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  • New York Governor Calls for Approval of 90MW South Fork OWF

    11 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday called on the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to approve Deepwater Wind’s South Fork offshore wind farm. LIPA has indicated that contract negotiations are close to final, and the 90MW project will be voted a meeting on 25 January. In his State of the State address, Governor Cuomo […]

  • Global Maritime Enters Taiwanese Offshore Wind Picture

    8 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK-based Global Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a number of Taiwanese organisations to develop closer cooperation on offshore wind technologies including marine warranty surveys, inspections and testing services.

  • South Boats CTVs to Be Built in Maryland

    6 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Rhode Island-based Blount Boats, Inc. has signed a sub-license agreement with Marine Applied Physics Corp. (MAPC) of Baltimore, Maryland, for the building of South Boats crew transfer vessel designs.

  • US Wind Holds Third Maryland Supply Chain Meeting

    19 January 2017

    US Wind, which plans to build a large-scale offshore wind farm off Ocean City, hosted a third meeting for offshore wind supply chain companies in Salisbury, Maryland on 9 January.

  • JDR Preferred Subsea Cable Supplier for US Wind’s Maryland OWF

    17 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    US Wind has chosen JDR Cable Systems as preferred supplier of both inter-array and export cables for its 750MW wind farm off the coast of Maryland.

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Farm to Feature GE Haliade-X Turbines

    18 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy has signed supply and service contracts for the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind farm in New Jersey, which will use the company’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines. The contracts, subject to final notice to proceed, cover the GE Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine with an option for Ocean Wind to utilise the […]

  • Deepwater Wind Takes Steps to Prevent Fishing Gear Issues

    13 July 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has adopted a procedure designed to prevent impacts to commercial fishing gear from offshore wind energy activities.

  • Deepwater Wind Gets Geotechnical Offshore New England

    26 September 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US-based GZA GeoEnvironmental has begun a multi-million dollar offshore geotechnical engineering program for Deepwater Wind in Rhode Island Sound at the sites of the proposed South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind projects. Working from a 200-foot class lift boat mobilized earlier this month from Quonset Point, Rhode Island, a 28-person GZA-led crew is now taking and […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Wins Bid for Two Offshore Wind Energy Sites

    1 August 2013

    Deepwater Wind announced its selection as the provisional winner of two offshore wind energy sites located in the federal waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. A competitive lease auction – the first-ever auction held in the United States for commercial offshore wind development – was held today by the U.S. Department of […]

  • Offshore Wind Capacity: World – 14.1GW, Europe – 12.5GW

    31 March 2017

    According to the latest statistics released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 2016 ended with a total of 14,081MW of offshore wind capacity in the world, 12,471MW of which has been installed in Europe.

  • Wind Turbines at Sea Reach 5 Per Cent of Total Wind Energy Capacity

    27 April 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Global installed offshore wind capacity increased in 2020 and reached around 5 per cent of total wind capacity, according to the latest statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Overall, wind energy expansion almost doubled last year with 111 GW, compared to 58 GW in 2019. Of the 111 GW, around 34.4 GW of […]

  • US, German Companies Partner for US Offshore Wind

    1 July 2022
    Business & Finance

    US-based Keystone Engineering Inc. and the German civil engineering company Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann GmbH (JBO) have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly provide offshore wind farm designs that are tailor-made to the growing US offshore wind market. The parties said that, as the US offshore wind industry gains more momentum, it is becoming more apparent that […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Submit Proposal for New Offshore Wind Farm in Rhode Island

    14 March 2023
    Business development, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource, the developers of the 704 MW Revolution Wind project offshore Connecticut and Rhode Island, have filed a proposal in Rhode Island’s offshore wind solicitation for Revolution Wind 2 which would have a generation capacity of 884 MW. According to the developers, the new offshore wind farm represents more than USD 2 billion […]

  • New Report Shows U.S. Holds Vast Offshore Wind Potential

    30 September 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department yesterday released a new report showing strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market, including the start of construction of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, one of 21 projects totaling 15,650 megawatts (MW) in the planning and development pipeline. Of these 21 projects, 13 projects totaling nearly 6,000 MW, enough to […]

  • Ørsted to Use GE Haliade-X 12 MW on US Offshore Wind Farms

    19 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its US offshore wind farms which marks the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine. Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Ørsted will deploy Haliade-X 12MW wind turbines on the […]

  • Deepwater Wind Emerges as Second Maryland Bidder

    23 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind, the developer of the first and only offshore wind farm in US waters, has announced plans to construct a 120MW offshore wind farm, the Skipjack wind farm, some 17 nautical miles northeast of Ocean City, Maryland. Deepwater Wind has secured the rights to acquire the site’s federal lease, subject to regulatory approval. The developer also […]

  • US Wind Shines Light on OW Workforce Development Needs

    7 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    US Wind held an informational meeting on 2 February in Baltimore, where the company proposing to build a large-scale offshore wind farm off Maryland met with offshore wind developers, supply chain industry leaders, economic development experts and federal and state agency officials.

  • Maryland Lawmakers Override Clean Energy Jobs Act Veto

    3 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Maryland State Senate, in conjunction with the House of Delegates earlier this week, voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The bill, which was vetoed last May, will increase and accelerate the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirement from 20 percent by 2022 to 25 percent by 2020, […]

  • LIPA Says Yes to First Offshore Wind Farm in New York

    26 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has received a unanimous approval from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) for the 90MW Deepwater ONE South Fork wind farm, the nation’s largest offshore wind farm and the first one to be built off New York. Speaking ahead of the vote and to a room packed with the supporters […]

  • EEW SPC Sends Off First Monopile Foundations for US Waters

    21 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Rostock-based EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has manufactured and delivered the first monopile foundations to be installed off the United States. EEW SPC built the two heavy monopile foundations and two transition pieces for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project offshore Virginia. The load-out of the heavy steel structures has recently been completed […]

  • US Publishes Draft Bill to Boost Offshore Wind

    12 January 2024
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has released a draft version of a bill that would streamline the offshore wind development process and get new sources of affordable clean energy on the grid. Senator Whitehouse requests feedback on his bill from all stakeholders, including federal, state, and local agencies, industries, developers, and communities. The Senator released […]

  • Deepwater Wind Resumes Work on Proposed Wind Farm off Block Island (USA)

    29 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    When the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued a ruling earlier this month upholding a long-term contract for the sale of power from Deepwater Wind’s proposed wind farm off Block Island, it was a green light for the company to resume work on the project. As the case dragged on for nearly a year, with the […]

  • US Wind Teams Up with Sea Risk to Boost Its Fishermen Engagement Efforts

    22 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US Wind, the developer of the MarWin offshore wind project off the coast of Maryland, has entered into a partnership with Sea Risk Solutions, a U.S.-based business which will assist the company with engagement efforts with fishermen in Maryland and the greater Delmarva region. The partnership will see Sea Risk’s Wolfgang Rain and Ron Larsen […]

  • Thrustmaster Backs USA’s Offshore Wind Industry with Portable DP System

    10 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    Thrustmaster of Texas, a marine propulsion design and manufacturing company from the U.S., is looking to give an edge to U.S. based marine jack-up operators wanting to enter the national offshore wind farm construction and maintenance sector by cutting the cost of entry in half with a unique propulsion system that allows conversion of existing vessels to […]

  • Alstom’s 6MW Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine Produces First kWh

    25 September 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    On September 19th, Alstom’s next-generation Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, installed just off the Ostend coast at Belgium’s Belwind facility, produced its very first kWh. The assembly and the tests conducted have so far helped to optimise the turbine’s installation and commissioning procedures at sea. Tests will continue in order to confirm how the machine […]

  • US Hits Pause Button on Oil & Gas Leasing, Doubles 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    28 January 2021
    Authorities

    US President Joe Biden signed a new Executive Order on 27 January, directing the Department of the Interior to identify steps that can be taken to double offshore wind energy production by 2030 and to pause entering into new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and in federal waters. The Executive Order comes […]