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Almost 150 years ago, New Jersey was the first area in the world to turn on the lights for a whole town with new overhead wire technology. Today, our state is still leading the way on energy, this time by showing what it takes to harness the power of the wind blowing off our coasts…. Read More
The first wind turbine has successfully been installed at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3. With an installed capacity of 913 MW, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in Germany once in operation. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is also the first offshore wind farm to be awarded without subsidies in the world. This has primarily… Read More
Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind project, has received approval of its construction and operations plan (COP) from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is the final permit needed from the federal agency to move the project towards the start of offshore construction. With a capacity of… Read More
Recalling the “Schoolhouse Rock” animated shorts from childhood — specifically as to how a bill becomes law — one may quickly realize that Senate Bill 265, the Delaware Energy Solutions Act, requires House of Representatives counterpart legislation to become law. The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Stephanie Hansen, passed the Delaware Senate in late May… Read More
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of Sunrise Wind’s plan for construction and operations. This is the project’s final approval from BOEM, following the Department of the Interior’s March 2024 Record of Decision on… Read More
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) located in… Read More
DEME confirms market leading position in subsea cables with major new contract for Princess Elisabeth Island A consortium consisting of DEME and leading cable producer Hellenic Cables has been awarded a large contract (1) for the supply and installation of the high-voltage subsea cables for the Princess Elisabeth Island in the Belgian North Sea. The… Read More
176 turbines will sit off the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. This story was reported by WHRO News. About 27 miles off the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, a pair of towering wind turbines come into view. Dominion Energy’s two pilot turbines, each taller than the Washington Monument, went up in the summer of 2020 to help the company… Read More
Jan De Nul Group, in consortium with LS Cable & System, has won a contract to supply, install and test three 220 kV alternating current cables. These subsea cables will transmit renewable energy from the Princess Elisabeth Island to the Belgian high-voltage onshore grid. The artificial energy-island represents an important milestone in Belgium and Europe’s… Read More
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — As the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) moves forward with the offshore wind energy project, many Oregonians are left concerned. BOEM wants the public to know that they continue to take everyone’s comments into consideration, saying it’s important for them to show their work based on what the public has to say…. Read More
Copenhagen – Besides integrated logistics for conventional, containerized products, Maersk offers also out-of-gauge and special cargo shipments as part of its Maersk Project Logistics (MPL) business. Another example for these heavy lift capabilities of Maersk is a new project from the leading Danish renewable energy company Vestas. As a global leader in renewable energy solutions, Vestas… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking ideas for baseline environmental and socioeconomic studies to inform BOEM’s decisions on potential offshore wind energy activities in the U.S. territories, as well as information on entities in the U.S. territories that have the capabilities, expertise, and interest in carrying out environmental monitoring and conducting studies…. Read More
WASHINGTON, June 18—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service final rule released for public inspection June 18, which requires private developers to follow onerous project labor agreement, prevailing wage and apprenticeship policies when building clean energy projects funded by more than $270 billion in tax credits via the ABC-opposed Inflation Reduction Act…. Read More
A consortium comprising ABP, APG and SSE Renewables has been chosen by Dutch authorities to advance their proposal for the 2GW Alpha offshore wind tender site in the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone. The accelerated timeline set by the Dutch Government means the consortium must refine their project before a decision on development progress, expected by July 2024. Situated… Read More
Vestas has signed a conditional agreement to supply turbines for an otherwise undisclosed offshore wind project in Northern Europe. Additionally, the project has a capacity above the company’s current 1 GW disclosure threshold. If and when the agreement translates into firm and unconditional orders, Vestas will disclose further information in accordance with the company’s disclosure policy…. Read More