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Chevron Canada Voluntarily Relinquishes West Coast Canada Offshore Permits

Canada

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 awarded three contracts for Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm

France

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 lands German 525 kV cable system portfolio by TenneT

Belgium

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

Interim report from Orsted for the first quarter of 2023 – strong start to the year with all-time high earnings from offshore sites

Denmark

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

Netherlands

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

RWE and Acta Marine sign agreement for ‘green’ fuel service operation vessels (SOVs) to support North Sea offshore wind farms

Netherlands

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

NJ’s first offshore wind project takes big step forward

NJ, United States

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

Trouble brewing with nearshore turbines as Irish offshore wind energy reaches launch phase

Ireland

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

US looks to address challenges to offshore wind targets

United States

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

BOEM Advances Offshore Wind Leasing Process in the Gulf of Maine

ME, United States

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

Offshore wind workforce a weak link in plan to build out renewables

LA, United States

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

Crowley Wind Services submits USACE permit application for work in Salem Harbor

MA, United States

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

In a first, a cargo ship strikes an offshore wind turbine

World ,

A cargo ship struck an offshore wind turbine at the 330-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. The 55-turbine Gode 1 offshore wind farm, which is 45 km (28 miles) off the German coast, is owned by Danish wind giant Ørsted. The general cargo ship is called the Petra L, and… Read More

Van Oord installs first monopile at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

Netherlands

Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first of 50 monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. In addition to the transport and installation of the wind turbine foundations, Van Oord is responsible for the supply, transport and installation of approximately 70 kilometres of inter-array cables. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm… Read More

Around €30 billion: Europe’s largest-ever contracting pack-age for security of supply, the energy transition and climate protection launched

Netherlands

Official signing of the contract between TenneT and four cooperation partners in Berlin to develop the North Sea as a hub for sustainable and independent European energy production Long-term framework agreements will secure resources needed to build grid connections for North Sea wind farms that will generate as much electricity as 28 large-scale power plants The high-tech… Read More

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