908 results found for 'momentum wind'

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  • Next Ocean CEO: ‘Offshore Energy Vessel Crews No Longer Have to Operate Blind’

    25 February 2025
    Business development, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    Dutch company Next Ocean is looking at a global reach for its technology that predicts waves and vessel motions minutes beforehand. Following a period of demonstration deployments of WavePredictor and the first vessels using it commercially, Next Ocean says it is witnessing the technology becoming standard equipment onboard vessels working in offshore wind and other […]

  • Netherlands Looking at Offshore Hubs and Interconnectors, Where Does Hydrogen Stand?

    20 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Collaboration, Energy Islands, Environment, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Technology, Transition

    Energy islands are no longer being considered in the Netherlands. Instead, the focus has been shifted to offshore energy hubs and interconnectors. With rising (cyber)security concerns as a result of a number of recent incidents in European waters, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war, diversification of the energy system is high on the agenda. Offshore […]

  • Offshore Wind Common Goal in Netherlands as 75 Pct of Electricity in 2032 Expected to Come from Wind Farms in Dutch North Sea

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Vessels

    In 2032, 75 per cent of all electricity produced in the Netherlands will come from offshore wind as the country will continue powering ahead with permitting and deploying wind farms in its North Sea waters, even with the change of cabinet. This is according to Jan Vos, Chairman of NedZero, who discussed the Dutch offshore […]

  • Supply Chain Calls for Narrowing Down Floating Wind Platform Designs

    19 December 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Industry, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Vessels

    “We probably have around 150 different floating wind platform designs at the moment. So how do you design a perfect port for floating wind?”—Tommy Sandtorv, CCO Karmsund Port at Karmsund Port Authority. Sandtorv shared this thought on 26 November at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam, during a discussion about the challenges in […]

  • Vestas Taps NHV for North Sea Offshore Wind Ops

    16 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    NHV Group has been awarded a multi-year contract by Vestas to provide offshore wind operations in the North Sea with the super medium helicopter, the Airbus H175. Under the contract, Belgium’s NHV will provide dedicated crew changes and hoisting operations for the offshore wind industry, starting in April 2025. According to the company, this contract […]

  • All Applicants Pre-Qualified for Colombia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

    11 December 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    All companies that submitted applications to participate in Colombia’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, meeting legal, financial, and technical requirements. The announcement was made on 9 December by Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Among the companies included in the preliminary list of qualified bidders are energy giants from Belgium, the UK, Spain, and China, […]

  • Foundation Fabrication Kicks Off for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Pilot Project

    20 November 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Archer Wind has started the fabrication of the foundation which will be installed as part of the Culzean floating offshore wind pilot project. This single-turbine, 3 MW pilot project, owned and developed by TotalEnergies, will provide power to the Culzean gas platform in the UK North Sea. According to Archer Wind’s recent social media post, […]

  • OEEC First Offshore Energy Event with Dedicated Nature Enhancement Content Programme, Exhibition Pavilion

    22 November 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Netherlands is a pioneer in including nature enhancement stipulations in offshore (wind) energy tenders. The Dutch event for the international offshore energy and maritime industries, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), has also given nature enhancement a prime spot in this year’s edition, including it more prominently in the conference programme and on the […]

  • NSEC Energy Ministers Call for Digital Tool for Offshore Wind Tenders, Supply Chain Capacities

    28 October 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    At a North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) Ministerial Meeting held on 24 October in Odense, Denmark, the energy ministers of nine North Sea countries signed a new declaration which, among other things, calls for a digital transparency tool for offshore wind tenders and supply chain capacities. NSEC ministers also issued recommendations for hybrid offshore wind […]

  • 2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project Receives Approval

    6 September 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, which could provide more than 2 GW of renewable energy generation. The Maryland Offshore Wind Project consists of three planned phases. Two phases, known as MarWin and Momentum Wind, already have offshore renewable energy certificates from the State of Maryland. US Wind […]

  • OEEC 2024: A Lot to Talk About

    24 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Clean Fuels, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Research & Development, Storage, Transition

    In a little more than five years, renewable energy targets set for 2030 will come knocking on the door. Whether they will be reached, missed or overshot, depends on multiple factors, most of which concern policymakers and the energy sector itself. At the end of 2023, the EU increased the binding renewable energy target for […]

  • Test Bench for 35 MW Wind Turbines Goes Into Operation in China

    17 October 2024
    R&D, Technology

    Shortly after Dongfang reported that the company produced the world’s first 26 MW offshore wind turbine, China’s Sany Renewable Energy announced a test rig for turbines of up to 35 MW was put into operation at the firm’s wind power testing centre. Sany said that “China’s first and the world’s largest” test bench utilises a […]

  • Damen Launches Windcat’s First Hydrogen-Powered CSOV

    14 October 2024
    Vessels

    Windcat’s first Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) has been launched by Damen Shipyards at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam. The launch ceremony took place on 12 October in Vietnam, where Damen is constructing all six CSOVs. With this first CSOV in the water, Damen said it will continue with its outfitting and commissioning operations to […]

  • Up to 2.2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project Moves Closer to Federal Approval

    30 July 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind’s Maryland offshore wind project, indicating that the project is nearing the end of the federal review process. BOEM held three public scoping meetings in June 2022 to solicit public input on the environmental review process and […]

  • US Wind Gathers Momentum in Maryland

    4 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Baltimore-headquartered offshore wind developer US Wind has initiated a number of steps in the development of offshore wind energy for the US State of Maryland. These include major labor agreements to support US Wind’s first offshore wind project for Maryland, the 22-turbine MarWin project, and all other future projects; a new port facility agreement with […]

  • Wood Thilsted Wins Work on Maryland Offshore Wind Farms

    9 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US Wind has contracted Wood Thilsted for detailed foundation design for the 270 MW MarWin offshore wind farm in Maryland, with the UK-based engineering consultancy also tasked with supporting the development of US Wind’s 808 MW Momentum Wind project in the state. In addition to delivering the detailed foundation design for MarWin and supporting Momentum […]

  • Spanish Haizea to Operate Maryland’s Offshore Wind Monopile and Tower Factory

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance

    US Wind, the developer of the MarWin and Momentum Wind projects in Maryland, has partnered with the Spanish manufacturer of offshore wind monopiles and towers, Haizea Wind Group, to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel, the state’s first permanent offshore wind factory. The new facility in Baltimore County will serve for the manufacture of steel […]

  • BOEM Issues Draft EIS for Maryland Offshore Wind Project

    2 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Maryland Offshore Wind Project. If approved, the Maryland Offshore Wind Project could generate between 1,100 MW and 2,200 MW of clean, renewable energy to the Delmarva Peninsula, which could power up to 770,000 homes. US Wind, […]

  • Maryland Sets Aside USD 4.7 Million to Boost Offshore Wind Workforce

    2 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore has earmarked USD 4.7 million (approximately EUR 4.3 million) in federal funds for training and job placement initiatives to expand the US state’s offshore wind workforce. The funding, made possible through the US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge, is said to help make Maryland more competitive by […]

  • Maryland’s First Offshore Wind Project Enters Permitting Process

    7 June 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of US Wind’s offshore wind project in Maryland, the first proposed wind energy project offshore the state’s coast and the tenth offshore wind review of this kind initiated under the Biden-Harris administration. The company is proposing to install up to 121 turbines […]

  • Maryland Governor Enacts Offshore Wind Bill, Announces Foundation Component Centre with Ørsted

    24 April 2023
    Authorities, Infrastructure

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the state’s Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act (the POWER Act) into law on 21 April, thus codifying Maryland’s new 8.5 GW offshore wind target for 2031. The Governor signed the POWER Act at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, where he also announced the state’s first offshore wind advanced foundation component […]

  • Baltimore County Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub Gets USD 47 Million Boost

    9 November 2023
    Business & Finance

    Baltimore County Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub will receive approximately USD 47 million from the Port Infrastructure Program of the US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration to further develop its hub at Tradepoint Atlantic. The announcement was made on 7 November by the US Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, […]

  • Maryland Enters Offshore Wind MOU with US Federal Government

    10 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the US Department of the Interior (DOI), and the State of Maryland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the coordinated development of offshore wind in this US state. The MOU follows the announcement from December 2023, when the federal government and the Maryland state […]

  • US Wind to Back University of Maryland’s Offshore Wind Research with USD 11 Million

    1 April 2022
    R&D

    US Wind will allocate USD 11 million in funding over ten years to support the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) three research projects that will take place in US Wind’s lease area in federal waters offshore Ocean City, Maryland. The three projects, all planned to start this year, will provide data which […]

  • Maryland Aims to Quadruple Offshore Wind Capacity by 2035

    4 April 2023
    Authorities

    The state administration of Maryland, US, has set a goal of achieving 8.5 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2035, by which time the state aims to have 100 per cent of clean energy in its energy mix. To support this target, the administration is working to establish new lease areas and strengthen the […]

  • US to Identify Additional Wind Energy Areas Offshore Maryland

    12 December 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US federal government and the Maryland state government will work jointly to identify additional areas offshore Maryland that will house future offshore wind projects. This was announced on 11 December, following the release of the proposed sale notice for two wind energy areas (WEAs) in the Central Atlantic, one off Delaware and Maryland, and […]