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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey offshore wind project is seeking a second delay, saying it still can’t find someone to build crucial equipment for the turbines in the latest patch of turbulence striking the industry. Leading Light Wind had already received one pause on its project from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, which… Read More
Further to the announcement issued on 30 October 2024, Ørsted has now completed the divestment of 12.45 % minority stakes of the four UK offshore wind farms Hornsea 1, Hornsea 2, Walney Extension, and Burbo Bank Extension to Brookfield. About Ørsted The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and… Read More
Today, Ørsted announced it is divesting a 50 % equity stake in three US onshore projects to Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading energy transition-focused investor and the largest private owner of power generation and renewables in the US. The farm-downs include two solar farms in Texas, Mockingbird Solar (468 MW) and Sparta Solar (250… Read More
France’s Transmission System Operator RTE is building an offshore power grid to connect future wind farms. For two floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, with a total installed capacity of 750 MW, RTE now awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul, in partnership with Hellenic Cables, to supply and install the… Read More
In a joint op-ed for RealClearEnergy, AWO President & CEO Jennifer Carpenter and American Clean Power Association Vice President for Offshore Wind Anne Reynolds emphasize the critical role American maritime plays in offshore wind development. Read more…
WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration today announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project – the nation’s 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved under President Biden’s leadership. With today’s approval, the Department and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have approved over 19 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy from offshore wind energy projects – enough… Read More
Ørsted announced it is divesting a 50% equity stake in three U.S. onshore projects to Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading energy transition-focused investor and the largest private owner of power generation and renewables in the US. The farm-downs include two solar farms in Texas, Mockingbird Solar (468 MW) and Sparta Solar (250 MW), and… Read More
BOSTON — December 16, 2024 — Ørsted announced today it has selected Amanda Dasch as its new Region Americas CEO, tapping a seasoned executive with leadership experience in the U.S. energy sector and several international markets. “We’re thrilled to welcome Amanda to our leadership team and to draw from her 20+ years of energy experience… Read More
The Greater Changhua 4 site is part of our 920 MW offshore wind farms Greater Changhua 2b and 4, which Ørsted are currently constructing and expect to finalise by the end of 2025. The total sales price for the Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm comprises the acquisition of a 50 % ownership share and… Read More
Anemoi Marine Technologies completed the installation of five Rotor Sails onboard the 400,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC), Sohar Max, making it the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date. Sohar Max is a first generation Valemax, built in 2012 in China’s Rongsheng shipyard. The project showcased global collaboration between Brazilian mining… Read More
OSLO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab and partners have agreed to join two planned offshore wind projects in Britain into one legal entity, in a move it said would be more cost-effective and help to minimise the environmental impact. The projects are extensions to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind… Read More
Numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy. But putting wind turbines at sea requires the cooperation of a powerful landlord: the federal government. Soon, that government will be led by President-elect Donald Trump, who has frequently disparaged… Read More
Rob Langford, Vice President of Global Offshore Renewables at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), discusses the growth opportunities for the United States as the nation generates power from offshore wind for the first time. He explains how greater industry collaboration, the upskilling of energy workers, and the repurposing of legacy assets can lower the cost of… Read More
Drydocks World, in partnership with GE Vernova, has secured a landmark project to build and install Ostwind 4, a 2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind grid connection that will power nearly two million German households, Drydocks World said in its media release. Awarded by 50Hertz, the Transmission System Operator for eastern Germany, including Berlin and Hamburg,… Read More
The government of Australia has declared a new offshore wind zone in the Bass Strait in northern Tasmania. The zone, the country’s sixth, could support up to 20GW of reliable renewable energy – more than half of the current electricity demand across southeast Australia. This could also contribute to the creation of up to 12,000… Read More