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  • Ireland Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Target to 7 GW Through Agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings

    29 July 2022
    Authorities

    The Irish Government has increased the country’s offshore wind target for 2030 from 5 GW to 7 GW after reaching an agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings that set maximum limits on greenhouse gas emissions for each sector of the Irish economy to the end of the decade. The Sectoral Emissions Ceilings have been set for […]

  • US and Mexico Bolster Cooperation on Renewable Energy Development

    26 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The United States and Mexico have signed several agreements to strengthen ongoing cooperative activities on energy development, conservation and preparation for the impacts of climate change on the two countries’ shared natural resources. The agreements were signed on 25 February during the third round of the US-Mexico High-level Economic Dialogue (HLED) held in Mexico City. In […]

  • Mexico In Line for Wave Energy Farm

    1 December 2015

    Wave energy technology company AW-Energy Oy and Mexican renewable energy developer ENAL have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop, design and deploy a 10MW wave farm off the Pacific coast of Mexico. This wave farm will at its inception represent the first wave farm in operation in the Americas as well as one of […]

  • 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 […]

  • BOEM Working on Environmental Assessment for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Area

    12 January 2022
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is preparing a draft environmental assessment (EA) for offshore wind activities in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where the government agency is looking to narrow the identified wider area before advancing any Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) for lease sales. “The Gulf of Mexico is well-positioned […]

  • U.S. Coast to Host Russian Wave Generators

    29 May 2013

    Company OceanRusEnergy recently returned from the International Exhibition in Shanghai, where she was offered a sign dealer agreements for the supply of wave generators on the island of Crete, in Turkey, China and Mexico. According to Alexey Eliseev, chief designer of the company, pervouraltsy became the first in Russia who since the Soviet Union has […]

  • Six Key Offshore Wind Themes to Watch in 2022 – Westwood

    20 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    The following is a guest post by Westwood Global Energy Group’s Senior Analysts Michelle Gomez, Bahzad Ayoub and Ruth Chen. The offshore wind sector had another record-breaking year in 2021. Some 18.6 GW of capacity was put into operation – the industry’s highest level of annual capacity additions.   Mainland China’s push to bring capacity […]

  • Gulf of Mexico Step Closer to Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    31 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that the development of offshore wind leasing areas in the Gulf of Mexico will have no significant impacts on environmental resources. The environmental assessment (EA) considered the potential environmental consequences of site characterisation activities (i.e., biological, archeological, geological, and geophysical surveys and core samples) and […]

  • Hexion to Introduce BP 535 Resin System

    10 March 2015

    Hexion will introduce the EPIKOTE BP 535 resin system at the JEC Europe 2015 Composites Show, March 10-12, in Paris. This new bonding paste, developed specifically for today’s larger, high performance rotor blades, combines outstanding strength and fatigue performance with the long processing time needed to manufacture lengthier blades. “We work closely with customers to develop innovative […]

  • 600 MW OWF in Gulf of Mexico Would Bring 4,470 Jobs and USD 445 Million – Study

    5 May 2020
    Authorities, R&D

    A 600 MW offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Mexico, with a commercial operation date of 2030, would bring some 4,470 jobs and USD 445 million in gross domestic product (GDP) during construction, according to a study released by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). During the operational stage, a project of […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Meet 166% of Texas’s Electricity Demand

    23 March 2021
    R&D

    The U.S. state of Texas has an offshore wind potential in the Gulf of Mexico that could provide the state with 166 per cent of its electricity needs, according to the recently published Offshore Wind for America report, which found that offshore wind could meet 90 per cent of the U.S. projected 2050 electricity demand. […]

  • Dutch Developing Bladeless Windmill for Onshore and Offshore Use

    3 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    From Wednesday, March 27, a scale model of a bladeless windmill can be viewed in front of the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology. Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of […]

  • CBC Connect Extends Contract With The Offshore Group (USA)

    3 March 2011

    Miamisburg, Ohio-based CBC Connect, a member of the Carlton Bates Company, has extended its contract for manufacturing support, or “shelter” services, in Mexico with The Offshore Group through 2015. The company has operated a manufacturing in Mexico facility in Saltillo, Coahuila at The Offshore Group’s La Angostura Industrial Park since 2005. Approximately 140 workers are […]

  • VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill

    3 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context. A scale model of EWICON can be viewed in front of the faculty of Electrical […]

  • Possible New Wind Farm in Mexico

    21 March 2011

    Today there are rumours in the market regarding a wind farm project in Mexico of almost 400 MW. Vestas can confirm that negotiations between the consortium behind the project and Vestas are ongoing, but Vestas has not yet received a firm and unconditional order for the project. If the negotiations between the consortium and Vestas […]

  • Record-Breaking Attendance at Offshore Energy 2014

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The 7th annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) held on 28 & 29 October at Amsterdam RAI attracted 13,452 visitors representing 81 nationalities, an increase of 47% compared to last year. OEEC 2014 featured 630 exhibitors on 21,000 sq.m. floor space and 106 speakers in 22 sessions. Official opening OEEC 2014 was opened by […]

  • BOEM Designates First Gulf of Mexico Lease Areas for Offshore Wind Development

    1 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind development, with the potential to produce enough clean energy to power nearly three million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The area […]

  • Louisiana Could Build First Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Farm by 2026

    5 May 2022
    Authorities

    As the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is working towards the first offshore wind auction for the Gulf of Mexico early next year, current legislative developments in Louisiana could lead to the state being the first to build an offshore wind farm in the Gulf, as well as to expanding the wind lease […]

  • Louisiana Takes First Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Steps

    10 November 2020
    Authorities

    Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced a renewable energy initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, which revolves around offshore wind. On 9 November, Edwards presented his vision at an inaugural meeting of the Climate Initiatives Task Force established earlier this year, for which offshore wind energy will be one of the strategies pursued to […]

  • Shell, TotalEnergies Eye New Projects in Gulf of Mexico and It’s Not Oil & Gas

    2 March 2023
    Business & Finance

    With the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the US part of the Gulf of Mexico on the horizon, several companies have prequalified for the auction. Not surprisingly, Shell and TotalEnergies, who have already secured offshore wind leases on the US East Coast and operate oil and gas assets in the Gulf, are on the […]

  • US Opens Gulf of Mexico to Offshore Wind

    9 June 2021
    Authorities

    The US Department of the Interior will assess potential opportunities to advance offshore wind development on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Request for Interest (RFI) in the Federal Register on Friday, 11 June to assess interest in potential offshore wind development in […]

  • Texan-Norwegian Partnership Has Floating Wind Plans for Gulf of Mexico’s Oil & Gas Assets

    30 January 2023
    Business & Finance

    Oceaneering, a Norwegian subsidiary of Texas-headquartered Oceaneering International, and Havfram-owned company Kontiki Winds are teaming up on microgrid electrification projects using floating wind turbines to power offshore oil and gas assets and remote island states. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Norway, the partners will jointly pursue the application of floating offshore wind […]

  • Unlike oil spills, offshore wind farms are pullution-free

    5 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Just days after the unfolding oil-related environmental disaster started in the Gulf of Mexico, a number of Democratic lawmakers began…   [mappress] Source: ewea, May 05, 2010;

  • USA: Reasons why Cape Cod is right for offshore wind farm

    2 May 2010
    Environment, R&D

    With thousands of gallons of crude oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico every day from an oil rig explosion, and the threat that it could… [mappress] Source: aolnews, May 01, 2010;

  • Shell, GWT Team Up to Establish Offshore Wind Energy Hub in Louisiana

    13 March 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Training & Education

    Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) has partnered with Shell to establish a research, training, and technology demonstration programme in an effort to advance offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico. GWT, supported by a USD 10 million investment from Shell, will create 30 new direct jobs and the Louisiana Economic Development estimates that the project […]

  • USA: Wind Changes Course at Port Corpus Christi

    20 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Participation in wind energy component cargo from global markets since 2006 has made Port Corpus Christi a leader in import facilities for all major manufacturers. The Port had a record-breaking volume year in 2012. However, new wind energy market trends have created a reverse trade in 2013. On Saturday, May 18, wind components destined for […]