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Brazil’s Federal Senate has passed the country’s offshore wind bill, passing the legislation on to the President for final approval. The bill paves the way for the offshore wind sector to establish itself in the country and deliver clean, secure, and green energy. Offshore wind also presents a huge opportunity for Brazil to play a… Read More
Coos Bay, OR — Oregonians Against Wind Turbines (OAWT) has long been at the forefront of opposing the massive offshore wind energy development proposed for Oregon’s southern coast. Supported by both the state of Oregon and the federal government, this project would place hundreds of towering wind turbines in near-shore ocean waters off Coos and… Read More
One year after the proposed Icebreaker Wind demonstration project in Lake Erie got shelved, there continues to be talk — but little movement — toward erecting commercial-scale offshore wind turbines in the Great Lakes. During an hourlong webinar last week, Cora Sutherland, interim assistant director of the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,… Read More
Developing offshore wind projects along Sweden’s coasts is not commercially viable, a government commission tasked with reviewing and speeding up the system for authorising new wind parks said on Friday. The commission recommended Sweden should switch to an auction system for offshore wind farms, widely used in other countries, but the head of the commission… Read More
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Another year is nearly gone, but Arthur Kill Terminal is leagues ahead of where they started 2024. The terminal, which will be constructed with union labor in the early months of 2025, has been in the works for several years. In 2024, the project — run by Atlantic Offshore Terminals — got Mayor… Read More
The Australian government has declared another zone for the development of offshore windfarms, in the Bass Strait in northern Tasmania. The Bass Strait is the sixth area declared suitable for offshore wind development, following areas declared in Gippsland, Victoria; Hunter, New South Wales; Southern Ocean, Victoria; Illawarra, New South Wales; and the Indian Ocean off… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC expressing interest in acquiring a commercial wind energy lease for WEA options C… Read More
Rock solid in Taiwan After an intensive and successful season at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, the final phase of this extensive project has started for Boskalis. With our subsea rock installation vessel Seapiper, we are currently working on the rock installation works at the remaining wind turbine generator locations. This is being… Read More
Zeewolde, December 9, 2024 – Econowind, a leading innovator in Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion technologies for the maritime industry, announces the appointment of Chiel de Leeuw as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective December 1, 2024. Chiel will play a key role in advancing Econowind’s mission to revolutionize maritime sustainability and expand the company’s impact in the… Read More
Colombia’s energy ministry has informed that all companies that submitted applications to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, complying with legal, financial and technical requirements. According to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), which made the announcement on December 6, 2024, the preliminary list of companies to participate in the tender… Read More
OFFSHORE WIND: An offshore wind company’s decision to put a planned wind farm on hold during the second Trump presidency is having ripple effects, endangering the development of a renewable energy hub in New York City. (Heatmap) ALSO A planned wind farm receives key approvals from Delaware’s natural resources department, including authorization to run transmission lines underwater and beneath beaches to… Read More
Zeewolde, December 9, 2024 – Econowind, a leading innovator in Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion technologies for the maritime industry, announces the appointment of Chiel de Leeuw as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective December 1, 2024. Chiel will play a key role in advancing Econowind’s mission to revolutionize maritime sustainability and expand the company’s impact in the… Read More
bp and JERA Co., Inc. have agreed to combine their offshore wind businesses to form a new standalone, equally-owned joint venture that will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators, according to bp’s release. The combination will create a global business, to be called JERA Nex bp, with a balanced… Read More
After receiving the federal go-ahead last week, US Wind has now secured approval from the Delaware Department of Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to proceed with its Maryland offshore wind project. While the 80,000 acres of land hosting the 114 turbines will be off the coast of Maryland — 11 miles away from Ocean City… Read More
Dec. 7—In September, President Joe Biden touted his record on clean energy and announced federal approval of the nation’s 10th offshore wind project. Collectively, the projects will have enough wind power to light up 5.25 million homes. In contrast, President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign said he planned to use an executive order and scrap… Read More