, eight countries — Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland — and the European Commission are expected to reach an… Read More
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, planned to be the largest offshore wind farm worldwide, recently became the news headline — but not in the way expected. Notably, a recent major failure of turbines has caused people to pay attention to the project and ask questions. This story shows the opportunities and drawbacks of wind energy… Read More