Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on its 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan with a timeline for completion by the end of 2025. The 920 MW grid capacity of Greater Changhua 2b and 4 was awarded in June 2018 in Taiwan’s first competitive price-based auction with no mandatory… Read More
A recent report by U.S. researchers highlighted the efforts needed to meet President Biden’s target of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Around 2,100 turbines and foundations, 6,800 miles of cable, 58 crew transfer vessels and four to six turbine installation vessels are required to meet the target, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)… Read More
The Biden administration wants to create 30 gigawatts of offshore U.S. wind energy as soon as 2030 — enough to power more than 10 million homes. The Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to meet the goal of expanding offshore wind — which, when combined with land-based wind turbines, solar, nuclear and… Read More
Today, Baltimore-based US Wind, Inc. (US Wind) announced its plan to form a long-term partnership with Haizea Wind Group (Haizea) to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel, Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind factory in Baltimore County, Maryland. The facility will be available to manufacture steel components for the US offshore wind industry, including monopiles and towers. “The partnership… Read More
Leading Dutch dredging group Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has secured a major contract for a multidisciplinary offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The 882 MW Moray West wind farm project will have the capacity to power up to 640,000 homes in United Kingdom. According to Boskalis, the deal was awarded by Ocean Winds, a joint… Read More
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, is pleased to have been offered an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project, located 35km off the coast of Peterhead in north-east Scotland, is designed… Read More
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off the coast in New England. In the coming year, Ampelmann’s motion… Read More
Eight vessels, three vessel types, one purpose Damen Shipyards and offshore wind services provider Purus Wind have signed a contract for the build and delivery of eight new vessels. Four Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid and three Damen FCS 3210 Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) and one, 90-metre Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The FCS 3210s… Read More
An already busy port of New Bedford will be even busier when the full effect of the offshore wind industry hits. A direct impact on the New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor is already being felt, and seen, most recently with the demolition of the former Eversource plant chimney to make way for the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal on the New Bedford… Read More
BALTIMORE – The tenth annual International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF), hosted by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, will kick off this Tuesday, March 28 in Baltimore, Maryland. The three-day event is the largest offshore wind energy conferences in the Americas, bringing together global industry leaders, government officials, and companies working to build U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chain. This year’s… Read More
Crowley named Mark Coplen as vice president of project management for Crowley Wind Services, where he will a key leader in advancing the company’s growth and market leadership in the offshore wind industry. In his role, Coplen will expand Crowley Wind Services’ project management capabilities to support customers in its offering of engineering, procurement and… Read More
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) – Japan’s top utility JERA has agreed to buy Parkwind, Belgium’s largest offshore wind platform, for 1.55 billion euros ($1.7 billion), as it expands in renewable power to meet decarbonisation goals. JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (9501.T) and Chubu Electric Power Co Inc (9502.T), will add Parkwind’s four offshore… Read More
The Business Network for Offshore Wind’s International Partnering Forum is the premier offshore wind energy conference in the Americas. The three-day event connects global leaders and businesses in the supply chain, offers unparalleled networking opportunities, and delivers the most timely and relevant updates on the industry, from technology to policy. Baltimore Hosting the International Offshore… Read More
The Netherlands is moving forward with plans for the development of the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. Last December the government said it intended to pursue offshore hydrogen production and today the Ministry for Climate and Energy Policy announced the site selection working from existing plans for offshore wind farm development and the existing… Read More
Ørsted, global offshore wind leader, has appointed Havfram Wind to install turbines at its Hornsea 3 offshore windfarm, starting autumn 2026. Havfram Wind will be utilizing one of its newly built NG20000X Jack-Up Wind Turbine Installation vessels (WTIV) with a 3.250-ton crane. Hornsea 3 will consist of up to 231 offshore wind turbines, located within… Read More