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Offshore wind farms host more soil animals per square meter than the North Sea floor, discovered Leiden researchers. After 25 years, hundred times more animals and a doubling of the number of different species could live on the foundations of wind turbines. The researchers published their findings in Environmental Science & Technology. Until now, only… Read More
Offshore wind may have strong support in the White House and in the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh, but it remains clear that support for the “green” power alternative to traditional fossil fuel power sources remains far from unanimous in North Carolina. With decarbonizing the nation’s energy grid to help fight climate change one of his… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced that it intends to conduct a review of potential environmental impacts associated with the possible issuance of an offshore wind energy research lease in the Gulf of Maine. The lease was requested by the State of Maine for the purpose of researching potential floating offshore wind energy development…. Read More
Chevron Canada Ltd. is voluntarily relinquishing 19 offshore oil and gas permits on Canada’s west coast within the Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area and the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area. The permits cover an estimated 5700 km2 that overlap portions of federal marine-protected areas offshore British Columbia. The… Read More
DEME Offshore has been awarded three contracts (1) for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. This is the third large-scale offshore wind farm project for DEME in France following groundbreaking solutions deployed at Saint-Nazaire and the recent contract award of Iles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier wind farm. The contracts include the transport and installation… Read More
Jan De Nul Group, LS Cable & System, and Denys NV have been awarded a 525 kV HVDC cable system portfolio for the German electricity grid by TenneT. BalWin 4, LanWin 1, and LanWin 5 are cable systems consisting of both offshore and onshore sections, while the NordOstLink is an onshore cable system. The combined… Read More
Today, Ørsted’s Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first quarter of 2023. Operating profit (EBITDA) for the first quarter was in line with our expectations and amounted to DKK 6.9 billion. Earnings from our wind and solar assets in operation amounted to DKK 6.9 billion, which was an increase of DKK 2.2… Read More
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