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  • New York Charts 9 GW by 2035 Offshore Wind Path

    16 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has called for 9,000 MW of offshore wind energy to be developed in the US state by 2035. The New York Governor proposed the quadruple of the current target of having 2,400 MW installed by 2030 in his 2019 State of the State Speech. To complement the Green […]

  • New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Linked to Land

    29 March 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The subsea export cable for the South Fork wind farm offshore New York has now been installed, according to an update Eversource Energy posted on social media. The installation work, carried out by the Belgian company DEME using its dual-fuel cable laying vessel Living Stone, started in February with seabed preparation which included relocating boulders from […]

  • Van Oord’s Aeolus Ready for 15 MW Wind Turbines with Crane Upgrade No. 2

    20 January 2023
    Vessels

    The offshore wind turbine installation vessel Aeolus has been fitted with a new, 133-metre-long crane boom at the Damen shipyard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after Van Oord last year sent the vessel for its second crane upgrade to enable Aeolus to handle wind turbines of up to 15 MW. Back in 2018, the 2014-built Aeolus […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Farm to Feature GE Haliade-X Turbines

    18 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy has signed supply and service contracts for the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind farm in New Jersey, which will use the company’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines. The contracts, subject to final notice to proceed, cover the GE Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine with an option for Ocean Wind to utilise the […]

  • Fugro Hit by O&G Downturn, Offshore Wind Softens the Blow

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Fugro today reported a net loss of EUR 309 million and 1,430 jobs lost in 2016, due to low activity in the oil and gas sector. The company’s revenue amounted to EUR 1.8 billion, a 22.7% decline from the EUR 2.4 billion reported for 2015. However, offshore wind has brought several projects to the company last year.

  • Mayflower Wind Sheds Light on Massachusetts Bid

    2 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind Energy has issued the public version of its bids into Massachusetts’ second round of the offshore wind development procurement process. Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies and EDPR Offshore North America, submitted three 800MW proposals as well as a 400MW proposal. More specifically, these include the 408MW Mayflower Wind Project […]

  • Iberdrola Seeks to Develop Environmentally Friendly Offshore Wind Farms

    19 August 2022
    Contribution, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Iberdrola has launched a call to the market for start-ups to submit innovative proposals that seek to develop, test, or monitor solutions that take nature into account and that can be applied in an offshore wind farm environment. Iberdrola said that it plans to develop offshore wind farms that will respect nature entirely and enhance […]

  • UK Gauging Offshore Wind Business Opportunities in US

    14 September 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Xodus has completed an analysis of the US offshore wind industry to determine potential opportunities for UK companies to enter the offshore wind market across the pond. According to the study, a rapid expansion in products and services is currently required to deliver projects on time and on budget, due to a lack of maturity […]

  • BOEM Designates Wind Area Offshore California

    15 November 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area offshore California. The area is located approximately 20 miles offshore the central California coastline and contains approximately 240,898 acres (376 square miles). BOEM will now prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), as required under the National Environmental Policy Act, to […]

  • Connecticut Joins Revolution Wind

    14 June 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The State of Connecticut has selected Deepwater Wind’s 200MW Revolution Wind project under the recent Clean Energy Request for Proposals, marking the state’s first procurement of offshore wind.

  • US Expanding Offshore Wind to Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic

    21 July 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Industry

    US President Joe Biden has announced that the Department of the Interior is advancing the development of offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern Atlantic. These areas cover 700,000 acres and have the potential to power over three million homes, President Biden said in his remarks on actions to tackle the […]

  • Massachusetts Trio Connects for Offshore Wind

    12 July 2018
    Training & Education

    Three Massachusetts-based institutions for higher education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), called Connect4Wind, to share resources and collaborate on the development of curriculum and programs centered on the offshore wind energy sector.

  • A Look Back at Offshore WIND Conference 2018

    1 January 2019

    While Offshore WIND team started preparing for our 2019 conference even before the 2018 one kicked off and the preparations are now well underway, we bring you an overview of the news from our now last year’s event:

  • ScottishPower Renewables Awards Offshore Wind Contracts to Seajacks and Gardline

    3 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has awarded major contracts to two Great Yarmouth based companies, Seajacks and Gardline, for work on their global pipeline of offshore wind farms.

  • New Jersey Steps Into Patent Dispute Between GE and Siemens Gamesa

    17 August 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The US State of New Jersey has argued that its residents will be ”irreparably harmed” if the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind project is not exempt from a permanent injunction against the use of GE Haliade-X wind turbines on offshore wind projects in the USA sought by Siemens Gamesa. Back in June, a jury […]

  • New London State Pier Terminal Getting Ready for South Fork Wind Project

    6 March 2023
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Connecticut Port Authority has revealed that the Northeast Bulkhead, also known as the “delivery berth”, was completed at New London’s State Pier in the US. The 40-acre New London State Pier Terminal will be used to assemble and deliver offshore wind turbines for the Ørsted and Eversource joint venture’s South Fork Wind project this […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2020

    2 March 2020

    We are bringing you a list of ten most-read articles on the site for the month of February. Haliade X-12 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Has Another Record-Breaking Day The HaliadeX-12 MW offshore wind turbine prototype in the Port of Rotterdam has set a new world record by being the first wind turbine ever to generate […]

  • GE Developing 18 MW Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine

    14 March 2023
    Business development, Technology

    GE could soon join the list of wind turbine manufacturers who have surpassed the current 15 MW “threshold” by producing and/or announcing more powerful models. According to information recently shared with investors, the US-headquartered company is likely to climb up the offshore wind turbine output ladder, currently led by Chinese OEMs, with an up to […]

  • GE Wins Two Offshore Wind Research Awards

    4 February 2022
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    The National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has awarded support to two GE’s research projects, one developing a robust joining process for large iron castings and one focused on the use of an Autonomous Inspection Vessel (AIV) for offshore wind turbines.   GE said on 3 February that GE Renewable Energy and GE Research were awarded […]

  • Massachusetts to Procure Additional 2.4 GW of Offshore Wind by 2027

    30 March 2021
    Authorities

    Massachusetts will procure an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy by 2027, adding to the U.S. state’s previous solicitation that secured 1,600 MW of offshore wind capacity to be installed by 2027. Adding new offshore wind capacity is based on a bipartisan bill signed into law by the state’s Governor Charlie Baker on 26 […]

  • DEME and Prysmian Land EUR 1.6 Billion Offshore Wind Contract in US

    5 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US energy company Dominion Energy has selected the consortium of DEME Group and Prysmian as the Balance of Plant (BoP) contractors for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.

  • South Fork Offshore Cable Installation Activities About to Begin

    17 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction will soon continue on the South Fork offshore wind project in New York with the installation of the project’s 68-nautical mile (about 126 kilometres) submarine cable to kick off in early 2023. The work installing South Fork Wind’s submarine cable involves six stages: seabed preparation, sea-to-shore interconnection preparation, nearshore cable laying, nearshore cable […]

  • US Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 25.8GW

    26 August 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US offshore wind energy project development and operational pipeline grew in 2018 to an estimated potential generating capacity of 25,824MW, according to a report issued by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The overall size of the US offshore wind pipeline grew by 1.4% in 2018, from 25,464MW to 25,824MW. The growth was driven by […]

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Target Tops 19GW

    23 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    States along the US East Coast are seeking to procure more than 19,300MW of offshore wind capacity through 2035, according to an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts. Legislation, regulation and, now, approved power purchase agreements are encouraging the development of the new capacity, though only 30MW of offshore wind resources […]

  • North Carolina Sets 8 GW by 2040 Offshore Wind Target

    10 June 2021
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has issued an executive order calling for the development of 2.8 GW of offshore wind power by 2030, and 8 GW by 2040. The executive order highlights the economic and environmental benefits of offshore wind and directs actions to help North Carolina secure the jobs and economic development associated with […]

  • Rhode Island to Review Revolution Wind Power Contract

    8 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    National Grid has filed for regulatory approval of a 20-year contract for energy from Ørsted’s 400MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The contract price for energy and environmental attributes is a fixed, nominal price of US 9.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (US 7.4 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 […]