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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public comment on SouthCoast Wind’s proposed offshore energy project 20 miles south of Nantucket. Most of the proposed work would occur in an area approximately 127,000 acres in size leased to SouthCoast by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Proposed work outside of the lease area… Read More
TDI-Brooks last week was awarded a geophysical, geotechnical and benthic sampling survey campaigns to study seabed conditions within the project lease area and potential export cable corridors off the US East Coast. The data collected will help determine safe and responsible project design and engineering along with identifying potential geohazards and benthic habitats. This is… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group is leveraging its resources and shipbuilding expertise to become a major force in offshore construction. It sees exciting opportunities in offshore wind, in particular the emerging floating wind sector, but also recognises the potential in other segments of the offshore energy sector and aquaculture. Damen is now offering a complete construction service… Read More
Amazon may not seem like the poster child for sustainable business practices. It gathers consumer goods from all around the world, assembles them in massive warehouses, and then distributes them with tens of thousands of vehicles. The carbon emissions associated with all that manufacturing and transportation must be substantial. Nevertheless, the company is a major… Read More
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has ditched plans to use two semi-submersible oil rigs as offshore launching platforms for the company’s next-generation rocket, according to Space News. SpaceX apparently purchased the rigs in 2020 with plans to convert at Bollinger Mississippi Repair in Pascagoula, where they arrived last March. But space community insiders are reporting that the rigs have… Read More
Canadian offshore vessel company Horizon Maritime has joined up with French competitor Bourbon to provide services on both sides of the Atlantic, the firms announced Thursday. The new JV company, Bourbon Horizon, is incorporated in Norway and will focus on the North Sea and the Canadian offshore market. It will operate a fleet of seven vessels,… Read More
Finland is working to develop its capacity for building offshore wind farms despite the challenges created by the unique sea conditions including water depths and freezing seas. The Ministry of Labor and Economic Affairs granted Finnish wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli $32 million for a demonstration project nearby the existing Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in… Read More
Siemens Gamesa today announced its intention to build a major offshore nacelle manufacturing facility in New York state, subject to the company’s wind turbines being selected by the New York authorities in their third offshore wind solicitation. The planned facility will be located at the Port of Coeymans. It would create up to approximately 420… Read More
In order to better protect shipwrecks and other cultural resources on the seabed from harm due to offshore energy activities, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing regulatory changes to its marine archaeology reporting requirements for activities proposed on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). “These changes are necessary to ensure that lessees, operators,… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind project off the shores of Massachusetts. SouthCoast Wind – which was recently renamed from Mayflower Wind – has submitted a construction and operation plan for its proposed development and the associated export cables on the outer continental… Read More
Norway’s Rem Offshore has secured a new charter agreement for its newbuild construction service operations vessels (CSOVs) Rem Power. Greece-based offshore contractor Asso Subsea has contracted the 85-m-long vessel to support the construction phase of wind farms with a startup from delivery in May and has further options to extend the charter. In January, the CSOV was… Read More
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), along with a bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers, introduced the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act. This legislation would reform the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) to lift a current revenue cap that unfairly penalizes Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is pleased to announce that the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has identified members of a new standing committee on offshore wind energy and fisheries. BOEM requested NASEM establish the committee as part of the bureau’s efforts to expand and improve its engagement and communication… Read More
DEME has been awarded two transport and installation contracts (1) for the foundations and the offshore substation for the Yeu and Noirmoutier islands’ offshore wind farm. For DEME this is the second major offshore wind farm project in France following groundbreaking solutions and industry-first technology deployed at Saint-Nazaire. DEME Offshore will execute the pre-piling works… Read More
The final monopile for CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm was successfully installed by Van Oord this week, bringing the total to 70. The offshore wind farm is located 18.5 kilometres off the coast of the Netherlands, near the seaside resort of Egmond aan Zee. Once finished it will have a total installed capacity of… Read More