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Ørsted takes final investment decision on Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

United Kingdom

Ørsted has taken final investment decision (FID) on the world’s single largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3, which will have a capacity of 2.9 GW and is expected to be completed around the end of 2027. Hornsea 3 will be Ørsted’s third gigawatt-scale project in the Hornsea zone following Hornsea 1 (1.2 GW) and Hornsea… Read More

Ecowende contracts Van Oord to build most ecological wind farm yet

Netherlands

Following the announcement about their collaboration, Ecowende is pleased to confirm that Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is determined to contribute to a sustainable future for offshore wind that positively contributes to the North… Read More

Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

Netherlands

Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine foundations were completed by Van Oord with the installation of the transition pieces. Van Oord performed the installation in two campaigns… Read More

US Wind begins discussion of potential benefits with local coastal towns

United States

US Wind Inc. announced Dec. 29 that it has formally presented to the Delaware-based Association of Coastal Towns a package of proposed community benefits. The ACT communities of Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach and South Bethany have begun to evaluate the offer and will proceed with discussions through their respective public meeting processes…. Read More

Cadeler Completes Eneti Acquisition to Make Large Wind Installation Company

Denmark

Shareholders accepted the proposed merger between Cadeler and Eneti which will create the largest owner-operator of wind turbine installation vessels. Settlement of the share exchange is expected to begin momentarily as regulators have accepted the registration of the new shares. Cadeler reported late today that it expects to receive final approval tomorrow, and the new… Read More

BOEM Announces Environmental Review of Future Development of California Offshore Wind Leases

CA, United States

Supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of 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 it will conduct a regional environmental review of potential development activities on the five offshore wind lease areas… Read More

How offshore wind wins

World ,

Johan Bergenas is senior vice president, oceans, at the World Wildlife Fund. The UN climate summit in Dubai was a win for offshore wind as world leaders agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 in order slash carbon pollution. This development comes as a relief for an industry that experienced serious setbacks this fall,… Read More

US slashes planned oil and gas sales to push offshore wind

United States

The US has slashed the number of oil and gas leases it plans to offer to the minimum needed to push its new offshore wind leases. Under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) can only issue a lease for offshore wind development after offering at least 60m acres… Read More

The Sea-Monster-Sized Ship Disrupting Biden’s Wind-Energy Dreams

TX, United States

“In a shipyard near the southern tip of Texas, more than 1,000 workers are rushing to finish a massive vessel that embodies the promise and peril of America’s offshore wind-energy dreams. Named after a mythical sea monster, the Charybdis will be the first vessel allowed to pick up turbine parts from U.S. ports, haul them… Read More

New York’s first offshore wind farm may be the future of energy

NY, United States

By: Maritsa Georgiou The future of energy in America may be blowing in the wind. Wind power currently provides only about 10% of the country’s electricity, mostly from the 70,000 land-based turbines in the U.S. But 35 miles off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, South Fork Wind could represent the next frontier of energy. “It’s… Read More

Aker Capital bolsters position at Solstad Offshore

Norway

Kjell Inge Røkke-controlled Aker Capital has upped its stake in Solstad Offshore, acquiring a further 8.24m shares in the Norwegian outfit at an average price of NOK48.45 ($4.62) per share. Following the transaction, Aker Capital now holds approximately 32.9 % of the shares and votes in the company. Solstad Offshore struck a refinancing deal for… Read More

OEG to acquire Bluestream Offshore

United Kingdom

OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Bluestream Offshore B.V (“Bluestream”) a specialist in subsea and topside services based in The Netherlands for an undisclosed consideration. Bluestream, headquartered in Den Helder in The Netherlands is an… Read More

Interior Department Publishes Final 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Enabling Offshore Wind Industry to Progress

United States

WASHINGTON — Consistent with the requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) concerning offshore conventional and renewable energy leasing, the Department of the Interior today published the final 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (Program) with the fewest oil and gas lease sales in history. The Department published the Proposed Final Program and corresponding… Read More

Jan De Nul kicks off Ørsted‘s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm construction

Germany

Ørsted and Jan De Nul Group announce the installation of the first foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm (913 MW) off the German Coast. Borkum Riffgrund 3 will be the largest wind farm in German waters to date. Jan De Nul Group’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés has installed the first of 83… Read More

BOEM drops proposed Maryland area from offshore wind auction amid Defense, NASA concerns

MD, United States

Dive Brief: The upcoming Central Atlantic offshore wind auction will not include the wind energy area offshore Maryland that was finalized in July – only the WEAs offshore Virginia and Delaware, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced in a proposed sale notice released Monday. To help Maryland still meet its goal of deploying 8.5 GW… Read More

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