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BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Beacon Wind’s Proposal for Additional Site Testing Offshore Massachusetts

MA, United States

Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it has completed its environmental review of Beacon Wind’s proposal to test suction bucket foundations on its lease area offshore Massachusetts. Based on the analysis in the environmental assessment, BOEM determined that the proposed testing will not cause significant impacts to environmental resources. Suction bucket foundations… Read More

Offshore wind energy in Southern Oregon moving forward

OR, United States

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, recently announced the next steps for developing floating wind facilities off the coast of Coos Bay and Brookings. These Oregon offshore wind projects could power more than one million homes with renewable energy, according to the agency. Still, tribal leaders and commercial fishing groups… Read More

McDermott Subsidiary CB&I Awarded Contract by TotalEnergies and OQ for Full Containment Liquefied Natural Gas Tank in Oman

USA , Oman

HOUSTON, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CB&I, a wholly owned unrestricted subsidiary of McDermott, has been awarded a significant* contract by Marsa Liquefied Natural Gas LLC, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and OQ for the engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) of a full containment concrete liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank, located in Oman’s Port of Sohar…. Read More

N.J. asks for more wind turbine farms

NJ, United States

New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort. The state Board of Public Utilities last week opened a fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms, giving… Read More

Interim report for the first quarter of 2024 – Operating profit in line with expectations, with offshore site earnings increasing 18 %. Business plan progressing with Sunrise Wind award and completion of two offshore wind farms

Denmark

Today, Ørsted’s Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first quarter of 2024. Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted, says in a comment to the interim report for the first quarter of 2024: “We are working diligently on executing our business plan presented in February. A key milestone is our 924… Read More

Ørsted secures licences to develop large-scale offshore wind projects in Australia

Australia

The Australian Government has announced that it has granted a feasibility licence for Ørsted’s first offshore wind project in Australia and intends to grant a licence for a second project, subject to consultation. With the licences, Ørsted aims to develop large-scale offshore wind farms off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria, to be operational in the… Read More

Construction of Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Project Has Not Been Delayed

VA, United States

Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D), today announced that any reports that the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has been delayed are false and grossly misrepresent the facts. On April 29, anti-wind groups filed a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to delay CVOW construction using the same meritless arguments as have already been… Read More

The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

United States

The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes. New US offshore wind auction areas The offshore wind auction areas announced by the US Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management… Read More

Six bidders win feasibility licences for Australia’s first offshore wind farm zone off Gippsland

Australia

Australia’s first offshore wind zone is a step closer to becoming a reality after the federal government confirmed the first proponents to receive feasibility licences. High Sea Wind, Gippsland Skies, Blue Mackerel North, Kut-Wut Brataualung, Ørsted Offshore Australia 1, and Star of the South Wind Farm have all been chosen to proceed after submitting applications… Read More

Interior Department Proposes Offshore Wind Energy Sale off Oregon Coast

OR, United States

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — In what the Biden-Harris administration called “another step to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy economy,” the Department of the Interior announced Tuesday two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the Oregon coast and in the Gulf of Maine. Here’s the full announcement: The two sales proposed by the… Read More

New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back

NJ, United States

New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort. The state Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday opened a fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms, giving… Read More

America’s Troubled Offshore Wind Push May Yet Take Off

United States

President Joe Biden’s lofty 2030 goal is unlikely to be met, but the sector is finally poised for a rebound. Recent headlines on US offshore wind have been grim: big developments delayed or scrapped; billions of dollars in losses; jumbled supply chains; and the potential return of a professed wind-hater to the White House. But at an industry… Read More

Biden admin backs New England offshore wind project in court

United States

The Biden administration is urging a federal court to allow work to proceed on an offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. In a brief filed Thursday evening in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Justice Department attorneys say coastal landowners and other opponents of the Revolution Wind project “needlessly rushed” to… Read More

Ørsted to divest its French onshore business

Denmark

Ørsted and ENGIE have signed a share purchase agreement under which ENGIE will acquire OSTWIND International S.A.S., OSTWIND Engineering S.A., and their subsidiaries (jointly Ostwind France), Ørsted’s onshore wind and solar business in France. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2024. Kieran White, Senior Vice President and Head of Onshore in Region… Read More

Interior Department Proposes Offshore Wind Sales in Oregon, Gulf of Maine

OR, United States

WASHINGTON — In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior today announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. The two sales proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management… Read More

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