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  • Construction Starts on First-Ever Jones Act SOV

    4 March 2022
    Vessels

    Ørsted and Eversource, together with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), have announced that construction of the first-ever US-flagged Jones Act-compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV) has commenced. The vessel, which is being built at ECO in-house shipyards located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, is expected to be delivered in 2024. The SOV, to be named “ECO EDISON”, […]

  • 532 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

    28 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Anma Offshore Wind has completed the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in relation to its 532 MW offshore wind farm, in consultation with South Korea’s Ministry of Environment. This is the result of a 15-month-long consultation process which began with the submission of the draft EIA in April 2022. With the final EIA consultation completed, […]

  • First-Ever SOV Built in US Christened in Louisiana

    13 May 2024
    Vessels

    Ørsted and the US shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) officially christened the first-ever US-built service operations vessel (SOV), ECO Edison, at the Port of New Orleans on 11 May. The construction of the vessel started in March 2022 at ECO’s shipyard in Louisiana, where ECO marked a 50-per cent completion milestone in April last year. […]

  • Ampelmann and Seaway7 Partner on Their First US Offshore Wind Project

    6 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has received an order from Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway, which will support the construction of a major US coast offshore wind project. The order not only marks the first collaboration of Seaway7 and Ampelmann in the Americas but will also see the first tour of duty of the […]

  • Offshore Construction Work Resumes on Revolution Wind After US Judge’s Ruling

    23 September 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A US judge in Washington has cleared the way for work to resume on the 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm after granting a temporary injunction that lifted the federal stop-work order imposed in August. On 22 August, the US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work […]

  • Construction Permit Sought for Connecticut Offshore Wind Hub

    6 August 2020
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The Connecticut Port Authority has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for proposed work in the Thames River at State Pier, New London, Connecticut. The proposed project would serve as a long-term, regional offshore wind port facility while continuing to support other existing long-term breakbulk cargo operations. The proposed two-phase […]

  • Ørsted Says Offshore Project Delays in US Highly Likely

    28 October 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted said that the construction of several U.S. projects is now highly likely to be pushed back due to delays in the permitting procedures. Ørsted’s CEO Henrik Poulsen said that the company is still waiting for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to decide on the preferred wind farm layout […]

  • 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 […]

  • Rise Light & Power Proposes to Replace New York City Fossil Fuel Generation with Offshore Wind

    18 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Rise Light & Power has revealed its Queensboro Renewable Express (Queensboro) plan, an offshore wind transmission project that will bring renewable energy to Queens and replace existing fossil fuel generation. The company’s idea is to use multiple sets of transmission cables to bring up to 3.9 GW of electricity generated by offshore wind farms in […]

  • Ørsted Bases Its North American Digital Operations in Newark

    21 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted will open its North American Digital Operations Headquarters in Newark, New Jersey, the company announced on 20 May. The new office will support Ørsted’s operations throughout North America for both offshore and onshore wind assets, and will initially see over 20 Ørsted staff, including 12-14 new IT positions, being based there in 2021. This […]

  • New York Bidders File Final Proposals, RWE Plans 2.8 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    21 October 2024
    Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The developers who entered their projects in New York’s fifth solicitation for offshore wind energy have submitted finalised proposals, with RWE and National Grid Ventures’ Community Wind offshore wind farm now proposed to have a generation capacity of up to 2.8 GW and to be built in two phases by 2032. In September, the New […]

  • Ørsted Becomes Sole Owner of 924 MW Sunrise Wind in US for USD 152 Million

    10 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource have finalized the transaction for Eversource’s share in the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project, initially announced in January. Ørsted has acquired its former partner’s stake for USD 78 million (approximately EUR 72 million) less than the originally agreed price earlier this year. In the agreement signed in January, the two companies agreed […]

  • 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, […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Becomes Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in the US

    26 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Vineyard Wind 1 project is now delivering more than 136 MW to the electric grid in Massachusetts, making it the largest operating offshore wind project in the US. Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the US, now has ten turbines in operation totalling approximately 136 MW, enough to power 64,000 […]

  • Over Half of Sunrise Wind Foundation Components Built, Offshore Construction to Kick Off in 2025

    16 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the advanced foundation components for the 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm have already been built, as the project gears up for offshore construction in 2025. Ørsted selected Riggs Distler & Company, a union construction solutions firm with offices in Mt. Vernon and Saugerties, New York, as the general contractor […]

  • Deepwater Wind Teams Up with Tesla for 144MW OWF in Massachusetts

    1 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind unveiled plans for its newest project off the American coast yesterday, 31 July. The 144MW Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm that would be paired with a 40MWh battery storage system provided by Tesla, is proposed to be built in Deepwater Wind’s federal lease site off the coast of Massachusetts.

  • Rhode Island Offshore Wind Farm Advances Through Federal Permitting System

    30 August 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Revolution Wind project offshore Rhode Island, developed by Ørsted and Eversource. The Notice of Availability for the Revolution Wind environmental analysis will be published in the Federal Register on 2 September, opening a 45-day public comment […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Plans Producing ‘Made in USA’ Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelles in New York

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has revealed plans to build a major manufacturing facility for offshore wind turbine nacelles at the Port of Coeymans, in New York, if wind farms comprising its turbines are selected by the state in the ongoing third offshore wind solicitation. This is the second facility the company has announced for the US, the […]

  • Ørsted and Equinor Share New York Offshore Wind Spoils

    19 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The State of New York has selected Bay State Wind, a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource Energy, and Equinor to develop two separate offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of around 1.7GW. Sunrise Wind Bay State Wind’s Sunrise Wind was selected to negotiate a 25-year offshore wind renewable energy certificate (OREC) for an […]

  • Support for Offshore Wind Gathers Momentum in New York

    15 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    New York’s business, environmental, labor, and community leaders gathered yesterday, 14 August, in Rockaway Beach in support of Governor Cuomo’s plan to make offshore wind a key component of the state’s strategy to increase renewable energy and stimulate economic development. This coalition has come together in advance of a series of New York City public […]

  • First-Ever Jones Act Service Operations Vessel to Feature Ulmatec’s Gangway

    17 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based Ulmatec has secured a contract for the supply of a motion compensated gangway and logistics support systems for ECO Edison, the first-ever US-flagged Jones Act-compliant service operations vessel (SOV). The 32-metre motion compensated gangway has a 12-metre telescope compensation range, infinitely adjustable access height to the offshore wind turbines, an integrated elevator in the […]

  • Drillship-Turned-Crane Vessel Gearing Up for Three US Offshore Wind Projects

    9 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Boskalis’s new offshore wind foundation installation vessel Bokalift 2, which went into service last year after being converted from a drillship into a crane vessel, is currently undergoing modifications in the Netherlands before its scheduled work in the United States. Bokalift 2 arrived in the Port of Rotterdam in mid-February for the final outfitting ahead […]

  • Eversource Secures USD 89 Million for Offshore Wind Hub in Connecticut

    20 August 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Eversource Energy, a US utility company, has secured a federal grant of USD 89 million (approximately EUR 80 million) to fund the development of new infrastructure aimed at enabling the interconnection of approximately 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity throughout several states in New England. The Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub consists of building a […]

  • New London State Pier Makeover Greenlighted

    12 February 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Construction is expected to begin in early 2021 and be completed by August 2022.

  • US Gives Revolution Wind Green Light to Start Offshore Construction

    21 November 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm serving Rhode Island and Connecticut, has secured the final approval needed from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to move the project toward the start of offshore construction. Revolution Wind, being developed by Ørsted and Eversource, has received approval of the project’s […]

  • UK Companies Forge O&M Services Alliance

    31 October 2023
    Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    RES, GEV Wind Power, Outreach Offshore, and Rix Renewables have launched the Offshore Wind O&M Partnership (OWOP) to supply a complete package of long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) services to offshore wind asset owners. The Partnership aims to reduce the complexity and resource intensity associated with the traditional way of subcontracting for multiple O&M services, […]