5110 results found for 'Bay State Wind'

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  • Ørsted and Eversource Left Stranded in Rhode Island

    19 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Wind Farm Update

    Rhode Island Energy, the largest utility in Rhode Island, has decided that it will not be moving forward on a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted and Eversource for the Revolution Wind 2 offshore wind farm. The utility, formerly known as National Grid Rhode Island, said that higher interest rates, increased costs of capital […]

  • Orion’s Replacement for Moray East Jacket Installation Arrives in Nigg

    25 June 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel will start installing jacket foundations at the Moray East offshore wind farm in July, according to a document listing vessels involved in the construction on Moray East project’s website, updated on 18 June. The vessel’s AIS data shows that Seajacks Scylla arrived at the Port of Nigg early in the […]

  • Rhode Island Senate Passes Bill for 600 MW of New Offshore Wind Capacity

    8 June 2022
    Authorities

    The Rhode Island State Senate has approved the state’s new bill that facilitates procurement of further 600 MW of offshore wind capacity and removes incentives to which utilities are entitled under the existing law for signing long-term contracts with newly developed renewable energy projects. The bill (S 2583A), sponsored by Senator Dawn Euer at the […]

  • UK: Guest Entertainers to Help Scira Thank Wells-Next-the-Sea Residents

    24 July 2012

    The opening day of this year’s Wells-next-the-Sea Carnival (Saturday, July 28) will feature guest entertainers and extra activities as Scira Offshore Energy will use the occasion to thank local people for their support throughout the construction of the Sheringham Shoal project.  Guest performers from Cirque Bijou, including a polar bear, giant birds and windy people […]

  • OCEaN: It Is Possible to Speed Up Offshore Wind Deployment While Protecting Nature

    21 October 2022
    Environment, Industry

    As some European countries announced plans to fast-track offshore wind development and the current energy crisis is triggering more ambitious targets, how to achieve this without a negative environmental impact is one of the rising concerns. According to the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN), it is possible to speed up offshore wind and […]

  • Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Mexico: Holistic Project Approach Indicates Promising Opportunity

    28 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry, Ports & Logistics

    The following article is a guest post by Kristin Carman, PMP, REP – Offshore Project and Permit Manager DNV Energy USA, Inc. Offshore wind (OSW) development in the Gulf of Mexico (the Gulf) is an opportunity that has, arguably, received less focus than East and West Coast prospects, and one which some in the industry […]

  • NNMREC Holds Open House for Pacific Marine Energy Center

    26 May 2014

    Last week, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) held a public meeting at the Hatfield Marine Science Center Visitor Center regarding the Pacific Marine Energy Center, a new ocean testing facility. NNMREC, which is a partnership between Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Washington (UW), is working on a Pacific Marine […]

  • UK Parliament Passes Great British Energy Bill, Paving Way for GBP 300 Million Investment in Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    16 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    British Parliament has passed legislation for the new publicly owned energy company, Great British Energy (GB Energy), which will invest in clean power projects across the UK as part of the government’s Plan for Change. GB Energy will make available GBP 8.3 billion (approximately EUR 9.9 billion) in funding for supply chains over the course […]

  • USA: UW to Host International Wind Energy Conference

    26 September 2013

    Even though the generation of electricity through wind power has increased nationally and worldwide, many challenges — including reliability, overall wind farm performance and offshore wind — still exist. The International Conference on Future Technologies for Wind Energy — Oct. 7-9 in the University of Wyoming (UW) Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn — […]

  • Acadian Advises Against Atlantic City Wind Farm (USA)

    13 February 2012

    Acadian Consulting Group, hired by state officials to review an Atlantic City offshore wind farm proposal, is advising state regulators to say no to the wind farm, reports Press of Atlantic City. In February 2011, Fishermen’s Energy applied to the state Board of Public Utilities for the Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate. The company plans to […]

  • UiB Researchers Discuss Energy in Japan

    3 June 2015
    R&D

    Japan-Norway Energy Science Week 2015 was held in Tokyo on 27 and 28 May, with 80 participants from Norway and nearly 300 from Japan. Professor Sigrid Eskeland Schütz from the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, began on “Legal Aspects of renewable energy production in marine areas and coastal zones”. She gave an introduction of […]

  • US Launches Offshore Wind Supply Chain Study

    14 May 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    A project developing a comprehensive study of the US offshore wind supply chain was launched on 13 May. The project is a partnership between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the State of Maryland, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and will be carried […]

  • UK: Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay to Raise GBP 2 Million

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc has announced the launch of a £2m local community share offer to give the people of Wales the opportunity to be early stage investors in the planning and design development phase of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon proposal. The £2m Community Share offer is part of the Company’s current fundraising […]

  • Centerbridge Looking to Flip Senvion

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    New York-based private investment firm Centerbridge Partners is reportedly planning to list the German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion less than seven months after completing the acquisition of a 100% stake in the company for EUR 1 billion, Reuters reports.  Centerbridge has partnered up with JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank on the listing which might put a value of EUR 1.5 […]

  • U.S. Senators Push ’30-by-30′ Renewables Bill

    14 May 2015
    Authorities

    On May 12, seven U.S. democrat senators introduced a bill to create a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), which would require utilities to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. The legislation, according to senators Tom Udall, Edward Markey, Martin Heinrich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Merkley, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie K. Hirono, would create […]

  • UK: Majority Backs Financial Support for Wind and Tidal Power

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal industry, has welcomed a new YouGov poll commissioned by the Sunday Times which shows strong backing for financial support for wind and tidal power, with a majority of each of Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP voters saying that the Government should continue incentivising the […]

  • South Terminal Project Advances in New Bedford, USA

    14 August 2012
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance

    Mayor Jon Mitchell praised Governor Deval Patrick, Senator Mark C.W. Montigny, Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral and the New Bedford legislative delegation for their efforts to enact into law Senate 2367 which was filed by Senator Montigny on July 20, 2012 and signed into law by Governor Patrick. The Governor’s signing advances New Bedford’s South Terminal […]

  • KGAL Joins Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Team (UK)

    16 April 2013

    Leading UK consultancy, KGAL, has been appointed as the M&E design specialist for the proposed £650m state-of –the-art Swansea Bay tidal lagoon – the first of its kind in the world. KGAL will provide the detailed design and coordinate all the mechanical and electrical works, forming an integral part of the design team developing the […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Economic Development Act Bad News for Michigan (USA)

    21 July 2011
    Authorities

    The New Jersey Offshore Wind Economic Development Act turns out to be more like the “perfect storm” for that state’s economy — news that does not bode well for supporters of developing an industrial wind park in Lake Michigan. The Beacon Hill Institute has released a cost-benefit study that concludes that off-shore wind development in […]

  • Carbon Trust Hails Japan’s New Offshore Wind Law

    3 December 2018

    Following the Japanese Government’s approval of a new offshore wind bill that will be put into effect in the spring of 2019, the Carbon Trust welcomed the move, saying that this was a crucial step for Japan’s future energy strategy.

  • UK: Iberdrola Focuses on Offshore Wind Future

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is committed to promoting offshore wind power as one of the basic pillars in its future growth. It is determined to spearhead the development of this technology, which it considers to be the second revolution in renewable energies, just as it did in the case of onshore wind power, where it is the world […]

  • Australia: University of Adelaide Considers SMCE Commercialization

    19 July 2012
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

      Following several years of research, the University of Adelaide´s team, which has been developing the Sustainable Marine Current Energy (SMCE) turbine, is thinking of commercializing the device, says the EcoGeneration news site. In 2009, the University has engaged the final-year students in  development of a prototype marine current turbine. At that time a simplified […]

  • UK: Seaspeed Undertakes WFSV Sea Trials

    15 May 2013

    Seaspeed Marine Consulting was recently commissioned to undertake instrumented full scale sea trials on board a fleet of fast catamaran wind-farm support vessels, covering both calm water and rough water performance monitoring. The vessels ranged in size from 18 to 24 metres in length, all with speeds up to approximately 30 knots. For the calm […]

  • Three US States to Ask Developers to Submit Multi-State Offshore Wind Proposals

    5 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that enables the three states to employ a coordinated selection of offshore wind projects through each of their respective offshore wind energy generation solicitations. Under the MOU, the first of its kind in the United States, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut request that […]

  • Seaenergy Publishes ‘Past Laurels, Emerging Offshore Wind Energy Service Sector Bode Well’ (UK)

    5 October 2011

      The management has an excellent track record of establishing businesses from the concept stage and adding value for shareholders SeaEnergy PLCs (earlier Ramco Energy PLC) strategic approach to growth entails entering new businesses at an early stage when the need for capital is low and exiting these ventures when the right value is attained. […]

  • Heerema Signs Reservation Agreements for Polish Offshore Wind Projects

    19 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has signed reservation and preliminary work agreements with MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III, special purpose companies owned by Polenergia and Equinor, for the transport and installation of wind turbine foundations and an offshore substation. ”The subject of the Reservation Agreements is the obligation of the parties to continue negotiations in […]