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• BOEM Completes Northern California Offshore Wind Leasing Environmental Review

  

  6 May 2022

  Authorities, Environment

  The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore California. Based on its analysis, BOEM has issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI). “The completion of this Environmental Assessment represents an important step […]

• Irish Port to Build Floating Offshore Wind Hub

  

  17 March 2022

  Ports & Logistics

  The Ireland-based Shannon Foynes Port Company is investing EUR 28 million in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park, aimed at transforming the Shannon Estuary into an international supply chain hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, co-funded by the EU’s “Connecting Europe Facility”, will help expand the quayside area by an additional 117 metres […]

• New Jersey BPU Starts Reviewing Nautilus Offshore Wind Project

  

  5 September 2018

  Authorities, Wind Farm Update

  The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has officially accepted the application tendered by EDF Renewables and Fishermen’s Energy for the Nautilus Offshore Wind project.

• Iberdrola Starts TLPWIND Project

  

  9 October 2014

  R&D, Wind Farm Update

  Iberdrola, via its engineering and construction subsidiary, the Scottish University of Strathclyde and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have started work on the TLPWIND project, an R&D initiative with a focus on the offshore wind power sector and a budget allocation in excess of €1 million. The goal of this project backed by innovation […]

• Offshore Wind Powers Port of Blyth in 2017

  

  1 May 2018

  Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

  Port of Blyth has released its 2017 financial results, reporting a turnover of GBP 20.6 million alongside an adjusted operating profit of GBP 1.32 million and total investment of GBP 4.2 million. Last year also saw record commercial vessel movements which grew by 3% on 2016’s previous record high, while total cargo tonnage increased by 6% over the same period.

• BOEM to Gauge Interest in Revised Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Area

  

  29 October 2021

  Authorities

  The US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Call for Information and Nominations to further assess commercial interest in wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico, after publishing Request for Interest (RFI) in June. The RFI focused on the Western and Central Planning Areas of the […]

• Avangrid Decides to Move Forward with Commonwealth Wind, But Notes PPA Amendments Are Necessary

  

  16 November 2022

  Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

  Avangrid has notified the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that it decided to continue with the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its Commonwealth Wind project that are currently undergoing review and approval proceedings. However, the developer has kept its position that under the conditions in the current PPAs the 1.2 GW project would not […]

• Nova Scotia Launches Start-Up Competition

  

  4 September 2015

  Nova Scotia start-ups have a chance to compete for up to $225,000 through Innovacorp’s provincial I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition. The I-3 competition, finds and supports high potential, early stage knowledge-based companies, and encourages entrepreneurial activity across the province. “More and more people now see how empowering it is to be an entrepreneur,” said Stephen Duff, […]

• Multiple Vessels Set to Swarm Dogger Bank A & B Area for Underwater Ops

  

  14 March 2023

  Wind Farm Update

  Several subsea operations are scheduled to soon commence at the sites of the first two phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, currently under construction off the North East coast of England. Later this month, NKT will begin nearshore intervention works in support of the installation of the Dogger Bank B export cable in the […]

• BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich Delivers Opening Remarks at Atlantic Wind Energy Workshop (USA)

  15 July 2011

  Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Training & Education

    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich delivered opening remarks at the bureau’s Atlantic Wind Energy Workshop in Herndon, Va. The bureau hosted the three-day workshop as part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Interior and the Deparment of Energy to coordinate environmental monitoring […]

• Avangrid Decides to Back Out of PPAs Signed for 1.2 GW Massachusetts Project, Plans It for April Solicitation

  

  20 December 2022

  Authorities, Wind Farm Update

  Avangrid, the developer of the 1.2 GW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has filed a motion to dismiss the ongoing review and approval proceedings for its power purchase agreements (PPAs) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and plans to take the project to the upcoming offshore wind solicitation in the state. […]

• Clean Energy Backs About 10,000 Rhode Island Jobs

  

  1 September 2015

  The 2015 Rhode Island Clean Energy Jobs Report states that Rhode Island’s clean energy economy currently supports nearly 10,000 jobs and suggests that the state is expected to add approximately 1,600 new clean energy jobs over the next year. The report, funded by the OER in partnership with Commerce RI and produced by BW Research […]

• EU Awards EUR 750.000 for Development of Tidal Power Components

  

  25 September 2014

  Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

  Marine energy companies Minesto and Atlantis Resources Ltd have been awarded €750,000 from the Eurostars Programme, funded by the European Union. The funding is awarded to a project that aims to reduce the cost of tidal energy and is a unique collaboration between two different marine energy developers on the global arena. The funds will […]

• Swancor, Shizen Energy Eye Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

  

  8 December 2021

  Business & Finance

  Shizen Energy and Swancor Renewable Energy have entered into an agreement to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Japan’s Kyushu region. According to Swancor, the developer of Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, Formosa 1, Japan’s waters are similar to Taiwan’s in terms of geological and weather conditions. “Unlike the waters of Europe, where offshore wind […]

• Fishermen’s Energy Plans to Power its Offshore Wind Farm by Labor Day 2013 (USA)

  

  13 January 2012

  A company that plans to build what could be the nation’s first offshore windmills said it was all but ready to break ground and begin construction on its multimillion-dollar project, with a goal of being up and running and turning out power by Labor Day 2013. Fishermen’s Energy of Cape May hopes to obtain a […]

• Californian Port Gets USD 10.5 Million to Prepare for Floating Wind Activities

  

  11 March 2022

  Authorities, Ports & Logistics

  The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a USD 10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay to enable handling large heavy cargo vessels, floating offshore wind platforms, and support the activities that will be taking place in an area designated for offshore wind development on the state’s north coast. The upgrades will […]

• USA: LEEDCo Assembles Team of Local Experts, World-Class Partners for ‘Icebreaker’ Project

  

  17 February 2013

  The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has assembled a team of local experts and world-class partners to create pioneering scientific and engineering solutions in the development of the first freshwater offshore wind project in the nation. LEEDCo’s “Icebreaker” project is receiving $4 million in Department of Energy (DOE) funding beginning February 15, 2013. The […]

• California Floating Wind Project Commits to Local Content

  

  7 December 2018

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

  The Morro Bay City Council has approved an exclusive Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with Castle Wind LLC to support the development of the planned 1GW Castle Wind Offshore floating wind project off the coast of Central California.

• AWEA: VolturnUS Launch Signal of Steady Progress toward American Offshore Wind Industry

  

  3 June 2013

  The launch of “VolturnUS 1:8,” the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine to be deployed in the U.S., is “another signal of steady progress toward development of an American offshore wind industry,” according to Christopher Long, Manager of Offshore and Siting Policy for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The floating turbine’s launch in Brewer, […]

• Wind Orca to Install 14.7 MW Siemens Gamesa Turbines on Moray West

  

  23 June 2022

  Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

  Offshore wind contractor Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Siemens Gamesa to provide the transportation and installation of a total of 60 wind turbines for the 882 MW Moray West wind farm offshore Scotland. The contract for the installation of the giant SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines at the Moray West offshore wind […]

• Germany: Pfaff-Silberblau Introduces OMEGA Manual Wire Rope Winch

  

  26 March 2013

  Specifically for anode adjustment in wind turbines, Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products GmbH of Kissing/Germany is presenting an application-specific version of the OMEGA manual wire rope winch from Pfaff-silberblau. Outstanding features of the new OMEGA Offshore wire rope winch are its encapsulated and, consequently, weather-resistant gearbox for long-lasting maritime deployment as well as its convenient operation […]

• Carolina Long Bay Offshore Wind Lease Sale Starts

  

  11 May 2022

  Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

  The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open the lease sale for two offshore wind areas in Carolina Long Bay in about one hour, as of when up to 16 prequalified bidders will compete for lease rights for the blocks OCS-A 0545 and OCS-A 0546. The area being auctioned today is the Wilmington East […]

• EU Streamlining Path to 300 GW by 2050 Offshore Wind Target

  

  16 February 2022

  Authorities, Environment, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment

  The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set out recommendations on how to deploy offshore wind more quickly in a report adopted on Wednesday, 16 February. As reported, the EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy sets out the goals of reaching at least 60 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 300 GW by […]

• The Netherlands: GeoSea Launches Self-Elevating Heavy-Lift Jack-up Vessel ‘NEPTUNE’

  23 September 2011

  Technology

    The launch ceremony for the self-elevating heavy-lift jack-up vessel NEPTUNE took place on 23 September 2011 at the IHC Merwede Shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. This jack up vessel is built by IHC Merwede for GeoSea N.V., the offshore marine construction specialist of the DEME Group of Belgium. The contract for […]

• Jan Behrendt Ibsoe Named to National Wind Turbine Operating Safety Committee (USA)

  14 July 2010

  Training & Education

  Jan Behrendt Ibsoe, Vice President, ABS Consulting Renewable Energy, has been named a member of the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Offshore Wind Energy Turbine Structural and Operating Safety. The study will provide guidance to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), formerly the Minerals Management Service, on its proposed approach […]

• Northern UK Businesses Tap Into US Offshore Wind

  

  24 February 2016

  Business & Finance

  The Northern Powerhouse offshore wind trade mission, led by Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) in partnership with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), will visit the US this week. Northern businesses, which will land in the eastern US on 27 February, will meet US wind farm developers and supply chain companies, and attend an offshore wind networking event […]