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This year’s budget to support the next wave of renewable energy schemes has been raised to a “record” £1.5bn, the government has announced, following a failed funding process in 2023. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the additional £500m for the looming renewable energy auction represented a commitment towards Labour’s goal of delivering clean, cheap, low-carbon electricity… Read More
The agreement is the first step in what could be a six-plus year development process resulting in a facility that would anchor the multi-billion-dollar offshore wind industry and several hundred high-quality, long-term jobs in the Central Coast region. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — On Tuesday evening, the Port San Luis Harbor District’s Board approved entering… Read More
Subsea specialist Sulmara has been awarded funding by the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) to develop an over-the-horizon (OTH) uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with the ability to launch and recover towed sensor packages. The project will deliver a platform designed and certified to the standard set out in the recently released UK MCA Workboat Code… Read More
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has received an unsolicited lease request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC to acquire commercial wind energy lease(s) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). In response, BOEM is seeking information regarding whether competitive interest exists in the areas included in Hecate… Read More
U.S. Congressman Bill Keating called for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to establish protocols requiring local officials to be immediately notified of any potentially hazardous conditions related to offshore wind lease areas in a letter distributed on Friday. It comes two weeks after Vineyard Wind’s disastrous turbine blade failure that spread fiberglass… Read More
Cyan Renewables, Asia’s leading offshore wind services operator based in Singapore, today announced its acquisition of Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore (ASX:MRM) for USD 702 million. The transaction marks the Asia Pacific (APAC) region’s largest take-private deal in the offshore wind energy services industry, strengthening Cyan’s position in the region and underscoring the… Read More
US Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski released a statement on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on US Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP), which will be published in the Federal Register on August 2, 2024. “We are well on our way to putting Maryland’s offshore wind goals… Read More
Governor Hochul recently announced the start of construction on New York’s largest offshore wind project, Sunrise Wind, a 924-megawatt project developed by Ørsted. Once completed, the project will provide enough clean energy to power approximately 600,000 New York homes, according to the press release. “We’re growing New York’s green economy, building clean energy, and expanding… Read More
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Friday ramped up its support for offshore wind, with a proposal to fund the procurement of up to 7.6 gigawatts. The proposal recommended launching three solicitation rounds for offshore wind projects beginning in 2027, with expected electricity deliveries rolling out in 2035, 2036 and 2037. In addition to pledging financial… Read More
General Vernova (GE) has engaged the design and engineering firm Arcadis to conduct an environmental assessment of the blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. The assessment, currently under internal review by GE, is expected to be available for external review shortly and to be presented at the Select Board meeting this Wednesday, 24 July…. Read More
Rem Offshore is pleased to announce that we have signed a contract for the design and construction of a state-of-the-art CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel) with VARD. This is the third CSOV VARD delivers to REM Offshore. The first two, REM Power and REM Wind, were delivered in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The CSOV is… Read More
(HOUSTON) ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to CLS Wind for its innovative wind turbine assembly system. The patented elevator style assembly system promises easier, safer and faster wind turbine and nacelle installation and maintenance, without the use of large cranes and heavy-lift barges or vessels. ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutory requirements…. Read More
Shell Plc plans to sell leases it won to develop floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Scotland, as the oil major continues to roll back a once-ambitious expansion into renewable power. The company wants to sell its share of projects in a joint venture with Iberdrola SA’s Scottish Power to develop as much… Read More
Canada’s Tenaz Energy (TNZ.TO), opens new tab on Thursday said it had entered into an agreement with NAM, a joint venture between Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab , ExxonMobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and the Dutch government, to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of NAM Offshore B.V. for 165 million euros($180.33 million). The Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij operates the Groningen… Read More
Australian engineers have built a speargun-inspired device that could cut the costs and time involved in planning offshore wind farms. The device launches a probe into the seabed, which can tell surveyors what the ground is like. Currently, surveying equipment for offshore wind farms involves inefficient, probes called penetrometers dropped or winched from a boat. More… Read More