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  • New Jersey Exploring Alternative Uses for Its Offshore Wind Port

    18 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), which has developed the New Jersey Wind Port on behalf of the New Jersey State, is assessing options and alternatives for the hub-style port for offshore wind as the market is facing challenges. The offshore wind port is located in Lower Alloways Creek, Salem County, and is being […]

  • Oceantic Network: Empire Wind 1 Resumption ‘Win for Workers’

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The news about the US government rescinding the order to halt Empire Wind 1 construction activities has been welcomed by the offshore wind industry and New York state agencies. With more than 1,500 construction workers involved in the project and its supply chain spanning multiple US states, Oceantic Network said lifting the order was a […]

  • US Interior Dept Orders Halt on Empire Wind 1 Construction

    17 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI), through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), has paused the building of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, which is currently under construction in federal waters off New York. According to community and mariner updates issued by the Empire Wind project, seabed preparation work started this […]

  • US House of Representatives Passes Bill That Cuts IRA Provisions Supporting Offshore Wind Development

    22 May 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that, among other things, rescinds provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that were set up to strengthen the domestic offshore wind supply chain and back the development of new offshore wind transmission infrastructure. Passed on 22 May with 215 votes in favour of the […]

  • Cerulean Adds Ocean Installer to Aspen Floating Wind Team

    11 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ocean Installer, a marine construction and operations provider, has been appointed by Cerulean Winds to join the alliance of companies developing the 1 GW Aspen floating offshore wind farm in the central North Sea. Ocean Installer will provide engineering expertise and installation services, post-FID, for the mooring system installation, inter-array cables, and marshalling of the […]

  • Polish Company to Build Offshore Substation for Ocean Winds’ BC-Wind Project

    31 March 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has selected CRIST Offshore to deliver the offshore substation for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. According to Ocean Winds, this is the first Tier 1 agreement the developer concluded with a Polish supplier for its 390 MW BC-Wind project. Under the agreement, CRIST Offshore will be responsible for the design, construction and […]

  • Hybrid SOV for Equinor’s Empire Wind Offshore Wind Project Hits the Water

    1 July 2025
    Vessels

    Edison Chouest Offshore has launched its new service operations vessel (SOV) ECO Liberty, which will be deployed on Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US. Constructed at LaShip in Houma, Louisiana, ECO Liberty was built with American steel and components from companies across the Gulf Coast, with more than 500 Louisiana workers […]

  • Ocean Winds Receives Final BOEM Approval for 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind

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

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Record of Decision (ROD) from the Department of the Interior (DOI) in December 2024, the federal agency said on […]

  • ‘Chilling Signal to Investors in US Market’ | Backlash from Industry, NY State Agencies After US Gov’t Suspends Empire Wind 1 Mid-Construction

    18 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    US renewable energy industry organisations and New York state agencies, as well as the Governor, have responded with criticism to the decision of the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to halt construction on Empire Wind 1. The move has been called a “chilling signal” to investors in the US market by the CEOs of […]

  • Signing of Massachusetts Offshore Wind Power Contracts Delayed Again

    2 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The signing of contracts with the selected winners in Massachusetts’ fourth offshore wind solicitation has been delayed once more, now expected to take place on or before 30 June. In September 2024, Massachusetts selected 1,087 MW of the multi-state 1,287 MW SouthCoast Wind project, with Rhode Island Energy awarding the remaining 200 MW. Massachusetts also selected Avangrid’s 791 MW […]

  • Pre-Construction Surveys Starting at 2.4 GW Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Site

    10 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    As part of the pre-construction works at the Hornsea Four offshore wind farm site in the UK, Ørsted will carry out a geophysical survey campaign, starting in late March/early April, to investigate the physical characteristics of the seabed. The data acquired from the campaign will be used for detailed foundation design and installation activities, jack-up […]

  • Canada-Made GE Vernova Blades to Be Removed from Vineyard Wind 1 Site

    21 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have completed the review and approved the revised Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. Last week, the federal government lifted the suspension on Vineyard Wind’s installation of the remaining GE Vernova […]

  • Equinor Freezes Empire Wind 1 Construction, Considers Appealing US Gov’t Order

    17 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following an order to halt construction activities issued by the US government, Equinor said it will suspend the offshore construction “in waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind project.” Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), the project company owned by Equinor, received a notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on […]

  • US Town Appeals BOEM Approval of SouthCoast Wind Project

    2 April 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The town and county of Nantucket, Massachusetts, have filed an appeal in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) over its approval of the 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project. Nantucket alleges that BOEM violated the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the […]

  • US Could Miss Out on USD 75 Billion in Offshore Wind Investment – IntelStor Analysis

    1 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development

    The current US administration’s aggression towards the offshore wind market could put at risk up to USD 75 billion in investment, according to an analysis by Houston-based IntelStor. Based on the analysis, the application of tariffs as well as the recent moves to halt or cancel offshore wind projects in the US have jeopardised more […]

  • Management Plan Approved for Ørsted’s Australian Offshore Wind Farms

    27 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The feasibility stage management plan for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind farms 1 and 2 has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). The management plan details how activities will be safely carried out in compliance with the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act (OEI Act). The plan allows the developer to begin feasibility activities, including a […]

  • Wind and Ocean Measurement Campaign Starts Offshore Germany

    13 February 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    At the end of last year, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) and the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) launched a multi-year measurement campaign to collect wind and sea data in an area approximately 280 kilometres off the German North Sea coast. Since mid-December 2024, Fugro Norway, contracted for this purpose, has been collecting comprehensive wind […]

  • Equinor: ‘Situation for Empire Wind Unsustainable, We Need to Find Way Forward for Project Quickly’

    13 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following reports saying Equinor may pull the plug on the Empire Wind 1 project if the US government does not lift the order halting the construction soon, a company spokesperson confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz it was costing Equinor USD 50 million (around EUR 45 million) per week to keep the project on hold and said the […]

  • Substation Topside for 496 MW French Offshore Wind Farm Arrives in Le Havre

    13 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation topside built for the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm has arrived in Le Havre, France. Designed and built by Atlantique Offshore Energy, the Chantiers de l’Atlantique division dedicated to marine energy, the substation topside was transported by Greenbarge 1 to Le Havre. The topside will stay there for ten days […]

  • Cadeler’s Wind Maker Arrives in Taiwan Ahead of Work at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Sites

    19 March 2025
    Vessels

    Cadeler’s recently delivered wind turbine installation vessel, Wind Maker, has arrived in Taichung, Taiwan, from where it will sail out to the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project sites. Wind Maker set sail from Singapore and has arrived in Taichung, marking an important milestone for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind […]

  • BREAKING: Equinor Resumes Empire Wind 1 Construction as US Gov’t Lifts Stop-Work Order

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has notified Equinor that the stop-work order for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project, issued on 16 April, has been lifted. Equinor said on 19 May that the company will now resume construction work on what will be the first offshore wind […]

  • Maryland Ups US Wind’s Capacity Award to 1.7 GW

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

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has awarded US Wind additional offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) for the company’s projects off the Maryland coast, which now total 1.7 GW in generation capacity. The PSC announced on 24 January that it approved US Wind’s rebid application and awarded the developer the additional ORECs under a […]

  • US President Trump Issues Executive Order Suspending Offshore Wind Leasing

    21 January 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Research & Development, Vessels

    US President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order pausing offshore wind leasing on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and mandating a review of the federal government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects. The Order also stops all relevant agencies from issuing approvals, either new or renewed, for both onshore and offshore wind […]

  • Surveys for Ørsted’s Australian Offshore Wind Projects Completed

    14 May 2025
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has completed geotechnical and geophysical investigations at two Gippsland offshore wind farm sites in Australia. Using specialist vessels and equipment, the developer tested approximately 60 locations across its two feasibility licence areas by scanning and sampling the seabed in the Bass Strait off the Gippsland coast. The data should help Ørsted understand the composition […]

  • DeepOcean Inks Subsea Cable O&M Agreements with Vattenfall

    3 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DeepOcean has been awarded framework agreements by Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable operations and maintenance (O&M) services, now valid for Vattenfall’s operational European offshore wind portfolio. The framework agreements are valid for a period of four years and apply to Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms in Denmark, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. […]

  • 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 […]