Damen Shipyards Group has developed a new concept for offshore charging, offering a way to dramatically reduce emissions during the operational phase of an offshore wind farm. The system envisages a fully electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) which can charge at either a turbine or one of Damen’s Commissioning Service Operations Vessels outfitted with a charger. Enabling investment today… Read More
Ørsted today announced the completion of Helena Energy Center, a 518 MW combined wind and solar project located in Bee County, South Texas. The wind and solar centre is now fully operational and will generate enough renewable energy to power over 110,000 Texan homes and businesses annually. The Helena Energy Center consists of the 268… Read More
Ørsted has taken final investment decision on a battery energy storage system, which will provide stability to the UK energy supply and reduce price volatility. The Tesla battery energy storage system will be installed on the same site as the onshore converter station for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm in Swardeston, near Norwich, Norfolk,… Read More
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Elizabeth Yeampierre stood near the edge of the Brooklyn waterfront earlier this week. A vast concrete lot stretched out before her, riddled with weeds and rain puddles, as the Manhattan skyline sparkled in the distance. For years, Yeampierre has fought to transform this vacant expanse into a hub for clean-energy industries — one that could bring… Read More
SUGAR LAND, Texas /PRNewswire/ — Noble Corporation plc (“Noble”) (CSE: NOBLE) (NYSE: NE) and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc (“Diamond”) (NYSE: DO) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire Diamond in a stock plus cash transaction. As part of the transaction, Diamond shareholders will receive 0.2316 shares… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Md — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the state of Maryland have entered a memorandum of understanding concerning the development of offshore wind energy. This includes continuing current efforts to explore and identify potential areas for offshore wind leasing. BOEM will also continue to convene the Central Atlantic Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force with… Read More
City’s First Offshore Wind Transmission Connection and Port in Sunset Park to Become Staging Hub for 54-Turbine Empire Wind 1 Project, Will Deliver 810 Megawatts of Renewable Electricity to City Project Advances Green Transition to Renewable Energy, Bolstering City’s National Leadership in Offshore Wind Industry Will Create Thousands of New ‘Green-Collar’ Jobs in Coming Years,… Read More
WIND: New York officials break ground on an $861 million facility on Brooklyn’s waterfront to support construction of the Empire Wind project. (Spectrum News) ALSO: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey touts the state’s efforts to help students prepare for careers in the clean energy sector. (MV Times) GRID: In a report released last week, New York’s grid operator warns of reliability concerns as fossil fuel retirements… Read More
President Joe Biden’s offshore wind target could be slipping further away, according to one major U.S. energy analysis firm. Wind developers will build roughly 13 gigawatts of offshore wind farms in the U.S. by the end of the decade, according to BloombergNEF’s biannual outlook for the sector, released June 4. That’s down from the 14.5… Read More
A panel of experts explained the benefits of offshore wind and how everyone can help America reach its offshore wind potential. In an online event attended by more than 100 people, a panel of experts discussed the potential of offshore wind to provide clean, affordable energy to millions of Americans. The webinar, organized by Environment America Research &… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its final Environmental Assessment (EA), which considers possible impacts from issuing leases for potential offshore wind development off the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia coasts, including site assessment and site characterization activities such as geophysical, geological, and archaeological surveys. The EA concluded that there… Read More
A Spanish wind turbine manufacturer vacated its lease and pulled out of a planned $200 million project at Portsmouth Marine Terminal. Siemens Gamesa told the Port of Virginia about a month ago that the company is vacating its lease and canceling the project, Virginia Port Authority spokesperson Joe Harris said. The project went through a… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The Biden administration is doubling down on efforts to bring offshore wind to the central Atlantic ahead of a planned lease auction later this year. The White House signed a deal Friday with Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore to coordinate bringing offshore wind to his state, including regular meetings of a task… Read More
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) held a meeting this week on the topic of the offshore wind energy project. DLCD gave the public an opportunity to speak on the proposed project; however BOEM has been avoiding any public interface on comments. Everyone that attended the meeting was opposed to the project, due to… Read More
Maryland is officially teaming up with the federal government to advance the state’s and country’s offshore wind energy goals. Gov. Wes Moore, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and other officials met Friday morning in Annapolis to sign a memorandum of understanding focused on offshore wind development. “Offshore wind means we don’t have… Read More