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  • Deepwater Wind Deploys Offshore Survey Teams

    6 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind is beginning a new phase of work that will help inform the design and locations of the turbines at the South Fork Wind Farm and Revolution Wind projects.

  • LIPA Says Yes to First Offshore Wind Farm in New York

    26 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has received a unanimous approval from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) for the 90MW Deepwater ONE South Fork wind farm, the nation’s largest offshore wind farm and the first one to be built off New York. Speaking ahead of the vote and to a room packed with the supporters […]

  • eDNA Pilot Study Completed at World’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    30 May 2023
    Environment, R&D

    Equinor and Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) have completed a pilot study using environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor the biodiversity and abundance of marine life in waters around the 30 MW Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm. The pilot study took place in August 2021, at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland offshore wind farm, located 25 kilometres east […]

  • Ørsted Contracts Havfram for Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Turbine Installation

    21 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Havfram Wind for the installation of wind turbines at its Hornsea Three offshore wind farm in the UK. The Norwegian company will be using one of its newly built jack-ups for the work, which is scheduled to start in autumn 2026. The 2,852 MW Hornsea Three – which, according to Ørsted, is […]

  • South Fork Wind Turbine Components Arriving in New London

    16 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine components for the South Fork Wind Farm, New York’s first offshore wind farm, have started coming into New London ahead of the installation at the project site that is expected to start later this summer. Ørsted shared photos of the first shipment of wind turbine blades arriving on board United Heavy Lift’s cargo […]

  • EnBW Moves Closer to US East Coast Offshore Wind

    18 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie-Baden-Württemberg AG is opening an office in New Jersey at the end of the year to serve as the base for EnBW’s participation in offshore wind opportunities in New Jersey and New York.

  • New York Governor Calls for Approval of 90MW South Fork OWF

    11 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday called on the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to approve Deepwater Wind’s South Fork offshore wind farm. LIPA has indicated that contract negotiations are close to final, and the 90MW project will be voted a meeting on 25 January. In his State of the State address, Governor Cuomo […]

  • Statoil Secures New York Offshore Wind Lease at Price of USD 42.5 Million

    16 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil Wind US came out as the winner of the New York offshore wind lease sale, agreeing to pay USD 42.5 million for rights to build an offshore wind farm at the 79,350-acre area. The lease comprises an area that could potentially accommodate more than 1GW of offshore wind, with a phased development expected to start with […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2017

    1 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind projects with a total capacity of 2,284MW in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. France Pre-Selects 10 Dunkerque Offshore Wind Bidders France’s […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Lease Sale Scheduled for November

    24 September 2015
    Authorities

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper yesterday announced that an area of 343,833 acres (cca. 1,391km²) seven nautical miles off the New Jersey coast will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a competitive lease sale on November 9, 2015. The New Jersey Wind Energy […]

  • Company Proposes to Redevelop Former Coal-Fired Power Plant Site to Connect NJ Offshore Wind Farms

    22 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Rise Light & Power has submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and PJM Interconnection, which involves redeveloping the site of a former coal-fired power station in South Amboy, New Jersey, and turning it into a renewable energy hub serving as a central interconnection point for offshore wind farms. The company filed the […]

  • WindSentinel to Collect Lake Michigan Wind Data During Winter (USA)

    10 January 2012

      After nearly two months of preliminary tests on Lake Michigan, the research buoy that is collecting data for the offshore wind assessment was moved onshore, where it will continue to operate this winter. The research buoy’s placement next to the lake will allow researchers to continue to collect and analyze meaningful wind data, said […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Newcomer In Partnership Talks for Scottish Offshore Wind-O&G Electrification Auction

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Havfram is in early talks with a partner(s) for the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind seabed leasing round, according to the company’s press release from 2 March. Six months ago, Crown Estate Scotland announced it would organise a specific leasing round prioritising oil and gas asset electrification. The auction is […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Prepares IPO, Proceeds to Fund Newbuilding Installation Vessel

    3 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Norway-based offshore wind turbine installation company, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier ASA, plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of new shares and apply for a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier owns and operates three transport and installation jack-up vessels – Bold Tern, Brave Tern, and Blue Tern. Due to increased demand […]

  • Offshore Wind Discussed in White House

    29 September 2015
    Authorities

    Yesterday, the White House hosted the Summit on Offshore Wind, a gathering of leading federal, state and industry stakeholders committed to the long-term and sustainable development of offshore wind in the United States. By 2030, offshore wind is projected to supply 22,000 megawatts of clean and abundant energy to cities and communities in America, enough to […]

  • World’s First Offshore Hydrogen Production Project Yields First Kilograms of Green Hydrogen

    27 June 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The offshore hydrogen production platform that Lhyfe is testing in France, named Sealhyfe, began producing its first kilograms of hydrogen on 20 June after it was towed last month to the SEM-REV offshore test site which is connected to BW Ideol’s floating wind turbine Floatgen. Sealhyfe is capable of producing up to 400 kilograms of […]

  • USA: No Competitive Interest for Maine Offshore Wind Development

    18 December 2012
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its finding that there is no competitive interest in an area offshore Maine where Statoil North America (Statoil NA) has requested a commercial wind lease. The decision clears the way under BOEM’s non-competitive leasing […]

  • Pfisterer Unveils Size 6 CONNEX Cast Resin Joint

    12 October 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Pfisterer has expanded its line of gas-free joints with the dry, pluggable CONNEX size 6 cast resin joint. The new cable connection for voltages of up to 170 kV is particularly well suited to offshore assembly operations on ocean platforms, the company said. Pfisterer’s new cast resin joints are currently being used in offshore projects […]

  • Blast Protection against Catastrophic Transformer Failure on Offshore Wind Turbines (Germany)

    7 December 2012
    Technology

    Scottish Southern Energy (SSE), the U.K.’s second largest energy company are very stringent in ensuring all potential risks are identified and conduct detailed HAZOP studies ahead of making Health and Safety decisions. One such study in this application identified a potential risk of catastrophic transformer failure. The transformer room is located at the base of […]

  • Work Starts on World’s Largest Floating Solar Project, Part of RWE’s OranjeWind

    4 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, R&D, Research & Development

    The Nautical SUNRISE consortium partners have commenced the project whose goal is to facilitate research and development of offshore floating solar systems and its components. The project aims to integrate a 5 MW offshore floating solar system within RWE’s OranjeWind, a wind farm to be built 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast. Research and development […]

  • NREL: Oregon Could See Billions from Floating Wind Farms

    7 July 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The US state of Oregon’s gross domestic product (GDP) could increase by USD 9.9 billion through a cumulative installation of 5,500 megawatts (MW) of floating wind capacity between 2020 and 2050, according to a report by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) commissioned NREL to analyze two hypothetical, large-scale deployment […]

  • Van Oord Installs Inter-Array Cables at Hollandse Kust Noord

    21 July 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has completed installing and burying inter-array cables at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus and trencher Dig-It, a remotely-operated vehicle operated from Subsea Viking, have installed a web of 69 inter-array cables measuring 140 kilometres in total. The offshore wind farm is […]

  • 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 […]

  • Global Floating Offshore Wind Pipeline Doubles in a Year

    12 October 2022
    Contribution, Environment, R&D

    The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in the past year from 91 GW to 185 GW, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of projects has increased globally during that time from 130 to 230, RenewableUK said. The pipeline includes projects at any stage: operational, under construction, […]

  • Saipem Presses Ahead with Floating Pendulum Wind Turbine Foundation

    30 November 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Italian offshore specialist Saipem and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the HEXAFLOAT floating wind foundation project. The HEXAFLOAT floating pendulum concept, patented by Saipem, is currently undergoing validation. The CNR research project will include the evaluation of the concept via the development of appropriate numerical models, a model […]

  • U.S. Representative for Virginia Introduces Renewable Energy Legislation

    27 March 2013
    Authorities

    The U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 1st congressional district Rob Wittman has introduced renewable energy legislation aiming to simplify processes for testing and development of offshore wind. Wittman, a proponent of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, submitted the legislation following its successful passage in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 112th Congress. “I strongly believe that […]