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Leading Light Wind developers seek “pause” as they look for new turbine supplier. Developers of the Leading Light Wind project offshore New Jersey have requested a “pause” in the project from the state’s Board of Public Utilities as the project confronts supply chain issues. As planned, the Leading Light Wind project would consist of an… Read More
At this year’s Seawork trade show in Southampton, Damen announced the further development of its Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 3210. The company has prepared this revolutionary crew transfer vessel (CTV) to sail fully electric, with offshore and vessel-to-vessel recharging capabilities. Plus, to provide operators with the flexibility required to face future uncertainties, Damen has also prepared… Read More
Another offshore wind project in New Jersey is encountering turbulence. Leading Light Wind is asking the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to give it a pause through late December on its plan to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Beach Island. In a filing with the utilities board made in… Read More
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued Tuesday a final sale notice for two wind energy areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon covering a combined 194,995 acres and offering a potential 3.1 gigawatts of power. The auction, scheduled for October 15, will be the first-ever wind lease sale offshore Oregon, according to the… Read More
The next generation of maintenance vessels for offshore wind turbines KNUD E HANSEN continues to expand its portfolio of innovative designs and extensive experience in the offshore wind farm sector with a new wind turbine maintenance platform – The “Jack-up on Jack-up” concept. This four-legged jack-up vessel features a 15 m wide working platform, which… Read More
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded Ørsted contracts for difference (CfD) for a 1,080 MW share of the Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm, as well as a 2,400 MW CfD for Hornsea 4. The CfDs were awarded at inflation-indexed strike prices of GBP 54.23 per MWh for the share… Read More
The successful outcome of the government auction for renewable energy projects may bolster a wind industry battered by rising costs. The British government on Tuesday awarded price support contracts for a series of offshore wind farms as part of a wider package for renewable energy, a reversal from a disappointing auction last year in which there were… Read More
HOUSTON, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — McDermott announces the safe and successful decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia. Under a contract awarded to McDermott in January 2024 by Santos, the company provided engineering, procurement, removal, and transportation of the platform topsides, substructure, and associated items to… Read More
In the latest step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy future, the Department of the Interior announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale off southern Oregon. The two areas to be auctioned on October 15, 2024, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management could generate more than 3.1… Read More
Following years of funding into research and development in the wind energy sector, wind power technology has improved immensely, with the emergence of giant blades, quieter engines and floating turbines. Thanks to this development, energy companies are now investing in the launch of innovative new floating wind farms in various locations around the world. This… Read More
PROVIDENCE – The Danish offshore wind developer that owns America’s first offshore wind farm and is building a second, much larger wind project off the Rhode Island coast is expanding its presence in the Ocean State. Ørsted is moving its office in Providence, one of two co-headquarters for the company’s U.S. operations, into a new 17,470-square-foot space at… Read More
Download the Press Release (PDF) Paris –TotalEnergies announces the launch of a pilot project consisting in a floating wind turbine to supply renewable power to Culzean offshore platform in the UK North Sea, thus pioneering an innovative decarbonization scheme. The 3 MW floating wind turbine will be located 2 km west of the Culzean platform, 220… Read More
Plans to build hundreds or even thousands of offshore wind turbines off the U.S. East Coast “will be the biggest change to the sea floor in the area since the last Ice Age ended about 14,000 years ago,” according to scientists. Around 20 offshore wind lease areas are now planned for mainly soft bottom of… Read More
Wärtsilä partners with Norwegian ship owner, Eidesvik, on world’s first ammonia-fuelled platform supply vessel conversion Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik to supply the equipment for the conversion of an offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) to operate with ammonia fuel. The vessel, ‘Viking Energy’, which is on contract to energy… Read More
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has made a significant move in the clean energy sector by acquiring Finnish fuel cell company Convion for approximately €72 million. The acquisition, announced on August 26, marks a strategic step for the company as it aims to secure a leading position in the burgeoning hydrogen fuel cell market…. Read More