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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Fourth Major Offshore Wind Project

RI, United States

The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. The project is expected to create an estimated 1,200 local jobs… Read More

North Carolina Offshore Wind Leases Blocked

NC, United States

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently announced that two offshore wind sites located in Eastern North Carolina will not be leased due to objections from The Department of Defense. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper responded by calling the decision “extremely disappointing.” “North Carolina is the most military friendly state in the country and… Read More

Mainstream, Ocean Winds expand Arven offshore wind development

United Kingdom

Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds, the joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, are teaming up to develop their second 500-MW ScotWind site east of Shetland in the northern UK North Sea. This will expand the footprint of the Arven offshore wind farm to 2.3 GW. The first 1.8-GW site was issued to the 50:50… Read More

A case for regional collaboration among states in the new offshore wind economy

United States

In 2022, U.S. state governments increased their collective procurements of offshore wind power to over 8,100 MW. While these collective procurement targets have the potential to transform electricity generation in the United States, states have so far come to these targets and approached offshore wind development more generally, on an individual basis. To fully realize the… Read More

Report: $27B Investment Needed to Meet Offshore Wind Power 2030 Targets

World ,

The offshore wind sector is navigating uncharted waters with a new set of challenges emerging. While governments have set ambitious targets for the buildout of the sector, many of the leading developers are citing the changing economics of the market, which is causing some of them to review their plans in part due to supply… Read More

Ørsted completes divestment of 25 % of London Array Offshore Wind Farm

Denmark

Further to the press release issued on 24 July 2023, Ørsted has completed the divestment of 25 % of the London Array Offshore Wind Farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat. About Ørsted The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms,… Read More

DCA Supports Offshore Wind Development

United States

The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) strongly supports the development of a robust offshore wind industry. “As the industry grows in the United States and along the U.S. East Coast, the DCA and its companies are working with state and federal regulators on matters related to dredging operations,” said William P. Doyle, CEO of the… Read More

HAL sells part of IQIP (formerly part of Royal IHC) to Ackermans & van Haaren and MerweOord; valued at €250 million

Netherlands

HAL acquired 100% of the shares in IQIP Holding B.V. (“IQIP”) in March 2023 and has now agreed to sell 40% of IQIP to AvH Growth Capital NV1 (“AvH”) and 20% to MerweOord B.V. (“MerweOord”). MerweOord has the option to increase its shareholding to 33.33% during 2024, which upon exercise would result in HAL, AvH… Read More

U.S. Department of Defense and CADEMO sign agreement to allow floating offshore wind project

CA, United States

The U.S. Department of Defense and Floventis Energy have reached an agreement to enable operation of the state’s first offshore wind power project in waters near Vandenberg Space Force Base in northern Santa Barbara County, California, the US. The mitigation agreement creates a series of de-confliction protocols for CADEMO’s spinning blades, whose tips will reach… Read More

Offshore wind research lease takes another step forward to federal approval

VA, United States

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management – the federal agency tasked with leasing federal waters for offshore wind projects – released on July 21 a draft environmental assessment on the potential effects of issuing a federal lease for a floating offshore wind energy research array in federal waters off Monhegan Island. The assessment concludes that… Read More

DeepOcean managing Nordseecluster offshore wind engineering, cable lay

Norway

RWE has designated DeepOcean as a preferred supplier of subsea installation services for the Nordseecluster A offshore wind development. This comprises four wind farm sites in the eastern part of the German North Sea with a planned power output of 1.6 GW project, generated by a minimum of 104 wind turbines. All four wind farms… Read More

Kotek requests public meetings on offshore wind

OR, United States

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is calling for more transparency from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as officials work to identify areas for potential offshore wind development off the state’s southern coast. BOEM is identifying which sites may be best to build floating wind farms within two “call areas” covering 1,811 square miles of ocean near… Read More

Carver Cos. wins contract to supply rocks to offshore wind farms

NY, United States

Carver Cos., the firm that owns the Port of Coeymans, has won what is expected to be a lucrative contract to provide rocks for the foundations of offshore wind farms being built off the coast of Long Island. Terms of the deal with a Houston company called Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. were not… Read More

Video captures Vestas turbine ablaze at one of UK’s oldest offshore wind farms

United Kingdom

A turbine at one of the UK’s oldest offshore wind farms was ablaze earlier today, with spectacular video showing the aftermath of the fire at the Scroby Sands project off eastern England. The fire at one of the wind farm’s 30 Vestas 2MW turbines was spotted on Tuesday morning, with coastguard and fire officials telling… Read More

Offshore Wind Development Will ‘Redefine Life on the North Coast,’ Politico Story Posits

CA, United States

Before the turbines comes the news coverage. A story published Monday in Politico offers the latest look from a national publication at the nascent efforts to develop floating wind energy off the coast of Humboldt County — dramatic pause — “at a depth and scale never before attempted in the world.” The piece notes that this $100… Read More

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