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  • Rhode Island Could Remove Utility Incentives for New Offshore Wind Projects

    6 June 2022
    Authorities

    A new bill in Rhode Island, which will facilitate procuring further 600 MW of offshore wind capacity, could cut the costs for consumers as it removes incentives for which utility companies were entitled by signing long-term contracts with newly developed renewable energy projects. The bill, set to go before the State Senate on 7 June, […]

  • Vineyard Wind Books New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    23 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has signed an agreement to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal for a period of 18 months.

  • Rhode Island offshore wind energy and fishing (USA)

    23 May 2010
    Environment, R&D

    The Deepwater Wind Project in Rhode Island makes me proud to be a Rhode Islander. This project further stakes our claim as the Ocean State,…   [mappress] Source: warwickonline, May 21, 2010;

  • Energy Minister: Government Intends to Safeguard UK’s World-Leading Offshore Wind Position

    22 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Importance of the UK’s offshore wind industry was at the heart of a speech delivered by Greg Barker, the UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, to the Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets on UK renewables infrastructure investor day.   Mr. Barker stressed that the UK is now the fastest-growing economy in […]

  • Vattenfall Buying Majority Stakes in Two Wind Farm Projects Offshore Sweden

    20 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is buying the majority share in two offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 2.8 GW located off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden, from the wind power company Zephyr. Once fully developed, the projects are expected to generate 10.5 TWh of fossil-free electricity annually, the Swedish energy company said. The two wind projects, […]

  • US Updates Visa Guidance for Offshore Wind Vessel Crews

    18 September 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. State Department has updated its policy guidance to include a visa category for crewmembers who will work onboard vessels deployed in offshore wind operations. The new guidance, part of the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), solves a regulatory hurdle that was causing logistical problems for the industry by clarifying the correct type of visa to be issued […]

  • NOAA to Survey U.S. Coastal Waters

    29 April 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ships, small boats, and hydrographic services contractors have their sailing orders to survey more than 2,000 square nautical miles in U.S. coastal waters this year, collecting data that will strengthen the foundation of the nation’s environmental intelligence. Most of the vessels are sailing to their initial project […]

  • The importance of risk analysis

    23 August 2016

    Being an expert in any industry is a great responsibility. Being an expert in assessing the risk of potentially dangerous situations in an industry is an even greater responsibility. It is not only financial investments that rely on expert advice, lives also depend upon the policies and decisions made by these experts. Costa Renewables is such a company that […]

  • U.S. Atlantic Coast States Choose Renewables over Drilling

    29 January 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently released a draft strategy for offshore oil and gas leasing, which has shown that a significant number of officials representing eastern coastal states disapprove the plan, recommending renewable energy, especially wind power, as a better solution that would create more jobs and energy than drilling.  Atlantic region in the […]

  • US Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Nears 53 GW

    26 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The US has almost 53 GW of offshore wind projects in operation, development and planning stages. This could power more than 18 million US households if all the projects currently in development and planning are built. The US offshore wind pipeline reached 52,687 MW at the end of May 2023, with two offshore wind farms […]

  • Galway Bay Test Site Opens Door to Floaters

    5 April 2016
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Ireland’s Marine Institute has applied for a foreshore lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test site which would potentially allow the installation of floating wind turbines at the site. The Marine Institute denied seeking permission from the country’s Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to install three turbines at Galway Bay, as reported by […]

  • Swedish Port to Buy Minority Stake in Eolus Vind’s 1 GW Offshore Wind Project

    1 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Gothenburg Port Authority has announced that it intends to buy a minority stake in Eolus Vind’s Västvind offshore wind power project located in the Swedish economic zone. Under the agreement, the Gothenburg Port Authority will acquire 5 per cent of the shares in the project company that owns Västvind and Eolus will remain as […]

  • Vattenfall Tables Thanet Extension Plans

    6 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has started developing a proposal for an extension to the existing and operational Thanet offshore wind farm located approximately 12 kilometres from the shore at Margate in Kent, UK. The extension would comprise addition of up to 34 turbines on the edges of the existing 300MW wind farm which has been operational since 2010. Using the […]

  • Offshore Wind Bill Being Crafted for 2011 General Assembly (USA)

    27 December 2010

    A bill requiring utilities to enter into long-term purchasing agreements for wind-generated power is in the works for the 2011 General Assembly, with supporters and opponents getting ready to air the issue. Prince George’s County Sen. Paul Pinsky and Montgomery County Del. Tom Hucker, both Democrats, are planning to refile legislation similar to the ones […]

  • Ingenium Develops Unique Catamaran Vessel for Offshore Windmill Foundations Installation (Norway)

    11 October 2011
    Technology

    The market for offshore windmills is facing a significant increase. Currently it is installed or under construction around 1 500 offshore windmills, mainly in North Europe. More than 10 000 are being planned. The developers are looking for cost efficient installation methods and equipment. Ingenium AS Oslo, Norway has taken the challenge and developed a […]

  • US to Hold Seven Offshore Wind Auctions in Next Three Years

    14 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to organise up to seven new offshore wind lease sales by 2025, according to the country’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Offshore wind auctions are expected to be held for Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, Central Atlantic, and Gulf […]

  • USA: Senator Murkowski Introduces Offshore Revenue Sharing Legislation

    21 March 2013
    Authorities

    Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced major bipartisan legislation with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to ensure that all states receive a fair and equitable share of the revenues from energy production on federal lands and waters. The Fixing America’s Inequities with Revenues (FAIR) Actwould give 27.5 percent of revenue from offshore energy development, including oil, gas, wind […]

  • USA: Oil States Launches NautilusR Marine Crane

    3 May 2012

    Oil States Industries, Inc. announced, after two years of engineering and manufacturing work, has launched the addition of a new high-capacity NautilusR marine crane to its portfolio. The NautilusR 7000L was manufactured as part of a four-crane package mounted aboard MONTCO Offshore’s 335ft-class Liftboat Robert, one of the largest pipe leg self-elevating liftboats in the world. The […]

  • Head of Deepwater Wind to Speak at MSP Symposium

    15 September 2015
    Environment

    Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski will be giving the keynote address at the upcoming international symposium on marine spatial planning (MSP) that will be hosted at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett on October 6. The five wind turbines Deepwater Wind is just beginning to install off the Block Island […]

  • UK: 3rd Round of Navitus Bay Consultation Delayed

    3 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The third round of consultation for the GBP 3 billion Navitus Bay Wind Park project has been rescheduled for February next year, as the feedback from the second round was tremendous. Delaying the consultation will allow full consideration of the response and ensure any changes to the proposals can be made before the beginning of […]

  • Avangrid Requests a Few More Days to Respond to Massachusetts DPU

    10 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    This article was first published on 9 November and was updated on 10 November after the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities granted Commonwealth Wind the extension of response period. On 9 November, Avangrid Renewables, the US-based company owned by Spain’s Iberdrola and the developer behind the 1.2 GW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project, filed a […]

  • USA: Fishermen’s Atlantic City Wind Farm Poses Technical Risks, Report Says

    18 December 2012
    R&D

    A report made by Boston Pacific Company Inc. and Outsmart BV for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has found that Fishermen’s Atlantic City Wind Farm project’s benefits “are not enough to offset the Project’s costs”, after the consultancy companies reviewed the application. “In summary, we remain concerned with the significant level of subsidy […]

  • Will Trump Venture to Impose ‘No New (Offshore) Wind Turbines’ Policy and Bring US Industry Supporting 120,000 Jobs to Halt?

    8 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    During his presidential campaign in 2024, Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to stop offshore wind farms from being built in the US “on day one”. On 7 January, the US president-elect reiterated the plan which now seems to apply to wind energy on land too, saying he would look into implementing […]

  • Ocean Winds Multi-State Offshore Wind Project Receives Onshore Approvals

    28 October 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    SouthCoast Wind 1, being developed by Ocean Winds, has secured approvals from the state of Massachusetts for the construction and operation of onshore transmission facilities at Brayton Point in Somerset, the US. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) approved SouthCoast Wind’s request to construct and operate transmission facilities at Brayton Point in […]

  • Live from Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023

    29 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology

    Welcome to the Live Blog! #OEEC2023 in a nutshell. Enjoy the highlights of the event in this video: Thanks to all participants, partners, sponsors and media partners for making this event such a great success! See you next year on 26 & 27 November 2024! Drinks at Navingo stand Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference is almost coming […]

  • Anholt OWF Down, Error Found on Subsea Cable

    23 February 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has been offline since Saturday, February 21, due to a fault on the subsea cable connecting the wind farm to the grid on land, Energinet.dk reported today. Over the weekend, it was established that the error occurred on the cable near the offshore substation. However, it is still too early to determine the cause. “Nothing indicates that a ship or an […]