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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Falcon Global Pool Together for US Offshore Wind

    30 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    US-based liftboat specialist Falcon Global LLC and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS have reached a cooperation agreement to exclusively contribute vessels and marine/installation crews and operate a full spread of offshore wind installation and feeder vessels for the US offshore wind market.

  • Tom Harries, BNEF: Comparing Apples with Apples

    18 October 2016

    Tom Harries, a wind analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and one of the panellists at the upcoming Offshore WIND Conference, has provided an insight into matters which are at the centre stage of the offshore wind sector: “Auctions, prices and frontier markets are the hot topics in the sector right now. We have […]

  • 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 […]

  • NOAA Approves Offshore Development Plan for RI (USA)

    25 July 2011
    Authorities

    NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. joined Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and other national and state leaders today to recognize the pioneering Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (Ocean SAMP). This new, innovative ocean management plan improves state review processes and policies to facilitate the development of […]

  • 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 […]

  • James Fisher Returns to South Fork Wind for Cable Testing and Termination Work

    7 November 2023
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    As construction work continues on New York’s first offshore wind farm, James Fisher Renewables is carrying out its second contract for the project. Following the deployment of the company’s bubble curtain during foundation installation this summer, James Fisher is now engaged in the final cable work at the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm. The […]

  • 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.

  • South Fork to Feature 11 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    7 June 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource have decided to reduce the number of wind turbines at the South Fork offshore wind farm from 15 to 12. The 130 MW project, which was planned to comprise up to 15 wind turbines with a capacity of between 6 MW and 12 MW, will now most likely opt for 11 MW […]

  • 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, […]

  • Industry, Academia Join to Study Long Island’s Offshore Wind Resources

    25 September 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind has announced a collaborative study of Long Island’s offshore wind resources with Stony Brook University (SBU), New York’s top-ranked public university, and AWS Truepower (AWS), an Albany, N.Y.-based renewable energy consultant.  Already underway, this collaboration will provide SBU with tools and resources that will strengthen its research in the growing renewable energy industry […]

  • BOEM Releases Draft EIS for Two Proposed Wind Projects Off Atlantic Coast

    13 December 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released two draft Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for offshore wind projects for public review and comment. The two projects, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) and the Sunrise Wind, if approved, could provide more than 4 GW of offshore wind power capacity, enough to power more than […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Retains its CEO (USA)

    6 February 2012

    Fishermen’s Energy has retained Chris Wissemann as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wissemann is one of the leading executives in the North American offshore wind industry, having been a founder of Deepwater Wind and recently having led Great Lakes Wind Energy, LLC. Wissemann brings his 29 years of experience as a manager, executive and developer […]

  • DW: Cumulative Offshore Wind Capacity Expected to Reach 74GW by 2025

    23 March 2016
    R&D

    Following a record 2015, the offshore wind industry will see fewer additions in 2016. However, the level of projects entering construction and the diversity of locations expected in 2016 bodes well for a larger global market in the years to come, Douglas-Westwood (DW) said. Capacity additions will grow significantly post-2016, peaking at 9.2GW in 2022, according to DW’s […]

  • South Fork Partners Award Onshore Work to Local Construction Company

    17 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Eversource and Ørsted have selected Long Island-based contractor Haugland Energy Group to install the underground duct bank system for the onshore transmission line for their 132 MW South Fork offshore wind farm and to lead the construction of the project’s onshore interconnection facility located in East Hampton, New York. David Hardy, Chief Executive Officer of […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Skyborn Renewables Now Ørsted’s Joint Venture Partner on Two US Offshore Wind Farms

    1 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables has become Ørsted’s joint venture partner on the South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind offshore wind farms in the US as Skyborn’s parent company, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), acquired Eversource Energy’s 50 per cent ownership share in the two projects. Eversource initiated a strategic review of its offshore wind investment portfolio that involves […]

  • Rhode Island Ports to Undergo Offshore Wind Upgrades with USD 95 Million State Support

    21 March 2022
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    Rhode Island’s Port of Davisville and the South Quay Marine Terminal in the City of East Providence will receive USD 60 million and USD 35 million, respectively, for infrastructure upgrades to support offshore wind activities on the US east coast. At the beginning of this year, State Governor Dan McKee announced that his FY2023 budget […]

  • US Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 25.8GW

    26 August 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US offshore wind energy project development and operational pipeline grew in 2018 to an estimated potential generating capacity of 25,824MW, according to a report issued by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The overall size of the US offshore wind pipeline grew by 1.4% in 2018, from 25,464MW to 25,824MW. The growth was driven by […]

  • Virginia Ready to See Big Offshore Wind Projects

    3 August 2017
    Authorities, Environment

    More than 50 elected officials, small businesses, community groups, environmental organizations, and health professionals have sent a letter to Virginia’s Governor Terry McAuliffe calling on him to embrace offshore wind as a key part of the Commonwealth’s energy plan.