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  • Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ Blades Reach Final Destination – Photos

    22 December 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The full blade set for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype offshore wind turbine has arrived to Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark where they will be installed. The blade set arrived at the port of Hanstholm on Sunday, 18 December, and was then transported to Østerild National Test Centre. The 115.5-metre blades for the prototype […]

  • Rise Light & Power Proposes to Replace New York City Fossil Fuel Generation with Offshore Wind

    18 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Rise Light & Power has revealed its Queensboro Renewable Express (Queensboro) plan, an offshore wind transmission project that will bring renewable energy to Queens and replace existing fossil fuel generation. The company’s idea is to use multiple sets of transmission cables to bring up to 3.9 GW of electricity generated by offshore wind farms in […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Prototype Turbine Produces First Power

    30 December 2022
    R&D

    Vestas’ V236-15.0 MW prototype wind turbine has produced its first kWh after being fully assembled at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark. The wind turbine prototype will now undergo an extensive test and verification programme to ensure reliability before full-type certification and serial production begins. The prototype development […]

  • Vestas Rolls Out First 115.5-Metre Wind Turbine Blade

    28 October 2022
    Technology

    Vestas has manufactured and rolled out the first 115.5-metre blade built for the V236-15.0 MW™ offshore wind turbine prototype. The blade was manufactured in Vestas’ production facility in Nakskov, Denmark, using the mould which was built at the factory in Lem, Denmark. The design of the blade has required an extension and retooling of the […]

  • Vestas to Manufacture Blades for 15 MW Turbines in Italy

    31 October 2022
    Technology

    Vestas has announced it will begin serial production of V236-15.0 MW blades from the third quarter of 2023 at its blade factory in Taranto, Italy. A few days ago, Vestas rolled out the first 115.5-metre blade built for the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine prototype, using the mould which was manufactured at the factory in […]

  • BP, Equinor Request to Delay Putting One of New York’s First Offshore Wind Farms in Operation

    21 October 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    BP and Equinor, through their joint company Empire Offshore Wind, have filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to postpone the deadline for putting their 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm into commercial operation by a year and a half. In the request, filed on 13 October, Empire Wind is […]

  • Maersk Supply Service to Install Turbines on 1.2 GW US Offshore Wind Farm

    14 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Maersk Supply Service has signed a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) with the joint venture of Equinor and BP to install the wind turbines at the Beacon Wind offshore wind farm in the United States. Located 60 miles east of Montauk Point and 20 miles south of Nantucket, the Beacon Wind offshore wind farm was selected […]

  • Maersk Wind Turbine Installation Vessel to Be Built to ABS Class

    4 April 2022
    Vessels

    Sembcorp Marine will build the next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ordered by Maersk Supply Service to ABS Class, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) said. Two new feeder barges and two diesel-electric hybrid tugboat units will also be built to ABS Class by Kirby Offshore Wind (KOW), to supply the WTIV with towers and turbines […]

  • Equinor Appoints New Head of US Offshore Wind Business

    20 October 2022
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has appointed a new president of its offshore wind business in the US, the company announced on 17 October. As of 1 January 2023, Equinor Wind US will be led by Molly Morris, currently serving as Special Advisor under Siri Espedal Kindem, whom Morris will soon succeed. Espedal Kindem will take on a new […]

  • New York Opens 2 GW Offshore Wind Solicitation

    28 July 2022
    Authorities

    New York State has opened its third offshore wind solicitation, seeking to procure at least 2,000 MW of offshore wind energy. The procurement, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), will be open for proposals from developers until 22 December, with solicitation award announcements expected in early 2023. The state’s third […]

  • Vestas Goes Modular on World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine

    9 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The two side-compartments for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype wind turbine nacelle have arrived in Denmark. The side-compartments were then transported to Vestas’ factory in Esbjerg, where the full power converter system will be installed. According to Vestas, the modular nacelle components take full advantage of industrial standards, as the side-compartments are dimensionally designed to […]

  • Equinor, BP and New York City Launch South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Transformation

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has announced that plans for transforming the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a major staging and assembly facility for offshore wind and an operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects are moving forward. Under an agreement now finalised by the New York […]

  • 115.5-Metre Vestas Wind Turbine Blade Put Through Its Paces in Denmark

    19 December 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The 115.5 m blade for Vestas’ V236-15.0 MW™ wind turbine is currently being tested at Blaest’s blade test facility in Aalborg, Denmark. Before going into commercial production, the new V236-15.0 MW™ wind turbine will undergo comprehensive test campaigns which are a mandatory part of the type certification process. One of the tests to be performed […]

  • Anbaric Invites New York Bight Offshore Wind Developers to Team Up

    23 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Anbaric Development Partners has released a Notice of Solicitation for offshore wind developers with projects in the New York Bight who wish to deliver energy and renewable energy credits into the New York State Bulk Power System via the transmission facility Juno Power Express. The US electric transmission system developer wants to join forces with developers […]

  • New York’s Project First in US to Facilitate Fossil Fuel-to-Offshore Wind Workforce Transition

    5 July 2023
    Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture between TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power, which is developing the 1.4 GW Attentive Energy One offshore wind project in New York, has signed a labour agreement that will see the staff at the Ravenswood Generating Station becoming the first in the country to transition from work in fossil fuel power generation to […]

  • New York Showdown Imminent as Big Names Submit Their Offshore Wind Bids

    27 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    New York’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation has attracted bids from a number of major players including Ørsted and Eversource, Equinor and bp, RWE and National Grid, Invenergy and energyRe, and Rise Light & Power, among others. In July of 2022, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation for […]

  • Empire Wind to Probe Concrete Turbine Foundations

    17 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Empire Offshore Wind LLC to study the design and delivery of concrete foundations for the wind turbines at the Empire Wind project in New York. Empire Wind is being developed by Equinor and BP through their 50/50 strategic partnership in the US. Aker […]

  • Maersk Wind Turbine Installation Vessel to Feature NOV’s Equipment

    9 May 2022
    Vessels

    Texas-based NOV has received contracts from Sembcorp Marine Ltd to supply equipment for the offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) the company is building for Maersk Supply Service. The order will see NOV-BLM supply the rack and pinion jacking systems and the load transfer system while NOV Heavy Lift will deliver the GustoMSC-designed heavy lift […]

  • Spanish Technology Gauged for New York Offshore Wind Farm

    26 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, in a consortium with Esteyco, has won a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York. The Spanish companies will analyse the feasibility of a concrete gravity-based foundation for the offshore wind farm developed by oil and gas majors BP and Equinor. Cobra […]

  • Xodus Completes Inter-Array Cables Study Offshore New York

    29 January 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Xodus Group has completed an inter-array cables installation study for Equinor’s Empire Wind Phase 1 offshore wind project in New York.  Xodus was tasked with maturing the inter-array cable installation concept to identify technical solutions or installation methodologies that may add value to the project if introduced at an early stage.  The company said it had developed a study for cable loadout, installation, logistics and the accommodation strategy, as well as […]

  • New York’s Offshore Wind Bid Winners Sign OREC Deals

    24 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has finalized contracts for the Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind offshore wind projects. NYSERDA signed 25-year OREC purchase-and-sale agreements with the joint venture of Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy for its 880MW Sunrise Wind and with Equinor for the 816MW Empire Wind. “New Yorkers know all too […]

  • Equinor and BP Win Big Offshore New York

    14 January 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected the partnership of Equinor and BP as the winner of the state’s second offshore wind solicitation. Under the award, Equinor and incoming strategic partner BP will develop the 1,260 MW Empire Wind 2 and the 1,230 MW Beacon Wind 1 offshore wind projects. […]

  • Gardline on Empire Wind Survey Duty

    25 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Gardline Limited is conducting geophysical survey operations at Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project located off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.

  • Statoil In the Empire State of Mind

    24 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian energy company Statoil has chosen the name of Empire Wind for the offshore wind project located off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.

  • Empire Wind Offshore Wildlife Surveys Pass Halfway Point

    19 October 2018
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Monthly surveys of offshore wildlife in the proposed Empire Wind offshore wind farm area off the coast of New York state have passed the half-way point.

  • New York to Hear About Offshore Wind Bid Winners

    5 September 2019
    Authorities

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will host a series of open house events in September to discuss New York’s recent awards for 1,696MW of offshore wind energy. NYSERDA staff will present details of the two announced projects: Empire Wind, owned and developed by Equinor US Holdings, Inc., and Sunrise Wind, […]