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A 99-meter cable installation vessel on order for first quarter 2025 delivery from Sefine Shipyard in Turkey will have a number of advanced features. The vessel will be owned by Harstad, Norway, based shipowner Agalas, which was established last year. One of the partners in the Agalas is NSK Ship Design, which has designed the cable layer in… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is proposing the first offshore wind farm lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The proposed sale is part of the leasing project announced by the DOI in 2021 with a goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy… Read More
The EnerGeo Alliance has sent a letter to New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy and Assemblyman Christopher Tully, Chairman of the state’s Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology in advance of the Assembly’s hearing on marine mammal deaths scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2023. There have been at least 11 whales that have washed up dead… Read More
As offshore wind companies seek permits for new projects, officials in New Bedford are weighing in on the impact on the fishing industry. SouthCoast Wind, formerly Mayflower Wind, is proposing a 2,400-megawatt offshore wind project located 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. New Bedford Port Authority Executive Director Gordon Carr is calling for SouthCoast Wind to… Read More
A Dublin-based company with a modular floating offshore wind turbine design believes its design checks one of the most important boxes the deep-sea wind industry has yet to solve: Affordability. Rather than reducing the height of their turbines, building a wider, more stable base or trying to develop an entirely new method for capturing wind energy, Gazelle… Read More
Amogy, a U.S.-based startup that seeks to commercialize ammonia-fueled power systems, announced that it has signed an agreement to explore the installation of its ammonia-fuel system aboard an offshore vessel. This comes as the company is currently working on a project to demonstrate an ammonia-fueled tugboat by the end of 2023 after it has already… Read More
Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam is gearing up to begin rapid series production of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier 2710. This is to meet the projected rapid growth in demand for wind farm support vessels due to the expansion in offshore wind development across South-East Asia that is already underway. Damen Song Cam Shipyard (DSCS) is well… Read More
ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC announced today its portfolio company, Sequitur Renewables, LLC, has acquired an operating windfarm in the Altamont Pass region of California. Sequitur was established by ArcLight in 2022 with the acquisition of operating wind farms in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Sequitur is focused on acquiring mature operational wind farms and executing value-add operational, commercial and financial strategies. “Sequitur… Read More
Vineyard Wind, the first wind farm to begin construction in U.S. federal waters, is beginning a trial of bubble curtain technology to reduce the subsea noise impact of pile-driving during installation of wind turbine foundations. With $5 million in funding from Vineyard Wind’s own Industry Accelerator Fund, run by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, survey… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind energy projects offshore New Jersey. If approved, the two projects could generate about 2,800 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power almost 1 million homes. Availability of the draft EIS sets the stage for… Read More
Upgraded and tailor made VARD 4 19 design UK based offshore wind services provider Purus Wind has committed to contribute to the next generation battery hybrid service, operation, and transfer vessels to the sector. The order of the two CSOVs is part of Purus Wind’s continued commitment to meet the needs of the clean energy… Read More
With demand continuing to grow for vessels to support the offshore wind industry and analysts projecting a need for more vessels, the UK’s North Star has entered into an additional building contract with Fincantieri’s Vard Shipyard headquartered in Norway. The contract is for two uniquely designed methanol-ready Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with an option… Read More
ABS and KSOE have announced a new study on the possibility of installing a near-shore floating platform for wind-powered hydrogen production off the coast of South Korea. The project builds on the expertise that the two firms developed through the design and approval of a floating hydrogen production platform last year. Working together with specialty… Read More
Italian supermajor Eni is said to be approaching a final investment decision on a controversial offshore gas project, the Verus (Evans Shoal) reservoir. If developed, Evans Shoal could Evans Shoal is located on the edge of Australia’s continental shelf, about 135 nautical miles to the northwest of Darwin in the Timor Sea. It was discovered… Read More
Offshore Wind Legislation Directs Revenues to Beach Nourishment and Coastal Protection | States impacted by offshore wind projects deserve a cut of the revenues derived from the sale of lease areas to offset impacts to the environment and local economies. The Save Limit Grow Act of 2023, HR.1, or the Debt Ceiling Bill, HR. 2811,… Read More