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  • US Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 35 GW

    31 August 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US offshore wind pipeline grew 24 per cent over the previous year, with 35,324 MW now in various stages of development, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). A little over 6.8 GW of new capacity was added to the pipeline throughout 2020, according to the 2021 edition of the Offshore Wind Market […]

  • Twelve US Offshore Wind R&D Projects Get Financial Support

    5 June 2020
    R&D

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium will award a total of USD 10.3 million (around EUR 9.1 million) to twelve projects selected in its latest solicitation for offshore wind research and development (R&D). The funding will support research in areas such as the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, offshore wind impact on […]

  • Avangrid to Operate Vineyard Wind 1

    4 August 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid has finalized an agreement to assume responsibility as the operations and management services provider for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1, a 50-50 joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) funds CI II and CI III, is currently under […]

  • Neptune Wind: Three Projects Proposed (USA)

    15 March 2011

    Neptune Wind has submitted two Expressions of Interest for offshore wind leases off Massachusetts. So, together with its previous unsolicited application for a parcel south of Rhode Island the company has proposed three lease areas in federal waters. About Neptune Wind Neptune Wind is a developer of utility scale offshore wind energy projects, focusing initially […]

  • TP Installation Coming up at America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    30 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of transition pieces (TPs) is about to commence at Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm. Beginning next month, DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger will begin placing TPs at 17 monopile locations in lease area OCS-A 0501. The campaign will continue through June 2024. The units are being manufactured by […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Expand US Offshore Wind Teamwork

    8 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has divested 50% of the Revolution Wind and South Fork offshore wind projects and two lease areas off the coast of New England, U.S., to Eversource. According to Ørsted, the divestment of 50% of the offshore wind assets took place at a purchase price of approximately USD 225 million. Revolution Wind is set to deliver […]

  • Ørsted Builds US Offshore Wind Powerhouse

    8 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has entered into an agreement with the D.E. Shaw Group to acquire a 100% equity interest in Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind at a purchase price of USD 510 million.

  • VIDEO: ABB’s Wind Power Solutions

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    ABB, which has over 30 years of wind power experience, released a video that shows its wind power solutions.  The company says that it delivers wind economy in every wind energy project it is involved in. ABB developed the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC), which brought the company to be […]

  • Cape Wind to Base Operations HQ at Falmouth Harbor, USA

    24 August 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Cape Wind has announced that it will base its operations headquarters on Falmouth Harbor on Cape Cod, creating 50 new permanent jobs. Cape Wind President Jim Gordon said: “Cape and Islanders once lit the lamps of the world by harvesting whale oil. Pretty soon, every morning, workers will leave from Falmouth Harbor to harness the […]

  • GE Haliade-X 13 MW Turbines to Spin on Vineyard Wind 1

    11 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy has received a firm order from Vineyard Wind to supply Haliade-X wind turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind installation in the US. GE was announced as the preferred turbine supplier for the project in December of 2020. Vineyard Wind 1 recently became the first offshore wind farm in […]

  • US Wind to Install Maryland Offshore Met Mast in August

    24 April 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    A meteorological tower for US Wind’s 268MW offshore wind farm in Maryland is scheduled to be installed at the offshore project site in August 2018. The met mast will be delivered by Gulf Island Fabrication, which signed a contract with US Wind in March.

  • Vineyard Wind Clears One More Hurdle

    23 July 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts has passed legislation which would allow an easement for a part of Covell’s Beach to be used for the construction of an interconnection for the Vineyard Wind project. According to Vineyard Wind, the bipartisan legislation authorizes the Barnstable Town Council to grant the easement that will allow the construction of the interconnection between the 800MW wind […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Hails Federal Announcement Regarding Offshore Wind Project

    3 July 2012

    Deepwater Wind praised yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) advancing the federal approval process for a utility-scale offshore wind project off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.   BOEM released its Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area where Deepwater Wind plans to construct its […]

  • US to Start Permitting Process for 2 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Massachusetts

    29 October 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of the proposal for a commercial wind energy project offshore Massachusetts, submitted by Mayflower Wind, a company co-owned by Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE). […]

  • EnBW Appoints North America Managing Director

    19 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    German offshore wind developer EnBW has hired Bill White to serve as Managing Director of EnBW’s North American operation.

  • Vineyard Wind Selects Foundations Designers

    19 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    WSP USA and Wood Thilsted have been awarded the contract to provide detailed design of foundations for Vineyard Wind’s 800MW offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. The project, being developed by a partnership of Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, will be the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US. WSP will […]

  • Prysmian Connects Vineyard Wind 1 to US Grid

    23 October 2023
    Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian has completed the installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US. Located more than 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind consists of an array of 62 wind turbines that will generate 800 MW of electricity and power over 400,000 homes. The […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Comments FAA Approval

    16 August 2012

    After years of careful aeronautical review of Cape Wind, the project received FAA approval in the form of this ‘Determination of No Hazard’. This is the fourth ‘Determination of No Hazard’ Cape Wind has received from the FAA since the agency began its review of the project in 2002. FAA’s review and approvals of Cape […]

  • Fugro to Start Surveying Bay State Wind Site

    5 October 2016
    R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is expected to start a geotechnical survey at the site of DONG Energy’s proposed Bay State Wind offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, on Friday, 7 October. RV Fugro Synergy is expected to complete the survey in around 15 days, weather permitting, a notice to fishermen issued by the Bay State Wind said. In […]

  • CDC to Buy Brayton Point Power Station. Eyes Offshore Wind Potential

    22 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Commercial Development Company (CDC), a U.S. commercial real estate and brownfield redevelopment company plans to buy the retired Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, identified as having big potential to serve the offshore wind industry. 

  • Cape Wind Pulls Out of New Bedford Lease

    3 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Developers of the Cape Wind project have notified Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) that they are letting go of the lease for a marine terminal in New Bedford. The decision came after Cape Wind was asked by MassCEC to give the center an opportunity to make the best out of the terminal space this year, since […]

  • New Bedford Delegation Visits EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven, Germany

    24 April 2013
    Authorities

    The EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven got high-profile visitors from New Bedford in the US state of Massachusetts. The 26-strong delegation from this small port city on the East coast was led by mayor Jonathan Mitchell. Most of the delegates work in urban and harbour development for the city of New Bedford and in research enterprises […]

  • Cable Route Survey Underway at Vineyard Wind Site

    21 October 2020
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has partnered with Woods Hole Group to carry out current and tidal monitoring at its planned 800 MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts. The parties deployed the current measuring and turbidity monitoring devices along the project’s export cable corridor to gain insight and data that will influence the planning and engineering of the […]

  • Benthic Expands into Offshore Renewables, Sets Up New Unit

    5 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Houston-headquartered offshore geotechnical & geophysical survey specialist, Benthic, has announced that it decided to officially expand into the offshore renewable energy market by establishing a new business line. 

  • US Offshore Wind Gains Momentum

    22 October 2013
    Authorities

    Despite significant advancements in 2013, continued uncertainty regarding federal tax policy and lack of state-level incentives will, if left unchecked, present significant barriers to US offshore wind success. This is according to the North American division of PMSS, an experienced European offshore wind consultancy firm and a part of the TÜV SÜD group – one […]

  • Revolution Wind Spreads to Connecticut

    4 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US-based offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has proposed to supply 200 megawatts from its Revolution Wind project to Connecticut.