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  • HeliService Taking Delivery of First Offshore Wind Helicopters in US

    27 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dublin-headquartered aircraft lessor LCI has started delivering helicopters that will be leased under long-term arrangements to HeliService USA and be used on offshore wind projects. These are the first dedicated offshore wind helicopters in the United States. The offshore helicopter transport provider based in Rhode Island, US, is leasing two AW169 helicopters, one of which […]

  • 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 […]

  • New London State Pier Makeover Greenlighted

    12 February 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Construction is expected to begin in early 2021 and be completed by August 2022.

  • All Turbines Up at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms

    29 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines have been installed at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan, according to an update shared on social media by Per Mejnert Kristensen, President of Ørsted Asia Pacific. Offshore construction on the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a wind farms started in the summer of […]

  • First-Ever Jones Act Service Operations Vessel to Feature Ulmatec’s Gangway

    17 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based Ulmatec has secured a contract for the supply of a motion compensated gangway and logistics support systems for ECO Edison, the first-ever US-flagged Jones Act-compliant service operations vessel (SOV). The 32-metre motion compensated gangway has a 12-metre telescope compensation range, infinitely adjustable access height to the offshore wind turbines, an integrated elevator in the […]

  • New York and Denmark Boost Offshore Wind Ties

    24 September 2019
    Authorities

    The State of New York and Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand an ongoing partnership on the development and procurement of offshore wind energy. The new MoU builds on the existing partnership between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate on offshore […]

  • Survey Activities Ramping Up on Equinor and BP’s New York Wind Site

    19 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Two survey activities are planned to start this month at the Empire Wind offshore wind farm site located about 20 miles south of Long Island. The first is a short-term underwater sediment survey campaign, planned to begin in late June. The sediment survey experts will sample the seabed along the proposed Empire Wind 1 and […]

  • BP and Equinor Terminate Empire Wind 2 Offtake Agreement, Await ‘New Offtake Opportunities’

    4 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US joint venture between BP and Equinor has agreed with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to terminate the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) agreement for the 1,260 MW Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project that recently obtained federal approval. The move comes after the joint venture, and two […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Plans Producing ‘Made in USA’ Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelles in New York

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has revealed plans to build a major manufacturing facility for offshore wind turbine nacelles at the Port of Coeymans, in New York, if wind farms comprising its turbines are selected by the state in the ongoing third offshore wind solicitation. This is the second facility the company has announced for the US, the […]

  • BP, Equinor Seal 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Deal with New York State

    17 January 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and BP have finalised the Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for their Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind 1 projects, after being selected in the state’s offshore wind power solicitation in January 2021. The finalisation of the agreements was announced at an event […]

  • New York Readies for Potential Offshore Wind Project Cancellations

    13 October 2023
    Authorities, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the release of a new 10-Point Action Plan to expand and support the growing large-scale renewable energy industry in the state. One of the plan’s points outlines that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) plans to launch an accelerated renewable energy procurement process for […]

  • US and German Firms Unveil Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Farm Installation Solution

    27 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    A consortium led by Germany-based ONP Management and US-based Renewable Resources International has developed a Jones Act-compliant transport and installation vessel solution, named Feederdock, dedicated to addressing the US market. The Feederdock, which is based around a U-shaped crane vessel that can dock Jones Act Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) before jacking up, features a 3,000-tonne […]

  • Great Lakes Inks First Rock Supply Deal For US Offshore Wind Farm

    27 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Great Lakes) has signed the first-ever subcontract for the procurement of rock for a wind farm offshore the US with Carver Sand & Gravel LLC (Carver), a US quarry in the state of New York. Through this subcontract, Great Lakes will use rock produced in New York to provide […]

  • 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 […]

  • Construction Starts on US Offshore Wind Foundation Components Factory

    3 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource have started constructing a manufacturing facility for offshore wind foundation components at ProvPort in Rhode Island, United States. Once complete, the new facility will be used to support the construction of advanced foundation components integral to foundations for Ørsted and Eversource’s portfolio of offshore wind farms serving Rhode Island, […]

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Hub Clears Final Hurdle

    22 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The Connecticut Port Authority Board of Directors has authorized a notice to proceed to its construction manager to begin permitted dredging activities at its State Pier Improvements Project in New London. The Department of the Army through the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District, issued to the Connecticut Port Authority a Department […]

  • Ørsted Terminates Skipjack Wind Offtake Agreement Amid ‘Challenging Market Conditions’

    26 January 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has unveiled that it is pulling out of an offtake agreement with the State of Maryland for its 966 MW Skipjack Wind offshore wind project in the US. Following consultation with the State of Maryland, Ørsted has withdrawn from the Maryland Public Service Commission Orders approving the Skipjack 1 and 2 offshore wind projects. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • New York Plans to Launch Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation This Summer

    24 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled plans to launch the fifth offshore wind solicitation (NY5) this summer. In addition, Governor Hochul announced on 23 April that a USD 200 million Supportive Manufacturing and Logistics Request for Proposals (RFP) is open to support infrastructure investments in the state’s domestic offshore wind supply chain. The news […]

  • Equinor Returns to New York for More Offshore Wind

    21 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Norwegian energy major Equinor has submitted bids into New York’s second offshore wind solicitation. Equinor submitted its proposals to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in response to the state’s most recent solicitation requesting proposals for up to 2.5 GW of offshore wind and a multi-port infrastructure investment plan. The bids […]

  • Ørsted Takes a Hit Offshore, Still Expects Highest Yearly Operating Profit

    20 January 2023
    Business & Finance

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted expects operating profit (EBITDA) for 2022 to total DKK 32.1 billion (EUR 4.3 billion), the company’s highest EBITDA to date, based on preliminary and unaudited reporting. The results are within the latest guidance and above the company’s initial expectations for the year, achieved during a year with unusual market […]

  • Fugro Bags Offshore Wind Contracts in South Korea and US

    22 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded contracts in the offshore wind sector in South Korea and the U.S., according to the company’s results for the first quarter of 2021. In South Korea, Fugro has won a contract for a site investigation programme for a floating offshore wind farm. The company did not disclose any further details about […]

  • First US-Flagged Offshore Wind Service Operations Vessel Taking Shape

    5 April 2023
    Vessels

    Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has marked the 50-per cent completion milestone on ECO Edison, the first-ever US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), chartered by Ørsted and Eversource for their South Fork Wind, Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects. The construction of the SOV, being built by ECO’s in-house shipyards in Louisiana, Mississippi, and […]

  • Maersk Makes Grand Entrance Into Offshore Wind Installation Market

    29 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The recently announced wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) for which Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine won a shipbuilding contract is now confirmed to have been ordered by Maersk, whose subsidiary Maersk Supply Service has just revealed that it signed a firm contract with a joint venture between Equinor and BP for the installation of the Empire 1 […]

  • Ørsted Goes Ladder-Less Offshore New York

    27 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish engineering innovator Pict Offshore has signed a deal with Ørsted to deploy the ‘Get Up Safe’ (GUS) motion-compensated lifting system at New York’s first offshore wind farms. The deal with Pict Offshore will see the system deployed at the 132 MW South Fork Wind offshore wind farm, as well as two further projects off […]