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  • BP Withdraws Beacon Wind Transmission Application

    21 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    BP has withdrawn the application for the transmission system that would connect its Beacon Wind offshore wind project, planned to be built off New York, to the grid on land. The application, submitted in 2022, concerns the transmission infrastructure that was planned to run from the boundary of New York State territorial waters to a […]

  • Thialf Arrives in US Ahead of Empire Wind 1 Foundation Installation

    28 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf, the second-largest vessel of this kind in the world, has arrived in the US. The SSCV, which was deployed on oil and gas projects in the US several years ago, has now returned to the country to work on Equinor’s offshore wind farm in the federal waters off New York, […]

  • New York Greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 Transmission Facilities

    14 February 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately 17.5 miles (about 28 kilometres) from the boundary […]

  • Equinor Secures USD 3 Billion for New York City’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    3 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has secured a project financing package of over USD 3 billion (approximately EUR 2.9 billion) and reached financial close on Empire Wind 1, the first offshore wind farm to connect to New York City’s grid, which is already under construction after Equinor made a final investment decision (FID) on the project earlier this year. […]

  • UPDATED: Trump Preparing Executive Order to Stop Offshore Wind Buildout on US East Coast, US Congressman Claims

    15 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    NOTE: This article was updated on 15 January at 21:50 CET following information offshoreWIND.biz received, attributing the drafting of the executive order halting offshore wind activities on the US East Coast to Congressman Jefferson Van Drew instead of the US President-elect Donald Trump himself. The article was further amended to state that lease, rather than […]

  • Will Trump Venture to Impose ‘No New (Offshore) Wind Turbines’ Policy and Bring US Industry Supporting 120,000 Jobs to Halt?

    8 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    During his presidential campaign in 2024, Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to stop offshore wind farms from being built in the US “on day one”. On 7 January, the US president-elect reiterated the plan which now seems to apply to wind energy on land too, saying he would look into implementing […]

  • Offshore Wind Foundation Alliance Expands as Windar Becomes Latest Member

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Spain-based wind turbine tower supplier, Windar Renovables, has joined the Offshore Wind Foundation Alliance (OWFA), expanding the alliance to seven members. “We believe offshore wind energy stands as a proven and vital component in Europe’s path towards net zero, and European foundation manufacturers provide a crucial part of the wind supply chain. We view OWFA […]

  • Sea Trials Underway for First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    18 February 2025
    Vessels

    The sea trials have commenced and are in progress for Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), built in the US. Under construction at Seatrium’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the vessel also recently completed the jacking trial and main crane load testing. Commissioned by Dominion Energy, the vessel is 96 per […]

  • New Batch of Monopile TPs for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project En Route to US

    23 January 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The heavy load carrier Sun Rise is on its way to the US from the Port of Aalborg, Denmark, with 18 transition pieces (TPs) for the wind turbine foundations at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. According to a social media post by CS Wind Offshore, which is delivering 176 TPs for the 2.6 […]

  • Cost of CVOW Project Rises to USD 10.7 Billion, Completion on Track for 2026

    4 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    On 3 February, Dominion Energy announced that the estimated total costs for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have increased by nine per cent. In addition, the developer said that the 2.6 GW wind farm is now approximately 50 per cent complete and remains on track for on-time completion at the end of 2026. […]

  • Statkraft Drops Plan to Bid in Norway’s Floating Wind Tender, Stops Activities in New Offshore Wind Projects

    18 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    Statkraft will stop further activities in new offshore wind projects, including the upcoming allocation round for floating wind projects at Utsira Nord in Norway, but will continue the development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA), the Norwegian company said on 18 June. The move comes as Statkraft seeks to reduce its annual costs by […]

  • New Offshore Wind Project Enters Federal Permitting in US

    14 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic offshore wind lease area, located offshore New York and New Jersey and owned by Vineyard Offshore (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners), which plans to build its Excelsior Wind project there. The Vineyard Mid-Atlantic area is in one of the six […]

  • Canada Joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance

    17 February 2025
    Authorities, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy

    The Government of Canada has joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA). The governments of two Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, have also become GOWA members as subnational governments. In a press release on 13 February, the Canadian government said joining GOWA demonstrated “a collective positioning of Canada’s commitment and ambition to […]

  • UK Gov’t Grants GBP 55 Million to Scottish Port for Floating Wind Expansion

    6 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has awarded more than GBP 55 million (about EUR 66 million) for the expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland. According to the government, this will enable the port to become the first in the UK capable of making floating offshore wind turbines on site and at scale. The Department […]

  • Delaware Senate Passes Bill that Could Override County’s Permit Denial to US Wind

    12 June 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Delaware State Senate has passed a bill which would allow US Wind to continue planning its onshore substations for the Maryland offshore wind project in Delaware’s Sussex County, whose council denied US Wind the permit last year. Senate Bill 159, introduced in the Delaware Senate on 21 May and discussed by the Senate Environment, […]

  • Prysmian’s Monna Lisa Picks Up Its First Cable for Largest US Offshore Wind Farm-To-Be

    21 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Vessels

    Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has been loaded for the first time with submarine cable, destined for what will become the largest US offshore wind farm once operational. Prysmian reported two days ago that the submarine cable for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was being loaded on Monna Lisa […]

  • Battery-Powered SOVs, CTVs to Soon Become Cheaper than Their MGO Alternatives, Study Says

    9 June 2025
    Business development, Research & Development, Vessels

    Studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables found that battery-powered vessels (re)charging offshore is feasible and could be part of the operations of future offshore wind farms. One of the reports also says electric operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels will become cheaper than their Marine Gas Oil (MGO) alternatives within the next few years. The offshore wind […]

  • Polish Companies Ink Survey Contracts for Baltica 9 Offshore Wind Farm

    16 May 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    PGE Baltica has signed a contract with a consortium of Polish companies to carry out a specialist geophysical survey of the Baltic Sea seabed for the Baltica 9 offshore wind farm. The two companies that will perform the survey of the Baltic Sea seabed for the presence of unexploded ordnance and shallow gas are Geo […]

  • ProCon Joins Smulders on 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI Offshore Wind Farm

    10 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Belgium’s Smulders has awarded an E&I contract to Denmark’s ProCon for Hollandse Kust West VI, being developed by the Ecowende consortium in the Netherlands. The company’s scope of work comprises E&I pre-assembly, outfitting, testing, and cold commissioning of the 52 suspended internal platforms (SIPs) and the 52 external platforms for the foundations. The work will […]

  • Delaware Senate Discussing Bill that Would Allow US Wind to Build Substations After County Denied Permit

    3 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A new bill that has been introduced in the Delaware Senate could bring US Wind’s plan to build onshore substations for its offshore wind farm(s) in Sussex County back on track. Introduced on 21 May and discussed by the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee on 2 June, the bill would void the Sussex County […]

  • DEME Acquires Stake in German Offshore Wind Drilling Company

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance

    DEME Group has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Germany-based Bauer Offshore Technology, which provides drilling services for the construction of offshore wind foundations. DEME Group’s wholly owned subsidiary DEME Offshore Holding acquired a stake in the Schobenhausen-based company. Bauer Offshore Technologies will become part of DEME’s offshore energy segment. The eight-person team will […]

  • All Turbines Up at 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

    7 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The final Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbine has been installed at the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland. The installation of the 54th wind turbine was completed in the early hours of this morning (7 April) at the site located some 15.5 kilometres off the Fife coast. The work was […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Project Completes Metocean Campaign

    22 January 2025
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 has retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm off the North East of Scotland. The campaign started in October 2023 with the deployment of two floating SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys and […]

  • Iberdrola Cleared to Start Feasibility Activities Offshore Australia

    1 July 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The feasibility stage management plan for the Aurora Green offshore wind project, being developed by Iberdrola, has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). This approval of the management plan allows Iberdrola to commence metocean studies within the feasibility licence area, including the deployment of a floating LiDAR buoy, a wave buoy, and a […]

  • Tidal Transit Signs South Korean Offshore Wind MoU

    27 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    UK-headquartered Tidal Transit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Britoil Offshore Services and Sky Offshore to develop, fund, build, and operate offshore support vessels for the South Korean offshore wind industry. South Korea has set a nationwide goal of reaching 14.3 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. “South Korea is fast […]

  • Leading Light Wind Requests Another Delay Due to Equipment Challenges

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The developer of the 2.4 GW Leading Light Wind project off the coast of New Jersey, the US, is requesting an additional delay for the project’s contract due to difficulties in securing essential equipment. Leading Light Wind, developed by Invenergy and its partner energyRe, already received one pause on its project from the New Jersey […]