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  • Cape Wind Fights Back

    29 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind Associates has filed a court appeal against the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board’s decision not to extend the company’s permit for two subsea cables that would connect a 468MW offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound to the mainland. The board decided not to extend the permit by May 2017 based on the developer’s inability to demonstrate that the project will enter construction phase by mid-2017, […]

  • Deepwater Wind Heralds Announcement of Federal Call for Information for Rhode Island Wind Development (USA)

    24 August 2011
    Authorities, R&D

      Deepwater Wind hailed the announcement by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee that the federal leasing and permitting process for a utility-scale offshore wind farm in Rhode Island Sound is moving forward. “The announcement is great news not only for […]

  • Pre-Lay Survey of Vineyard Wind’s Export Cable Route Underway

    18 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    A pre-lay multibeam survey operation has begun along the export cable route for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm in Massachusetts. The survey operations, being performed by the research vessel Shearwater in the Nantucket Sound, will take approximately two weeks, subject to weather conditions. Shearwater is accompanied by the fishing vessels Chicawa and Rock & […]

  • Copenhagen Energy Reveals Another 3 GW Wind Farm Project Offshore Australia

    12 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy developer Copenhagen Energy has released details of a proposed wind farm in Commonwealth and State waters north of Geraldton in Western Australia. The Midwest offshore wind farm will comprise up to 200 turbines and six substations delivering 3 GW of renewable electricity, enough to power three million homes and businesses, for up […]

  • Equinor Enters Australian Offshore Wind Market

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has entered into partnership with the company established by two of the co-founders of the Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed offshore wind farm, to develop offshore wind projects in the country. The partnership marks Equinor’s entrance into the Australian offshore wind market. “Our ambition is to apply our industrial offshore experience and […]

  • Carbon Trust to Help China Meet Its National Offshore Wind Target

    5 August 2013
    R&D

    The Carbon Trust will now be applying the learning from its world leading work on offshore wind to help China meet its national target to grow its offshore wind capacity at the lowest cost from under 0.5GW today to 5GW by 2015 and to 30GW by 2030. The UK, with over 3GW installed, currently leads […]

  • Siemens Electrical Kit for US Offshore Wind Farm

    9 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has secured an order from Semco Maritime to provide the main electrical equipment for the electrical service platform (ESP) of the Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm. The project is located in a federal lease area approximately 25 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts in the United States, and will have a capacity to generate up […]

  • UK: Harper Macleod Recruits Rival Renewable Energy Team to Target Marine Energy Potential

    27 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Harper Macleod LLP has recruited the Renewable Energy team from rival firm McClure Naismith as it makes a significant move into the marine energy sector. Partner Steven Brown, an expert in emerging wave power technologies, and Associate Michael Johnston join Harper Macleod, Legal Advisers to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, on Monday, 25 March. The […]

  • Vineyard Wind Charters CTVs from Local Companies

    10 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has signed a charter agreement with Massachusetts-based Patriot Offshore Maritime Services for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for work on the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The CTV will be delivered during mid–2023 and deployed directly into construction, transporting essential personnel and equipment in support of the project. The 27-metre […]

  • MassCEC Assesses Offshore Wind Ports and Infrastructure

    25 October 2017

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has published an assessment of 18 Massachusetts ports and waterfront sites, and a supply chain directory of 320 state and regional small businesses that can contribute to the offshore wind industry.

  • Consortium Develops First US Offshore Wind Test Centre

    13 October 2011

      The first North American offshore wind turbine test centre has started development, off the eastern Atlantic shore of the US state of Virginia, by a consortium of Ecofys, Fugro and Real NewEnergy. The project, Poseidon Atlantic, has come about through collaboration between the Commonwealth of Virginia, Northampton County and the Virginia Port Authority with […]

  • Mayflower Wind Sheds Light on Massachusetts Bid

    2 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind Energy has issued the public version of its bids into Massachusetts’ second round of the offshore wind development procurement process. Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies and EDPR Offshore North America, submitted three 800MW proposals as well as a 400MW proposal. More specifically, these include the 408MW Mayflower Wind Project […]

  • Simply Blue Eyes Floating Wind Opportunities Offshore NSW in New Consortium

    22 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Simply Blue Group, Subsea 7, and Australian developer Spark Renewables have formed a consortium to pursue floating offshore wind development off the coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, in the Hunter and Illawarra regions. The recently declared Hunter-Central Coast and Illawarra Renewable Energy Zones offer good opportunities to support the development of floating wind […]

  • Massachusetts Governor Visits UK Catapult

    17 September 2014
    Authorities

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult welcomed the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and offshore wind industry leaders from the United Kingdom and the United States to London today to discuss the current and future state of the offshore wind industry, and how both countries could work more closely together. Governor Deval Patrick joined […]

  • USA: Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Reports Strong Fundraising

    22 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) has reported continued strong fundraising for this past year. According to APNS in 2012 a revenue of nearly $2.1 million was reported. Read the APNS results below: Revenue of nearly $2.1 million was reported in 2012, stable with 2011 levels and up 17 percent since 2010. Of the […]

  • AXYS Deploys Vindicator III LiDAR at Chesapeake Bay, USA

    27 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    AXYS Technologies Inc. has deployed one of its WindSentinel Land Stations on a man-made island at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay as part of a project headed by WeatherFlow Inc. The project is funded by the Virginia Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) with the objective, “Developing an Anchored Wind Monitoring and Forecasting System for […]

  • Ørsted Hires Geophysical Surveyor for Virginia Pilot Project

    6 August 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has announced that the research vessel Gerry Bordelon will conduct final geophysical studies on the site of the proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.

  • APNS Condemns DPU’s Approval of Cape Wind-Nstar Deal (USA)

    28 November 2012
    Environment

    The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) has condemned a decision by the Department of Public Utilities to approve a contract between Cape Wind and NStar, saying that it would cost ratepayers an additional one billion dollars in added electricity costs for only 27.5 percent of Cape Wind’s overpriced power.   NStar has received approval […]

  • BOEM Considers Second Wind Energy Lease Offshore Virginia

    9 December 2013
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it has taken another important step toward issuing a wind energy research lease to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME), after finding there is no competitive interest in the area where the state agency proposes to conduct activities. This would be the […]

  • Parkwind’s First Move Outside Europe Made Down Under

    27 April 2022
    Business & Finance

    Parkwind is entering the offshore wind market in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, and has made its first move outside of Europe by naming a country manager in the two countries. The Belgium-based offshore wind developer, which says its move reflects the high potential in the region, has appointed Peter Lars Spencer as country manager […]

  • MEPA Seeks Supplemental Vineyard Wind Environmental Impact Report

    22 June 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) has requested a supplemental filing to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Vineyard Wind Connector project.

  • Report: Massachusetts Offshore Wind Packs Big Economic Punch

    27 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    The deployment of 1,600MW of offshore wind is estimated to generate a total economic impact of between USD 1.4 billion to USD 2.1 billion in Massachusetts, according to a report by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).

  • Vineyard Wind to Deploy US-Based Supplier’s Bubble Curtain During Foundation Installation

    12 May 2023
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid which is building the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the US, has signed an agreement with the US company ThayerMahan for a pilot programme to deploy and test a secondary bubble curtain during the installation of foundations. A bubble curtain mitigates noise […]

  • Copenhagen Energy Submits Third 3 GW Offshore Wind Proposal in Australia

    5 September 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy company Copenhagen Energy has submitted a third offshore wind project proposal in Australia to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for initial assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. After filing two proposals earlier this year for 3 GW offshore wind farms in Western Australia, one […]

  • Vineyard Wind and Shoreline Offshore to Build CTV Terminal in New Bedford

    31 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has entered into a partnership with Shoreline Offshore to build a berthing and fueling area for crew transfer vessels (CTVs). The work will involve deploying two floating barges on Pope’s Island, New Bedford, and Shoreline Offshore upgrading its existing facilities, including adding fuel […]

  • Dominion Welcomes Government’s Funding

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dominion Virginia Power has been awarded an additional $47 million from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the construction of a 12-megawatt demonstration project, consisting of two 6-megawatt offshore wind turbines on innovative substructures that will produce enough electricity to power up to 3,000 homes. “This was a highly competitive process […]