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  • Offshore Wind Companies Want to Delay Leasing off New Jersey

    27 January 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    New Jersey Governor  Chris Christie and legislative leaders were warned to delay leasing offshore wind tracts along the Jersey coast, writes the New Jersey  Spotlight. Namely, top companies from this industry, including Deepwater Wind and Offshore MW,  wrote a letter saying that the state  could ” lose the opportunity of offshore wind entirely, should the […]

  • US Lawmakers Call For Prompt Vineyard Wind Decision

    20 August 2019
    Authorities

    A group of U.S. senators and representatives are calling on federal agencies to move ahead with the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, after the delay of its Federal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, Senators of Louisiana Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, as well as Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and Massachusetts […]

  • Siemens Erects Fourth Substation in North Sea

    21 July 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed a fourth offshore platform in the North Sea, completing an important stage for grid connections of sea-based wind farms. This is the platform for the SylWin1 DC link, which is the most powerful of the four offshore wind power grid connections contracted to Siemens by the German-Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT between […]

  • Expert Authorities from EU Member States Support Hexicon in EU Investment Program NER300

    16 May 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Expert authorities and government departments in Sweden, Malta and Cyprus have decided to support Hexicon in the EU investment program for renewable energy NER300. Hexicon, a Swedish company specializing in large-scale, floating platforms for wind and wave power, might together with local partners thereby be selected by the European Commission to benefit from a 4.5 […]

  • Dock Laying Ceremony for SylWin Alpha Held at Nordic Yards (Germany)

    3 September 2012

    With the dock laying of SylWin alpha, Nordic Yards has reached another milestone in the production of the offshore converter platform. In Warnemünde, the traditional ceremony – which is known as “keel laying” in the case of ships – was held in the presence of representatives of the client Siemens Energy and the end customer, […]

  • The Netherlands: MarineCo Orders Two Offshore Wind HSSVs from Damen

    23 January 2012

    Scottish offshore service provider MarineCo UK has placed an order at Damen Shipyards for two more High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs). Since taking delivery of Damen’s first-ever HSSV 2610 Twin Axe in June and the second one in the last week of December, the MarineCo Shamal and MarineCo Mariah have shown striking performance when working […]

  • BAM In Charge of Blyth OWF’s Gravity Base Foundations

    7 June 2016

    Royal BAM Group has been awarded a contract for the Blyth Offshore Wind project by EDF Energy Renewables to design, fabricate and install five full-size gravity base foundations, first of their kind to be built in the world, according to the company.   The foundation design will utilise ‘self-installing’ technology, which has been developed by two […]

  • Bill Aiming to Relocate Aqua Ventus I Dismissed

    11 May 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A bill aiming to prohibit the permitting of an offshore wind energy project within the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area, or within 10 nautical miles of the area, was dismissed by the U.S. State of Maine’s Energy, Utilities and Technology committee.

  • Mayflower Wind Withdraws Motion to Suspend PPA Review After Mass. DPU Rejects Request First Filed for Commonwealth Wind

    8 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Shell-Ocean Winds joint venture has withdrawn its motion to suspend the proceedings to approve the long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its 405 MW Mayflower Wind project, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) after Avangrid requested a one-month suspension of the DPU’s review of the PPAs for its Commonwealth Wind development. Avangrid, […]

  • trûon Advises Vattenfall on Acquisition of Sandbank 24 (Germany)

    30 November 2011

    trûon Rechtsanwälte has advised Vattenfall in the acquisition of project rights for the offshore wind farm Sandbank 24 from Sandbank Power GmbH & Co. KG. The planned offshore-wind farm Sandbank 24 is located in the German Exclusive Economic Area in the North Sea approximately 90 km west of Sylt. In its initial phase, the project […]

  • Judge Denies Intervenor Status to Block Island Wind Project Opponents

    4 October 2013
    Authorities

    A Superior Court judge has ruled against Block Island offshore wind project’s opponents, who were trying to get legal intervenor status in the state permitting process for the project, writes the Providence Journal. Judge Michael A. Silverstein said that these individuals “may participate as other members of the public,” but will not be able to […]

  • Maine Assessing Mack Port Terminal for Offshore Wind

    12 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The U.S. state of Maine is set to examine the Mack Port Terminal in Searsport for opportunities to support the local offshore wind sector. The assessment will review current site characteristics, provide an analysis of potential port users and identify structural improvements or capital investments that may be needed. Additional analysis and review will be […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Picks Construction Team

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind has selected the joint venture team of Flatiron Construction Corp., Cal Dive International, Inc., and Cashman Equipment Corp. as its construction contractor to build America’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound.  Cape Wind President Jim Gordon said, “We are confident this is the right team with the best skills and capabilities to […]

  • USA: NWF’s Report Supports Offshore Wind Development

    13 September 2012
    R&D

    National Wildlife Federation (NWF) issued a new report, which says that mutual effort on building offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean will help avoid climate change. Also, offshore wind turbines are estimated to create up to 300,000 overall working positions. Benefit of the offshore wind industry will affect Maine coastal cities and ports, creating […]

  • NYPA Board Chairman Michael Townsend Questions Offshore Wind Project (USA)

    3 May 2011
    Authorities

      New York Power Authority board chairman Michael Townsend questioned Monday whether the authority’s offshore wind farm proposal should go forward. “From my perspective, I don’t think that project is very viable at this time, politically or economically,” said Townsend, a lawyer with the Perinton-based law firm Harris Beach. The authority, an independent arm of […]

  • India to Open 4 GW Offshore Wind Tender This Year

    10 June 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will open the first offshore wind tender in the next three to four months to lease blocks off the state of Tamil Nadu, which can accommodate around 4 GW of offshore wind capacity. This will be the first of eight rounds planned to be held over the […]

  • Vertical Lay-Up Machine Commissioned at TKF’s New Cable Factory

    13 May 2024
    Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The new cable factory Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) built in Eemshaven is preparing for full operation as the company completed a type test run in March, producing a three power core-type test cable, and with the vertical lay-up machine (VLM) delivered by PASSER now commissioned and undergoing final tweaks. “Our scope of work at TKF’s new […]

  • USA: BOEM to Issue Offshore Wind Energy Research Lease to Commonwealth of Virginia

    15 March 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to continue to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced yesterday that it has taken an important step toward issuing a wind energy research lease to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME), after finding that there is […]

  • Denmark Cancels 3 GW Offshore Wind Tender, Gov’t Eyes Auction with State Subsidies

    31 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Denmark has suspended all ongoing offshore wind tenders as the current no-subsidy model is not working under current market conditions, said Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities on Friday. Additionally, the government has initiated preparatory work to retender up to 3 GW of offshore wind this year. This follows an unsuccessful tender for […]

  • Seven Developers File Applications for Two Wind Areas Offshore Estonia

    31 August 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Seven companies have submitted applications for the development of offshore wind projects in two areas in the Estonian sector of the Baltic Sea, for which the application deadline closed on 28 August. The auction for the two areas, named Liivi 1 and Liivi 2, is expected to take place in November or December of this […]

  • UK: Smit Constructor Completes Undersea Works at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    A stalwart vessel of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm fleet has left the Greater Wash after reaching another project milestone, the completion of the undersea works to prepare the site for the installation of the cables that transport the power generated by the wind turbines. The 77m vessel Smit Constructor has been home and […]

  • Oregon Floating Wind Lease Sale Postponed

    30 September 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has postponed the lease sale for offshore wind areas in federal waters off Oregon. The US federal agency said on 27 September the auction was being delayed due to insufficient bidder interest. BOEM issued the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for two lease areas offshore Oregon on 29 […]

  • New York City Greenlights Empire Wind O&M Base Design

    2 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates

    The New York City Public Design Commission (PDC) has approved Equinor’s design for the offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) building that the developer of the Empire Wind projects plans to build at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The O&M base would be New York’s first-ever purpose-built facility of this kind, according to Equinor. […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Foundation Builders Should Join Projects at an Earlier Stage (Navantia)

    21 July 2017

    Discussing jacket foundations standardisation as a way of optimising production and cutting down the costs, Jorge López Novo, Navantia’s Commercial Manager, said that the foundation builders should be involved in offshore wind projects at an earlier stage, together with developers and designers. Since some concerns were raised over local content after Iberdrola awarded Navantia with […]

  • New Jersey Wind Port Attracts 16 Offers from Major Offshore Wind Players

    1 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Six world-leading offshore wind developers and wind turbine manufacturers have submitted a total of 16 offers in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) sublease solicitation for the New Jersey Wind Port. Ørsted, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (a joint venture between Shell and EDF Renewables), and Beacon Wind (a joint venture between Equinor and BP) […]

  • Sumitomo Entering Estonian Offshore Wind Market with Liivi Bay Project Buy-In

    19 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Enefit Green has signed an agreement with Sumitomo Corporation to sell a 50 per cent stake in Liivi Offshore OÜ, the project company behind the Liivi Bay offshore wind farm, planned to be built in Estonia. Under the agreement, obtaining approval from the Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) is a precondition for […]