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The marine restoration project ‘BioReef’ aims to establish one or more biogenic reefs of European flat oysters and horse mussels in Danish waters. The project is part of the global partnership between Ørsted and WWF to advance offshore wind with a net-positive impact on the ocean. Over the last century, there has been a drastic… Read More
Gravity-based structures may offer a porpoise and dolphin-friendly construction alternative to traditional pile-driven wind turbine foundations, new research suggests. Marine scientists from Newcastle University investigated short- and long-term impacts of this new wind turbine installation method on cetaceans off Blyth, Northumberland. The response of dolphins and harbor porpoises was investigated using cetacean echolocation recorders over a three-year period,… Read More
In just about four hours, the first monopile tower in Vineyard Wind‘s offshore wind farm was installed in shallow continental shelf waters south of Martha’s Vineyard last week. Work on putting in the foundational structures for the 800-megawatt project — touted as the nation’s pioneer commercial-scale, offshore wind farm — began June 7. The lease area is located about 15 miles south… Read More
A new OWIC report has set out that the UK offshore wind sector is expected to have in excess of 100,000 workers by the end of the decade. But that means it needs to attract and retain 70,000 people – 10,000 people per year on average – up from its current workforce of 32,000. The… Read More
The first tests forming part of research aiming to support offshore wind to expand in a sustainable way have been completed by Bangor University and consultancy firm HR Wallingford. The tests are the first step to understanding the relationship between flow around wind turbines, and the impact on seabed, seabed animals, and the seabirds which… Read More
In the US, state-level offshore wind procurement targets currently total 80.7 GW, and the Biden administration implemented a countrywide goal of 30 GW by 2030. Additionally, coastal states — particularly along the mid- and northern Atlantic Ocean — boast strong offshore wind resources, with nine states averaging 100-meter wind speeds above 8 meters per second…. Read More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The independent watchdog agency of Congress agreed Thursday to look into the impacts that offshore wind development could have on the environment, fishing industry and other areas. In a letter to U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the U.S. Government Accountability Office said it would “review matters relating to the potential impacts of offshore… Read More
NJDEP AND ORSTED SUED OVER STATE APPROVAL OF FEDERAL WIND TURBINE LEASES OFF ATLANTIC CITY, OCEAN CITY. DECISION IGNORES EVIDENCE THAT TURBINES WILL CAUSE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE TO COASTAL ZONE, COURT PAPERS SAY. Danish Engineering Firm Orsted Named as Co-Defendant In First Major Challenge to Ocean Wind 1. Trenton (June 16). Three groups have filed suit in Superior Court… Read More
Energy companies aren’t waiting for the federal government to open the Gulf of Mexico’s far offshore waters to wind development. Norwegian and Japanese wind farm developers have already offered bids for at least three projects in the nearshore waters managed by Louisiana, which offers a potentially quicker process for building the Gulf’s first wind turbines…. Read More
During the energy crises of the 1970s, the founder of America’s first wind power engineering program told the U.S. Congress that wind turbines could eliminate the United States’ dependence on foreign energy. University of Massachusetts engineering professor William Heronemus foresaw turbines tapping the potent winds blowing offshore and using the electrolysis of seawater to store their renewable power as… Read More
Baltic Workboats (BWB) and Damen Shipyards have signed a partnership agreement for a program of building Damen’s popular crew transfer vessel, the Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710, at BWB’s facility on Saaremaa Island in Estonia. With the Baltic Sea joining the North Sea as an area of rapid expansion for the offshore wind industry, building… Read More
Enterprise Products Partners’ Sea Port crude oil export terminal off the coast of Texas could begin operations between the second half of 2026 and early 2027, the pipeline operator’s co-CEO said on Thursday. According to Reuters, Enterprise Co-CEO Jim Teague disclosed the proposed Sea Port Oil Terminal’s start date at the recent RBN Energy export… Read More
Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with RWE, a German energy provider, for the long-term chartering of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction. The charters are supported by a Service Agreement through which Jan De Nul Group will provide both in-house and market solutions and services, to… Read More
In a landmark moment for DEME, offshore works at the Vineyard Wind 1 project in the US have begun. ‘Orion’, DEME’s specialised floating offshore installation vessel, successfully installed the first of 62 foundations. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of several US wind farm projects in DEME’s portfolio. DEME,… Read More
On World Ocean Day, Ørsted has become the first energy company in the world to issue blue bonds. The five-year, EUR 100 million blue bond was issued in a private placement format in accordance with the IFC Blue Finance Guidelines. Net proceeds from the issuance will be allocated to investments in offshore biodiversity, in line… Read More