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Port of Rotterdam to tender for offshore-wind powered 1GW green hydrogen plant. The Port of Rotterdam is developing a tender for a 1GW electrolyser facility to be built in connection with the IJmuiden Ver Beta wind farm. Both projects are due for completion in 2028. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is developing a site on the… Read More
The agreement, for 2 x SX216 class dual fuel methanol powered vessels, demonstrates RWE’s commitment to decarbonising the operation of its offshore wind farms Innovative design will expand the vessels’ operational service capabilities, setting a new industry standard Deployment of the SOVs continues RWE’s long-term commitment to the Grimsby region, at the heart of its… Read More
The state’s first offshore wind project, Ocean Wind 1, which will be located about 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic City, marked a major milestone in the permitting process April 28. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a federal consistency determination, concluding that plans for Ocean Wind 1 are consistent with the enforceable policies… Read More
Ireland is at the point of scale-up of its vast offshore wind resources. The green light is months rather than years away for the first tranche of wind farms. Some communities will soon see renewable energy progress in the form of what one campaign group calls “mountain-high turbines”. The Government has issued marine area consents… Read More
To address offshore wind challenges, the US government is incentivising investments in offshore wind technologies and the supply chain, writes Intelatus Global Partners director of research, Philip Lewis. A number of recent actions in the US will better position the nation to meet its short- and long-term offshore wind energy targets, as outlined in the… Read More
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the publication of its Gulf of Maine Call for Information and Nominations (Call). This Call invites public comment on, and assesses interest in, possible commercial wind energy development… Read More
A national push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere, according to clean energy advocates and President Joe Biden, who wants to establish 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. But it’s unlikely there will be enough trained and certified workers to fill those positions, and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Crowley Wind Services in Providence, R.I., for proposed work in Salem Harbor at 67 Derby Street in Salem, Mass. The proposed work involves replacing a 705-foot by 40-foot pile supported pier with… Read More
A cargo ship struck an offshore wind turbine at the 330-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. The 55-turbine Gode 1 offshore wind farm, which is 45 km (28 miles) off the German coast, is owned by Danish wind giant Ørsted. The general cargo ship is called the Petra L, and… Read More
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first of 50 monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. In addition to the transport and installation of the wind turbine foundations, Van Oord is responsible for the supply, transport and installation of approximately 70 kilometres of inter-array cables. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm… Read More
Official signing of the contract between TenneT and four cooperation partners in Berlin to develop the North Sea as a hub for sustainable and independent European energy production Long-term framework agreements will secure resources needed to build grid connections for North Sea wind farms that will generate as much electricity as 28 large-scale power plants The high-tech… Read More
On April 18, 2023, Transocean Ltd. published its quarterly fleet status report. The purpose of this press release is to correct an error in the first sentence of the third paragraph. The press release stated that the incremental backlog associated with the fixtures identified in the second paragraph was approximately $645 million. The correct amount is $546 million. The corrected… Read More
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (“Transocean”) and Eneti Inc. (NYSE: NETI) (“Eneti”) announced today the execution of a non-binding memorandum of understanding through their respective subsidiary companies indicating their intention to form a joint venture company that will engage in offshore wind foundation installation activities. The joint venture would benefit from the best-in-class experience of both partners across their… Read More
Rhode Island-headquartered digital marine services AI startup company Attender is ramping up operations, following its latest successful round of investor funding. Attender CEO David Dolan, a former ship manager, has spent the last two years presenting the Attender AI vision to VCs and private equity firms with major breakthroughs coming in the last six to 12 months…. Read More
Cyan Renewables, a Singaporean company specialised in offshore wind farm vessels, will collaborate with Dutch engineering firm Ulstein to design new floating foundation installation vessels (FFIV). As Ulstein claimed, the new FFIVs are expected to lower emissions with “a hybrid power system consisting of dual-fuel engines, shore power, and a battery energy storage system”. The… Read More