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Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) has reached agreement on a contract with CREST Wind, a joint venture between Crowley and Crowley and Esbjerg, Denmark-headquartered Esvagt, to design and build a 288-foot HAV 832 Service Operation Vessel (SOV). As we reported yesterday, the vessel will operate under a long-term charter with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to support Siemens… Read More
Neoline pilot ship will use the SolidSail wind propulsion technology developed by Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Nantes, France, based Neoline is a significant step closer to realizing its ambition of becoming the first modern day shipowner to fully embrace energy efficiency by relying on wind power as its primary energy source. It has raised the funding needed to… Read More
Our floating heavy lift vessel Les Alizés has left the CMHI Haimen Shipyard in China and is currently heading for Europe. The vessel has been delivered by the shipyard on 16 January and has departed this morning. Les Alizés is specifically designed for loading, transporting, lifting and installing offshore wind turbine foundations. The main features… Read More
Ørsted presents operating profit (EBITDA) for 2022 based on preliminary and unaudited reporting. It has been a year with unusual market conditions, not least very volatile energy prices and a substantial increase in inflation. Despite this, we achieved 2022 results (EBITDA) within our latest guidance from 3 November 2022 and above our initial expectations for… Read More
The first turbines at the 257-MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea have been energised, and are now producing electricity, the project owner, Belgium’s Parkwind NV, said on Tuesday. The wind farm has been uploading power to the German grid since January 12. Parkwind situated the Arcadis Ost 1 project… Read More
Ørsted has signed an agreement to acquire Public Service Enterprise Group’s (PSEG) 25 % equity stake in the 1,100 MW offshore wind energy project Ocean Wind 1 located approx. 24 km off the coast of southern New Jersey in the US. The acquisition provides Ørsted with 100 % ownership of Ocean Wind 1. As Ocean… Read More
The Biden Administration is finalizing the next five-year offshore leasing program, which has been delayed by several months already, creating yet another uncertainty for the U.S. oil industry which has had to grapple with numerous mixed messages from Washington since President Biden took office. The previous five-year program expired in June 2022. The Biden Administration… Read More
Introduction 2022 was an eventful year for the Offshore industry. Geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine caused the price of oil to hit USD 100 per barrel and reach highs of c. USD 130 per barrel. Oil majors announced record profits, and the vessel and rig owning sector witnessed both an increase in asset values… Read More
While approaching Wainscott Beach on Long Island’s South Fork in early December, one could see the most tangible aspect of offshore wind’s New York progress even before hearing the crash of waves: three pillars, each about as tall as the Statue of Liberty, jutting up from the ocean. They were the legs of the Jill, a liftboat… Read More
The U.S. Department of the Interior is taking important steps to support the development and maturation of the offshore renewable energy sector by further defining and simplifying the safety and environmental regulatory responsibilities. In a move that is being supported by the clean power industry, the Department clarified the roles of the Bureau of Ocean… Read More
Under the new contract, U.S.-based Crowley will manage and crew the SOV to support Siemens Gamesa’s service operations on the Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. ESVAGT, based in Denmark, will support Crowley with design, construction, crew training and operation services as part of the two companies’ joint venture, CREST Wind, created in 2021… Read More
Parkwind has produced first power from its 257MW Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The Belgian developer said the first Vestas V174-9.5MW turbine was energised and connected to the German grid on 12 January. Project director Wim Verrept said first power is a “huge milestone”. “First power is the culmination of… Read More
Boskalis has acquired the contract to construct a large offshore windfarm off the United States coastline. The Boskalis project scope includes the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations and power cables for which two crane vessels, several transport and cable-laying vessels will be deployed. The contract marks a special milestone for Boskalis as this is the 100th offshore windfarm project that Boskalis has worked on over the past… Read More
Despite some statements and media coverage, the NJ environmental and climate community is unified in our support for responsibly developed offshore wind. Please see the below statement from more than 10 organizations making up over 300,000 members. As organizations representing 308,000 members, we stand united in our support for responsibly developed offshore wind to help… Read More
Wind power generated record amounts of energy earlier this week, topping 21 gigawatts for the first time ever on Tuesday evening. Blustery conditions have powered wind generation to a new peak, with generation across the UK’s turbines rising over the New Year. National Grid’s electricity system operator (NGESO) confirmed that between 6pm and 6.30pm on… Read More