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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
The installation of an offshore wind farm’s first turbine foundation has been described as a “real wow moment”. ScottishPower Renewables announced the construction milestone had been reached at East Anglia Three, being built 69km (43 miles) off the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk. The £4bn ($5.3bn) wind farm will have 95 turbines, each almost 84m… Read More
A roadmap for how Oregon would handle offshore wind energy development is still in the works even as the Trump administration looks to stop future projects. In January, one of President Donald Trump’s early executive orders halted permits for onshore wind projects and withdrew all of the outer continental shelf in federal waters from future… Read More
The US administration said it would implement an emergency permitting process for energy and mining projects on federal lands, slashing approval times that typically take months or years to 28 days at most. Solar power and offshore wind energy were excluded from the order. A wind turbine bill in Oklahoma calling for setbacks from homes and… Read More
Germany’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, EnBW’s He Dreiht, just hit a big milestone: The first enormous turbine is now up in the North Sea. He Dreiht – which means “it spins” in Low German – is using Vestas’s massive 15 megawatt (MW) turbines, the first project in the world to install them. Just… Read More
Synergy with LS Cable & System…Taiwan’s Market Preoccupation at 2.5 trillion won LS Marine Solution announced on the 28th that it has succeeded in signing a $15.8 million (about 22.7 billion won) subsea cable burial contract at Taiwan’s offshore wind farm. This contract is the first overseas expansion case for a domestic submarine cable contractor…. Read More
“Repowering” of wind turbines is turning into a big business for renewable energy companies including GE Vernova, Vestas and Siemens, despite President Trump’s vocal opposition and ‘no new windmills’ pledge, as well as tariffs on steel and aluminum. The nation’s onshore wind industry, built out over several decades, is generating nearly 11% of America’s electricity,… Read More
Swiss-based marine construction specialist Allseas has picked French tubing manufacturer Vallourec to supply line pipes for Petrobras’ Búzios 10 offshore project. This contract represents nearly 18,000 tonnes of subsea seamless premium carbon steel line pipes for the risers and flowlines. The contract includes an optional scope of almost 5,000 tonnes. The contract also includes Vallourec’s… Read More
Orsted A/S shares dropped almost 10% on the first day of trading since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered another developer to halt construction of a wind farm off the US coast. The move marked an escalation in Trump’s actions against the US offshore wind industry since his inauguration in January. While early stage developments were mostly on hold,… Read More
South Africa’s logistics and supply chain industry is still waiting to learn more about wind ferocity and gusting patterns affecting freight movement in Table Bay following academic research, the findings of which Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) is said to be aware of. An industry insider based in Cape Town said a final report, compiled… Read More
Executive orders, construction pauses and permitting headwinds threaten the state’s clean energy goals. When President Donald Trump took office in January, he ordered the federal government to hit the brakes on all offshore wind permitting and leasing, putting thousands of megawatts of clean energy at risk in the tristate area. New York already has one offshore wind… Read More