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  • BOEM Kicks Off Environmental Review of Proposed 157-Turbine Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    18 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has revealed that it will initiate the environmental review of a proposed wind project offshore New Jersey, the US, known as Atlantic Shores North, that would feature up to 157 wind turbines. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the […]

  • New Jersey Accelerates Schedule for Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation

    8 December 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    On 29 November, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy directed the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to launch the fourth offshore wind solicitation in early 2024. New Jersey’s fourth solicitation project awards are expected in early 2025. The Governor’s action reaffirms the State’s commitment to achieving a 100 per cent clean energy economy by […]

  • BOEM Starting Environmental Review of 2.6 GW Wind Project Offshore Massachusetts

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Vineyard Northeast’s proposed offshore wind project, located offshore Nantucket, Massachusetts. The publication of the NOI in the Federal Register opened a 45-day public comment period […]

  • Plans Submitted to Link 6 GW of Offshore Wind Farms to New Jersey Grid

    5 April 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Research & Development

    National Grid Ventures (NGV) and Con Edison Transmission have submitted plans for building a transmission infrastructure that will connect offshore wind power to the New Jersey electricity grid. The project, named the Garden State Energy Path, proposes laying underground cables that will enable the delivery of approximately 6 GW of offshore wind power from its […]

  • Industry Calls for ‘Bold Action’ on Offshore HVDC Grids in US to Support Offshore Wind Targets

    11 April 2024
    Cables, Grid Connection, Industry, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure

    DNV and its partners in a joint industry project (JIP) that is working to identify barriers to the use of HVDC transmission in the US grid have published a letter containing guidelines for the US states for the build-out of an offshore HVDC transmission network that would best support the country’s offshore wind targets. The […]

  • New Jersey Kicks Off Work on Second Offshore Wind Transmission Tender

    6 February 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The US regional transmission company PJM Interconnection and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have signed an agreement that opens the path towards New Jersey’s second offshore wind transmission tender. The agreement was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on 2 February. PJM and NJBPU’s new collaboration is the next phase of […]

  • BlackRock to Buy Renewables Investor Global Infrastructure Partners for USD 12.5 Billion

    15 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Industry

    US-based investment company, BlackRock, has agreed to buy compatriot independent infrastructure fund manager, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), in a USD 12.5 billion cash and shares deal. Under the deal, the world’s largest asset manager will take over GIP for USD 3 billion in cash and approximately 12 million shares of BlackRock common stock. Founded in […]

  • Irish Floating Wind and Wave Energy Test Site Seeking Floating LiDAR Services

    9 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has issued a call for tenders for a floating LiDAR and associated provision of data for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). The scope of work under the contract that will be awarded through the tender includes the installation, operation, maintenance, collection of metocean data, and subsequent […]

  • New York’s Three New Gigawatt-Scale Offshore Wind Projects to Bring USD 15 Billion in In-State Spending

    25 October 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind, and Excelsior Wind projects, totalling 4,032 MW in generation capacity, in the state’s third offshore wind solicitation round. In this article: The three offshore wind projects are estimated to bring more than USD 15 billion (around EUR […]

  • French Company to Take Over Correll Group

    8 December 2023

    The French company, SPIE, has revealed the plan to take over UK-based offshore wind engineering, installation, and maintenance services company, Correll Group. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Skelton, Correll Group stands out for its knowledge in the connection and testing of submarine high-voltage cables for the interconnection of wind farms, said SPIE. According to […]

  • TotalEnergies Teams Up with Corio and Rise on US Offshore Wind Project

    23 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Industry, Onshore Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies has partnered with Corio Generation and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy offshore wind project off the coast of New York and New Jersey. Corio and Rise took respective stakes of 27.7 per cent and 16.3 per cent in the Attentive Energy […]

  • Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward

    29 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has prepared an environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme for the first offshore wind farm in Lithuania. The EIA itself will be prepared on the basis of this programme, said the company. “When we develop renewable energy projects, the environment is inevitably affected, but to achieve a balance between […]

  • EU Grid Operators Publish Offshore Network Development Plans

    24 January 2024

    The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has published EU Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDPs), the first comprehensive cross-border review of existing grid capacity and future offshore grid requirements at sea basin level. The plans could help to accelerate the expansion of offshore wind and facilitate the deployment of innovative grid solutions […]

  • Nine European Countries Launch Joint Offshore Wind Tender Planning, Set to Auction Off 15 GW  Each Year

    20 November 2023
    Authorities, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics

    Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, together with the European Commission (EC), have launched joint planning of offshore wind tenders at a ministerial meeting of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC), held on 20 November, in the Hague, the Netherlands. The collective NSEC tender planning translates the nine NSEC member countries’ […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm Goes Into Operation

    20 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, built by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, went into operation on 20 December. After final commissioning, the offshore wind farm will add 759 MW of generation capacity to the Dutch electricity grid and achieve the 4.5 GW offshore wind target the Netherlands set for 2023, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Ramping Up Offshore Wind Production Capacity, Expects to Break Even by FY 26

    21 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Siemens Gamesa is ramping up production capacity at existing factories to meet customer demand and work through the order backlog as the company expects to achieve break even by fiscal year 2026. At its third Capital Market Day in Hamburg, Germany, Siemens Energy presented a strategic outlook to analysts and investors. The Executive Board outlined […]

  • Fair Winds, New Capacity Lift RWE’s 2023 Offshore Wind Earnings

    14 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    RWE has reported an adjusted EBITDA of nearly EUR 1.7 billion in its offshore wind segment for 2023, compared to EUR 1.4 billion for the previous fiscal year. The increase in earnings is due to the commissioning of new capacity and better wind conditions, according to the company. Electricity generation from renewable energy at RWE rose by […]

  • Connecticut Wind Collaborative Launches, Targets Regional Offshore Wind Projects

    5 February 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    The Connecticut Wind Collaborative has been launched with the formation of an initial board of directors. The collaborative is part of the state’s offshore strategic roadmap, announced last October, which calls for the new nonprofit to work collaboratively with various parties and stakeholders to advance the regional supply chain, as well as in conjunction with […]

  • German and Dutch North Sea Yields 30 TWh of Offshore Wind Energy

    29 January 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Offshore wind farms in the German and Dutch North Sea generated over 30 TWh of renewable power, according to the German-Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT. The TSO transmitted around 19.24 TWh of wind energy from the German North Sea to land in 2023 and another 11.54 TWh entered the Netherlands, which is an increase […]

  • Ørsted, Eversource Greenlight 924 MW Sunrise Wind After Securing US Approval

    27 March 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm has received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In addition, the project’s developers, Ørsted and Eversource, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on Sunrise Wind and will now advance with onshore construction activities. Located approximately […]

  • Ørsted Cancels Two Wind Projects Offshore New Jersey, Clears Revolution Wind for Takeoff

    1 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted has decided to cease the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 offshore wind projects in New Jersey. In addition, the company, together with Eversource, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the 704 MW Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. […]

  • Dogger Bank A May Not Be Fully Operational Until 2025, SSE Says

    8 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank A, the first of the three phases of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm under construction, may not be fully operational until 2025, developer SSE said on 8 February. The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being constructed in UK waters some 130 kilometres off the […]

  • RWE and Hyundai Partner on Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen in South Korea

    15 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Green Hydrogen, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X, Research & Development

    RWE and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C), a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of offshore wind and green hydrogen. The partners said they will work together to jointly develop offshore wind projects in South Korea in line with the country’s […]

  • Vattenfall Links Vesterhav Nord to Danish Grid Despite Ongoing Blade Repairs

    12 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 21 wind turbines at Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm have delivered the first power and the 176 MW project is now connected to the Danish electricity grid. However, the blades on a single unit have been temporarily taken down for repairs after sustaining damage during the preparation of the offshore wind farm. […]

  • Establishment Permit Application Submitted for Danish Little Belt South Offshore Wind Project

    4 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has initiated a public consultation on the 165 MW Lillebælt Syd (Little Belt South) offshore wind farm, planned to be built in the Little Belt strait between the islands of Als and Helnæs. On 7 February 2024, the DEA approved the feasibility study report for the project and said that, […]

  • New Heavy Lift Quay Supporting SeAH’s UK Monopile Factory to Go Into Operation This Summer

    12 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    A new quay in the UK’s Tees Valley that will support SeAH Wind’s new XXL monopile manufacturing facility is set to be operational in early summer 2024. Construction work on the first 450-metre phase of the South Bank Heavy Lift Quay, which started in 2021, is now complete, according to Teesworks Ltd, a private-public partnership […]