296 results found for 'Commonwealth Wind'

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  • Prysmian Drops Plan to Build USD 200 Million Offshore Wind Cable Factory in Massachusetts

    24 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Prysmian has informed local authorities in Somerset, Massachusetts, about the company’s decision not to move forward with the factory for offshore wind power cables that was planned to be built at Brayton Point on a site that previously housed a coal-fired power plant which was shut down in 2017. According to Prysmian, its entire multi-billion-euro […]

  • Lawsuit Filed to Stop Avangrid’s New England Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Several fishing and environmental groups in the US have filed a suit in federal court saying that the Departments of Interior and Commerce and their sub-agencies violated the law when they approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. A consortium comprising ACK for Whales, environmental […]

  • Star of the South Completes Feasibility Studies, Scales Down Turbine Plans

    19 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following five years of feasibility studies and consultations, the Star of the South offshore wind project in Australia revealed several updates, including the reduction in the proposed number of turbines from 200 to 150. Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed wind farm, secured a Commonwealth Feasibility Licence in May, which confirmed the project’s location […]

  • Ocean Winds Multi-State Offshore Wind Project Receives Onshore Approvals

    28 October 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    SouthCoast Wind 1, being developed by Ocean Winds, has secured approvals from the state of Massachusetts for the construction and operation of onshore transmission facilities at Brayton Point in Somerset, the US. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) approved SouthCoast Wind’s request to construct and operate transmission facilities at Brayton Point in […]

  • Second Offshore Wind Port in Massachusetts Breaks Ground

    16 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Construction work on converting a former oil- and coal-fired power plant site in Salem, Massachusetts, into a terminal serving the offshore wind industry has started. On 15 August, Crowley Wind Services, the company managing the redevelopment and the new terminal’s operator, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site that will become the Salem Offshore Wind […]

  • Avangrid Seeking Postponement of Commonwealth Wind’s PPA Review

    24 October 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid, part of the Iberdrola Group, has filed a motion with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to suspend for a month the review of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the 1,232 MW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project. According to Avangrid’s statement, under the current PPAs, the Commonwealth Wind project is no longer […]

  • Avangrid Decides to Back Out of PPAs Signed for 1.2 GW Massachusetts Project, Plans It for April Solicitation

    20 December 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid, the developer of the 1.2 GW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has filed a motion to dismiss the ongoing review and approval proceedings for its power purchase agreements (PPAs) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and plans to take the project to the upcoming offshore wind solicitation in the state. […]

  • Avangrid Requests a Few More Days to Respond to Massachusetts DPU

    10 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    This article was first published on 9 November and was updated on 10 November after the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities granted Commonwealth Wind the extension of response period. On 9 November, Avangrid Renewables, the US-based company owned by Spain’s Iberdrola and the developer behind the 1.2 GW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project, filed a […]

  • Avangrid Decides to Move Forward with Commonwealth Wind, But Notes PPA Amendments Are Necessary

    16 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid has notified the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that it decided to continue with the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its Commonwealth Wind project that are currently undergoing review and approval proceedings. However, the developer has kept its position that under the conditions in the current PPAs the 1.2 GW project would not […]

  • Avangrid Terminates Long-Fought PPAs in Massachusetts at Cost of Almost USD 50 Million

    19 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts’s electric distribution companies Eversource Energy, National Grid and Unitil have agreed to terminate their power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Commonwealth Wind offshore wind farm at the request of the project developer, Iberdrola-owned Avangrid, which will pay USD 48 million in penalties for the termination that is yet to be approved by the state’s […]

  • Massachusetts DPU Approves Offshore Wind Power Supply Contracts, Including PPAs for Avangrid’s Commonwealth Wind

    4 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) wrapped up 2022 by issuing several new orders, among them also an order approving the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for Mayflower Wind and Commonwealth Wind projects, although Avangrid filed a motion to dismiss the proceedings for the latter in mid-December, with plans to re-apply at the upcoming state […]

  • US Developer Plans to Build Offshore Wind Control Centre in New Bedford

    11 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables plans to build an Offshore Wind Control Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as part of the Commonwealth Wind project proposal, the offshore wind project developer Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), informed on 10 November. The development of the centre is contingent on Commonwealth Wind being […]

  • Prysmian Buys Massachusetts’s Former Coal Power Plant Site to Build Offshore Wind Cable Factory

    18 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    Italy-based subsea power cable supplier, Prysmian, has signed a purchase agreement with Commercial Development Company (CDC) for a site at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts, which housed a now-closed coal-fired power plant and will soon be home to a USD 200 million offshore wind cable factory. Prysmian said that finalisation of the plans for the […]

  • Semco Maritime to Serve Vineyard Wind’s Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farms

    1 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Vineyard Wind has selected Semco Maritime as the preferred supplier for maintenance of the foundations and electric service platform (ESP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, and has also signed an agreement which will see Semco Maritime setting up a service and maintenance hub in New Bedford for the Commonwealth Wind project. The […]

  • Massachusetts Utilities Request DPU Approval for Mayflower, Commonwealth Wind Contracts

    26 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil have executed two long-term contracts with Mayflower Wind and Commonwealth Wind for their 405 MW and 1,200 MW projects, respectively, and have now submitted the agreements to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for review and approval. The contracts with the Electric Distribution Companies (ECDs) were executed this April […]

  • Two Massachusetts Offshore Wind Projects Postponed by One Year

    26 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables, the US-based company owned by Spain’s Iberdrola, is postponing the expected start of commercial operation of the Park City Wind and Commonwealth Wind offshore wind projects in Massachusetts to 2027 and 2028, respectively. In its Q3 results, Iberdrola cites mitigating potential supply chain bottlenecks and high commodity prices as the reason behind the […]

  • Avangrid Terminates Power Purchase Agreements for Another US Offshore Wind Project

    3 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, and the Connecticut Electric Distribution Companies have agreed to terminate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Park City Wind offshore project. The developer said it plans to rebid the 804 MW Park City Wind in the upcoming auctions. ”One year ago, Avangrid was the first offshore wind developer […]

  • Vineyard Wind and Crowley Pick Salem Harbor as Offshore Wind Hub

    1 October 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Vineyard Wind has entered into an agreement with the City of Salem and Crowley Maritime Corporation to create a public-private partnership aimed at establishing Salem Harbor as the state’s second major offshore wind port. The agreement, part of the “Commonwealth Wind” proposal, is contingent upon the company winning an award by the state of Massachusetts, […]

  • Prysmian to Build Cable Plant in US, Secures USD 880 Million in Offshore Wind Contracts

    20 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian Group has secured two offshore wind cabling projects in the US for a total of approximately USD 880 million (EUR 782 million). Both projects have been awarded by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The first cabling project will connect the 804 MW Park City offshore wind […]

  • Salem Harbor Wind Terminal Powers Ahead

    6 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Crowley has completed the purchase of 42 acres in Salem, Massachusetts, which will serve as the future home of the Salem Harbor Wind Terminal, the second major offshore wind port terminal in the state. The terminal site project will result in the redevelopment of the former Salem Harbor Station, a decommissioned coal-fired energy plant creating […]

  • Mayflower Wind Withdraws Motion to Suspend PPA Review After Mass. DPU Rejects Request First Filed for Commonwealth Wind

    8 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Shell-Ocean Winds joint venture has withdrawn its motion to suspend the proceedings to approve the long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its 405 MW Mayflower Wind project, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) after Avangrid requested a one-month suspension of the DPU’s review of the PPAs for its Commonwealth Wind development. Avangrid, […]

  • Vineyard Wind Places Two Bids in Massachusetts Offshore Wind Call

    20 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has submitted two proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy projects in Massachusetts, offering options of approximately 800 MW and 1,200 MW. The developer’s proposals, named Commonwealth Wind, include the development of an offshore wind project in an area just south of the Vineyard Wind 1 and […]

  • Geotechnical Survey Work Starts at Massachusetts Offshore Wind Site

    3 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has started geotechnical site drilling in the southern portion of the OCS-A-0534 lease area offshore Massachusetts, owned by Avangrid, a US arm of the Spanish energy giant Iberdrola. The company, using the vessel M/V Regulus, will be performing the work from 3 June until 31 August 2022, according to a Notice to Mariners. The […]

  • New England Wind Offshore Wind Project Reaches New Milestone

    20 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind offshore project in Massachusetts. The notice of availability will be published in the Federal Register on 23 December, which will open a 60-day public comment period that ends on 21 February 2023. The input […]

  • Avangrid and CIP Divvy Up 5.3 GW Wind Portfolio Offshore USA

    21 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) are restructuring their 50/50 offshore wind joint venture partnership in the United States which owns several offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 5.3 GW. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project, America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, will remain a 50/50 joint venture between the companies. […]

  • BP and Equinor Could Cancel US Offshore Wind Projects

    1 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    BP and Equinor are in the process of renegotiating the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for their joint offshore wind projects in the USA, according to Reuters. The partners do not plan on developing the projects off the US East Coast unless they meet the ”return thresholds of 6% to 8%”, Reuters quoted bp’s CEO Bernard […]