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Continuing its growth in onshore renewables, Ørsted has decided to build the 471 MW AC Mockingbird Solar Center in Texas. Covering an area of 4,900 acres (approx. 20 km2), Mockingbird will be able to generate enough renewable energy to power more than 80,000 homes annually, making it the largest solar PV project in Ørsted’s portfolio… Read More
Quarterly Report from the Business Network for Offshore Wind highlights duality of long-term market strength, short-term uncertainty BALTIMORE — The American offshore wind industry closed 2022 strong despite impending challenges and economic uncertainty, according to the U.S. Offshore Wind Quarterly Market Report released today by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading non-profit working to accelerate offshore… Read More
A team of German scientists has suggested that offshore wind farms in the North Sea could significantly impact the ecosystem. The scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Research Institute used numerical modelling to show how there could be physical disruptions to the marine environment, along with sedimentation and wind flow from turbines. They forecast sedimentation could increase by… Read More
Dutch shipping group Vroon, which has been a family-run business for more than 130 years, has succumbed to financial pressures that were exacerbated by global events and economic pressures in the past year. The company, which had been working to grow its offshore services as well as operating a fleet of tankers and livestock carriers,… Read More
Two years after Vietnam committed to a net zero emissions future, the country’s offshore wind sector is increasingly gaining interest with the investors. Vietnam is already working on a new Power Development Plan (PDP), which will outline the country’s energy sector outlook between now and 2030. The emphasis of the plan is a shift away… Read More
Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp,has awarded a contract to DEME Offshore US for the transportation and installation of inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. Representing a substantial contract (1), DEME Offshore US will be responsible for the transport and installation of the inter-array cables, which have… Read More
Petronas, the oil and gas company owned by Malaysia, plans to expand its operations adding another Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility project to its operations. Contacts have been awarded for what the company is calling the first nearshore FLNG in the world as well as the third floating LNG plant to be constructed for… Read More
Neptune Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. Integrated energy hubs have the potential to combine multiple energy systems, including existing oil and gas production assets, carbon storage and hydrogen production facilities. They could extend… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has revealed that Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258, which was held on December 30, generated one bid for one tract. The bid, in the amount of $63,983, was submitted by Hilcorp Alaska LLC, BOEM noted. Following the sale, the bid will go through a 90-day… Read More
Installation of enormous floating wind turbines needed to turn West Coast ocean gales into clean electricity remains years off, but results of a federal lease auction this month off California promised to kickstart a work boom on the state’s northern and central coasts. The farming of wind power from American waters will be crucial in… Read More
These eight vessels form the expansion program of Edda Wind with all vessels being delivered from now until 2025 This Christmas Edda Wind received a special gift from Gondan Shipbuilders as another Commissioning Service Operation vessel (CSOV) C491 was launched at the yard Christmas eve. The newbuild is a purpose-built CSOV of similar design as… Read More
Equinor and Polenergia have selected Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical systems infrastructure for the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind projects in Poland. MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III, located in the Baltic Sea approximately 27 km and 40 km from the port of Łeba, are two of the largest and… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 on December 30, 2022, as directed by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The sale generated one bid for one tract. The bid, in the amount of $63,983, was submitted by Hilcorp Alaska LLC. The Cook Inlet lease sale terms include… Read More
Massachusetts regulators are moving forward with two offshore wind projects despite the appeals from the project developers which said that inflation and supply chain issues made the wind farms uneconomical to proceed under their current agreements. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities however said it believes the projects can proceed and sided with the power… Read More
An effort to map changing surf clam habitat off the East Coast is among four new research projects to be funded in 2023 with $235,000 from the non-profit Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS). SCEMFIS approved the funding at annual fall meeting, doling out an overall $109,000 increase in funding from the $126,000 the center approved for… Read More