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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
Crowley has reached a Right of First Refusal agreement to potentially lease and develop an offshore wind terminal during Wednesday’s Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) Board Meeting in Cut Off, Louisiana. The more than 40-acre site, encompassing over 2,200 linear feet of prime waterfront property, is expected to become the home of a purpose-driven offshore wind… Read More
A trade body has hit out at “increasingly unsustainable” contracts in offshore wind, threatening targets for its rollout. The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) warned projects risk “grinding to a halt” over “progressively poor market conditions” and “unrealistic expectations” of capital costs and share of risks in contracts. Without reversing these problems, contractors will not… Read More
Six offshore wind developers submitted proposals to develop projects as part of New York’s third solicitation. In total, the developers submitted more than 100 proposals. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) said the solicitation resulted in “record-setting” competition for an East Coast state. All proposals included supply chain investment plans to… Read More
SSE Renewables, part of UK utility SSE Plc (LON:SSE), and Norway’s Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) are investigating the prospect of adding a 1.32-GW fourth phase to the 3.6-GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project in the UK, which could power the grid or produce hydrogen. Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, is being built… Read More
Denmark is one of the friendliest jurisdictions in the world for offshore wind. It is home to top developers Orsted, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Vattenfall, as well as turbine builder Vestas. Its energy agency is considered a model for European development permitting, and offers a “one-stop-shop” service for all government reviews of future wind sites…. Read More
International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest shipyard in the region, has signed 10 agreements worth up to SR1.3 billion ($346 million) at this year’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add 2023 (IKTVA) programme. IMI is a joint venture between leading industry partners Saudi Aramco, Bahri, Lamprell, and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), is the largest shipyard in the… Read More
Clarkson PLC is delighted to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Clarkson Port Services B.V. (Clarkson Port Services), has completed the acquisition of DHSS, a leading provider of integrated logistics services to the offshore renewable industry, based in The Netherlands. Established in 1997, and with a presence across a number of ports in The Netherlands, DHSS acts… Read More
Impressive concept for securing floating wind turbines Anticipating upcoming large-scale floating windfarm installation, Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept that can accelerate the development of this new maritime segment. The Damen FLOW-SV is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters. The vessel can load the immense lengths of chain needed to install and… Read More
Sparrows Point industrial logistics center Tradepoint Atlantic was highlighted by Baltimore County officials to drive the offshore wind energy workforce through various projects. Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski announced a $2 million award from a federal American Rescue Plan grant program that will help “connect residents to regional training program and apprenticeships for career paths… Read More
Camera-based technology developed by Fugro has been deployed by Heerema Marine Contractors to support turbine installation at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project. Heerema is using Fugro’s QuickVision to install the 27 wind turbines for Parkwind’s 257MW project in the Baltic Sea off the German coast. Using a floating rotor-nacelle assembly (RNA) installation method,… Read More
With more than 95,000 miles of coastline in the United States, why is Massachusetts the proverbial gold rush for offshore wind? What makes it so special that the waters off its coast are called the “Saudi Arabia” of wind power? With one offshore wind project well underway and others in progress, Massachusetts is leading the… Read More