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Another day, another “beatings will continue until morale improves” moment for the U.S. offshore wind industry. According to a press release issued Thursday, the Department of the Interior is launching a full review of offshore wind energy regulations to “ensure alignment with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and America’s energy priorities under President Donald J. Trump.” The effort… Read More
𝗔 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 With our semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Forte, we are currently active in Taiwan. For the development of the 294.5 MW offshore wind farm TPC2, the vessel transports twenty pinpiles for its first voyage. These piles – varying in length between 62 and 90 meters long – serve in the… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Interior Department on Thursday launched what it described as a “full review” of the nation’s offshore wind energy regulations to ensure they align with the energy policies of the Trump administration. Among the regulations slated to be scrutinized is the Biden-era Renewable Energy Modernization Rule, which streamlined the approval process for a… Read More
Full height jacking test The Norse Wind newbuild project has reached a significant milestone with the successful completion of its full height jacking test. During this critical commissioning phase, the vessel’s leg was extended to its full length of 124 meters – approximately 91 meters above the seabed -demonstrating robust structural integrity and mechanical performance under simulated… Read More
By Eva Brendel and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — An offshore wind auction in Germany ended without a single bid, showing that zero-subsidy contracts aren’t in demand with investors. The Federal Network Agency didn’t receive any bids for two areas in the North Sea, the German offshore wind group BWO said in a statement Wednesday. “The result is a clear… Read More
Orsted A/S shares plunged a record 29% after the Danish offshore wind giant announced plans to raise as much as 60 billion Danish kroner ($9.4 billion) in a stock sale — another setback for a company once considered a flagship of the green energy transition. The share offering would be the biggest in the European energy… Read More
Why Should Delaware Care? A proposed wind farm off the Delaware-Maryland coast has been at the center of a years-long debate. While the project is slated for development, a key construction permit hangs in the balance and new federal intervention could see it brought to a halt. The Trump administration’s opposition to offshore wind power… Read More
Windward Offshore is proud to announce the signing of its first charter contracts for the two purpose-built Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), Windward Athens and Windward Paris. For this project, the vessels will be deployed specifically to support operations and maintenance (O&M) activities. The agreements were finalized last month together with North Star, the UK’s largest shipowner-operator which… Read More
Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum moved to limit the development of renewable energy on federal land last week, including by rescinding all designated offshore “wind energy areas” on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, and requiring energy projects in federal areas be prioritized by capacity density. The WEAs were rescinded in a July 29… Read More
For years, Vineyard Wind has promised that the red lights atop its wind turbines, which blink through the night off Nantucket’s south shore, would be turned off unless an aircraft was detected in nearby airspace. Now, mere days after the Town of Nantucket made 15 demands of the offshore wind company and hinted at the… Read More
Nova Scotia announced plans in late July to jumpstart Canada’s offshore wind industry, revealing four designated areas for development—the first in the country—located off the province’s coast, with a goal to produce 5 GW by decade’s end. Province Premier Tim Houston also noted more ambitious plans for the “Wind West” megaproject aimed to produce 40… Read More
Today SSE Renewables’ massive 4.1GW Berwick Bank project was given its planning go ahead by the Scottish Government. SSE today welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to grant consent for the pivotal 4.1GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, located around 38km east of the Scottish Borders coastline, boosting Scotland’s net zero ambitions and the UK’s clean… Read More
Nexans, a leader in the world’s energy transition which invested in the U.S. with its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, today announces an innovative partnership with Crowley Wind Services, a leading American shipping and logistics company, to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge. Dedicated to supporting the installation… Read More
The 91-metre-long Marmac 306 barge was built in Louisiana by Norwegian cable company Nexans, and is now digging a trench for the subsea export cables which will transmit the electricity generated by Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project to the Brooklyn power grid. It is the very first vessel built in the US to undertake this… Read More
The Trump Administration is rescinding more than 3.5 million acres (1.4 million hectares) of Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) designated for offshore wind development on the US Outer Continental Shelf in yet another blow for the offshore wind industry. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Department… Read More