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  • AquaVentus: Imminent Start of North Sea Auction is Essential for Hydrogen Ramp-Up

    22 January 2024
    Outlook & Strategy

    Jörg Singer, chairman of German offshore wind-to-hydrogen initiative AquaVentus has called for a timely tender for the expansion of offshore electrolysis, saying that the imminent start of the auction for the Noth Sea region SEN-1, a 100 km2 area in the North Sea designated for hydrogen production, is a central prerequisite for the ramp-up of […]

  • Equinor, Ørsted, Boskalis Join AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    4 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Ten new companies have joined the AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project, including offshore wind developers Ørsted, Equinor, and WindMW, as well as the offshore construction company Royal Boskalis Westminster. The AquaVentus consortium, which is developing a massive project revolving around green hydrogen production powered by 10 GW of offshore wind installed in the North Sea, said […]

  • Neptune Energy Clarifies AquaVentus Involvement

    17 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Following news on 16 November that Neptune Energy Saipem, Ramboll, and Heerema Marine Contractors had joined the AquaVentus project, reported by OffshoreWIND.biz, Neptune Energy clarified that the new members are joining the membership network of the AquaVentus initiative and not the project itself. Namely, the membership network, has been set up to facilitate knowledge sharing, while the […]

  • TÜV SÜD Joins AquaVentus Membership Roster

    10 February 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The international provider of testing, inspection, and certification services, TÜV SÜD, has joined the AquaVentus consortium as a member, supporting this lighthouse project of German offshore hydrogen production. The European Union and Germany have set the target of becoming climate neutral by 2050. As a storage medium for energy from renewable sources, hydrogen will play […]

  • McDermott, Van Oord Join AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    21 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    The AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project has informed that another ten members have joined the German initiative since the beginning of May, this time also including companies outside Europe. Japanese utility J-Power (Electric Power Development) and the Japanese-Swiss joint venture Hitachi ABB Power are the new members of the AquaVentus consortium, as is the US offshore […]

  • AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Plan Moves Forward with AquaSector Project

    23 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaSector project, the first large-scale German offshore hydrogen park and part of the AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen initiative. AquaSector involves installing approx. 300 MW electrolyser capacity to produce up to 20,000 tonnes of offshore green hydrogen per year, […]

  • Powerhouses Join 10 GW Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

    9 December 2020
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The newly established AquaVentus association has presented a project to install 10 GW of offshore wind capacity in the German North Sea for the production of green hydrogen. 27 companies, research institutions, and organizations are part of the AquaVentus association. These include RWE, Shell, Siemens Gamesa, MHI Vestas, Parkwind, Vattenfall, and Northland Power. The wind […]

  • USA: Maine Aqua Ventus Releases Public Version of MPUC Proposal

    7 November 2013

     Maine Aqua Ventus GP LLC released yesterday the public version of its proposal to develop a groundbreaking offshore wind project in the Gulf of Maine, called Maine Aqua Ventus I. This follows the last-month’s ruling by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC), according to which Maine Aqua Ventus should release some of the details on […]

  • Industry Calls for 10 GW of Offshore Electrolysis Capacity in German National Hydrogen Strategy

    29 May 2023
    Authorities, Industry

    Offshore wind and hydrogen developers and organisations in Germany have called on the federal government to set clear targets for offshore hydrogen in the update of the country’s National Hydrogen Strategy, with an additional 10 GW of offshore electrolysis capacity to be added by 2035. On 26 May, several companies and industry organisations signed an […]

  • Maine Aqua Ventus Releases Draft Term Sheet and Economic Impacts Report

    9 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    On December 5, Maine Aqua Ventus I GP, LLC filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and released fully to the public the draft Term Sheet resulting from discussions of its Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind proposal with the PUC staff. The Term Sheet is part of the project’s pursuit of a Power […]

  • Shell, RWE & Co Move Forward with German Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    26 April 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Project partners Shell, RWE, GASCADE, and Gasunie have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaDuctus project. The AquaDuctus pipeline will transport green hydrogen from the German North Sea directly to the continent. It is part of the AquaVentus initiative, which plans to install 10 GW of electrolysis capacity for […]

  • Maine PUC Votes on Maine Aqua Ventus I Project Today

    14 January 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is to vote today on giving the approval for a long-term power purchase contract to developers of the proposed Maine Aqua Ventus I deepwater offshore wind project, led by the University of Maine. The state’s PUC informed on its official website that the meeting is set to take place at […]

  • Maine Aqua Ventus Schedules Subsea Cable Survey

    2 November 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Maine Aqua Ventus (MAV) and Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey will begin a subsea cable survey on 10 November, weather permitting, to survey the seabed between Port Clyde and the UMaine Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site at Monhegan Island, Maine, US.

  • USA: Maine Aqua Ventus I Gets Green Light

    15 January 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave an initial consent to Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project yesterday. Voting 2:1, the PUC approved the terms of an agreement between the state and the project’s developers, the Associated Press informs. This will put the project on the path to compete for a USD 47 million […]

  • UMaine to Discuss Offshore Wind Transmission Link with Local Communities (USA)

    7 November 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Residents of three coastal towns in the state of Maine will get insight into the early plans for a transmission line related to Maine’s floating offshore wind project, the Aqua Ventus I. Representatives from the University of Maine, in charge of the project, will meet with residents of Town of Friendship, Bristol and Port Clyde […]

  • USA: UMaine to Reveal Details of Offshore Wind Energy Project

    9 October 2013
    Authorities

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that the Maine Aqua Ventus, a consortium membered by the University of Maine and its partner companies, should release some of the details on its offshore wind project proposal by the end of October, reported the Associated Press. Even though the Maine Aqua Ventus said that releasing […]

  • Maine Floating Wind Project Makes Headway

    13 June 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted to review Maine Aqua Ventus GP LLC’s terms for the two-turbine research and development floating wind project off of Monhegan Island, Maine.

  • Maine PUC Delays Decision on Aqua Ventus Power Contract

    11 January 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided on 9 January not to give its final decision on a power contract between Maine Aqua Ventus and Central Maine Power Co. yet, saying that more public comment is required as the energy market has changed since the initial terms were approved in 2014, according to the state’s media. 

  • US Offshore Wind Demo Projects Could Get a USD 40 Million Boost

    13 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    The US Senate has passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, a bipartisan legislation which includes a recommendation that USD 40 million be allocated to the offshore wind demonstration programs. Senator Angus King from Maine has urged the Appropriations Committee to include this language during its markup of the bill. The University of Maine leads the Aqua Ventus project, […]

  • Aqua Ventus Secures Power Purchase Agreement

    19 December 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Central Maine Power Company and Maine Aqua Ventus I have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Aqua Ventus demonstration floating offshore wind project. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the parties signed the PPA on 9 December. It allows the project to sell its electricity to the Central Maine Power […]

  • New Energy Funding Bill Backs Maine Offshore Wind

    13 September 2019
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has advanced the fiscal year 2020 energy and water funding bill, which includes support for the Aqua Ventus demonstration offshore wind project. The legislation, advanced by a vote of 31-0, includes provisions led by Senator Susan Collins to support several R&D projects at the University of Maine (UMaine), including the Aqua Ventus […]

  • VIDEO: New England Aqua Ventus I Offshore Wind Project

    11 December 2015

    The University of Maine has released the following video after the announcement that the U.S. offshore wind project New England Aqua Ventus I will receive an additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): The newly awarded funding will help complete the engineering and planning work, and approach financial close. New England/Maine Aqua Ventus is […]

  • Maine Aqua Ventus Abandons Port Clyde Landfall Option

    23 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium behind the Maine Aqua Ventus demonstration project has reportedly decided to stop investigating the Port Clyde route as one of the preferred for the transmission link to the mainland. According to the local media, Maine Aqua Ventus has given up on this route due to concerns raised by local fishermen, who would be banned from operating in the route area. 

  • Monhegan Residents Worry over Maine OWF Impact (USA)

    30 December 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has received a file submitted by residents of the Monhegan Island, who have concerns over the possible negative impact of Maine Aqua Ventus offshore wind farm. Monhegan residents state that they are not against the offshore wind energy per se, but that the proposed project is too close to […]

  • Developers to Update on Maine Aqua Ventus Project

    16 January 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A forum will be held today at the University of Southern Maine, where the developers of Aqua Ventus project will give an update on its development and the performance of the VolturnUS wind turbine, as well as the offshore wind industry in general. The University of Maine-led offshore wind project, VolturnUS, located in Castine, is […]

  • USA: Emera Welcomes MPUC’s Approval

    3 February 2014

    Emera welcomed the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s term sheet consent for Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project, writes the Herald Business. Dina Bartolacci Seely, Emera spokeswoman said: “We’re obviously very pleased.” As Maine Aqua Ventus I is competing against seven other projects for USD 46 million, this approval is very significant for the project […]