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Ground was broken June 29 at Fairwinds Landing in Norfolk, Virginia for what will be one of the first dedicated offshore wind energy operations support facilities in North America. Plans include enhanced project cargo and heavy lift handling capabilities. The first part of the Fairwinds development will be an offshore wind monitoring and coordination center (MCC) at… Read More
DEME announces that the revolutionary offshore installation vessel ‘Green Jade’ officially joins the fleet today. The momentous occasion was celebrated during a festive naming ceremony, held at the Kaohsiung shipyard in Taiwan. ‘Green Jade’ is the second vessel of its kind to join DEME’s fleet, following the successful deployment of the offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’, which… Read More
Jan De Nul Group, in partnership with Hellenic Cables, has been awarded by TenneT the turnkey delivery of three HVAC offshore grid connection cables for the offshore wind farms to be developed in zones N-3.7 & N-3.8 in Germany. These cables will connect the wind farms to the DolWin kappa convertor station, from which HVDC… 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 it will initiate the environmental review of a proposed 2,430-megawatt wind energy project offshore Massachusetts. This week, BOEM will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an… Read More
The Biden administration is facing pressure from lawmakers and experts who are calling for an immediate moratorium on offshore wind development until its effects, including on military operations, navigation and radar systems, are studied. Earlier this week, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., industry stakeholders and experts met with officials from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a top federal… Read More
Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday vetoed a bill that sought to boost the state’s offshore wind industry, saying the measure could exclude a majority of the state’s construction workers because of its labor standards. The decision put the Democratic governor at odds with the Biden administration, which has repeatedly pledged that new clean-energy jobs will be… Read More
The U.S.’ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing changes to modernize decommissioning financial assurance requirements for the offshore oil and gas industry. BOEM said on June 27 the proposed changes were intended to better protect American taxpayers from incurring the costs associated with the oil and gas industry’s responsibility to decommission offshore wells… Read More
New Jersey is poised to enact a controversial law that supporters say will help save the state’s footing in the fledgling wind industry, especially amid the fight against climate change, while opponents decry it as a corporate bailout for a foreign company that will lead to higher energy rates. The Democratic-controlled state Legislature voted along party lines… Read More
Efforts are continuing to build the ammonia bunking supply chain as it continues to be viewed as one of the most promising candidates in the efforts to decarbonize shipping. Leaders in the field continue to come together focusing on building out the supply chain for first-mover applications both in Scandinavia and for key trade routes… Read More
French renewable energy company Lhyfe reports that its pilot project Sealhyfe has produced the first kilos of green hydrogen from the first offshore hydrogen production platform. Sealhyfe is now connected to the subsea hub off Le Croisic, France in the Atlantic powered by a floating wind turbine, designed to demonstrate the potential and provide critical… Read More
The global renewable energy investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has committed $350 million in developing offshore wind projects in South Korea. Last week, CIP Managing Partner Jacob Baruel Poulsen formalized the agreement in presence of the Republic of Korea’s President Yoon Suk-Yeol. The funds will support the development and construction of gigawatt-scale offshore wind… Read More
The New York City-based accelerator, Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, has announced the first round of start-up companies selected to receive support to develop innovative ideas in the field of offshore wind. The six winners make up the inaugural accelerator programme cohort. They were selected from eleven finalists participating in a competition in May 2023, and… Read More
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced it has selected a transmission project to meet the Long Island Offshore Wind Export Public Policy Transmission Need (Long Island Need). The selected transmission development, Propel Alternate Solution 5, will ultimately benefit energy consumers by providing transmission capability to deliver at least 3000MW from offshore wind sites…. Read More
A bill introduced by Gov. Janet Mills that would create visual impact standards for future offshore wind projects has passed the Maine Legislature and is on its way to her desk. Advocates are describing the amended version of the bill as “groundbreaking,” as it now includes requirements that any port facilities that are built to support offshore… Read More
The 114th and final wind turbine was installed recently at Seagreen Wind Farm. A joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, Seagreen is located about 17 miles of Scotland’s Angus coast. 76 of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines are now energised at the site, which is located 27km from the Angus coast, now producing… Read More