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  • New London State Pier Terminal Getting Ready for South Fork Wind Project

    6 March 2023
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Connecticut Port Authority has revealed that the Northeast Bulkhead, also known as the “delivery berth”, was completed at New London’s State Pier in the US. The 40-acre New London State Pier Terminal will be used to assemble and deliver offshore wind turbines for the Ørsted and Eversource joint venture’s South Fork Wind project this […]

  • Massachusetts to Procure Additional 2.4 GW of Offshore Wind by 2027

    30 March 2021
    Authorities

    Massachusetts will procure an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy by 2027, adding to the U.S. state’s previous solicitation that secured 1,600 MW of offshore wind capacity to be installed by 2027. Adding new offshore wind capacity is based on a bipartisan bill signed into law by the state’s Governor Charlie Baker on 26 […]

  • UPDATED: Trump Preparing Executive Order to Stop Offshore Wind Buildout on US East Coast, US Congressman Claims

    15 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    NOTE: This article was updated on 15 January at 21:50 CET following information offshoreWIND.biz received, attributing the drafting of the executive order halting offshore wind activities on the US East Coast to Congressman Jefferson Van Drew instead of the US President-elect Donald Trump himself. The article was further amended to state that lease, rather than […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2020

    2 March 2020

    We are bringing you a list of ten most-read articles on the site for the month of February. Haliade X-12 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Has Another Record-Breaking Day The HaliadeX-12 MW offshore wind turbine prototype in the Port of Rotterdam has set a new world record by being the first wind turbine ever to generate […]

  • CIP Sets Up New Fund to Back 10 GW of Renewables in Middle-Income Countries

    5 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched a new fund, which has a target size of USD 3 billion, intending to enable more than 10 GW of renewable energy capacity. Announced during COP28, the Growth Markets Fund II (GMF II) will be focused on developing and building offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, energy storage, […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Awards Offshore Wind Contracts to Seajacks and Gardline

    3 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has awarded major contracts to two Great Yarmouth based companies, Seajacks and Gardline, for work on their global pipeline of offshore wind farms.

  • DEME and Prysmian Land EUR 1.6 Billion Offshore Wind Contract in US

    5 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US energy company Dominion Energy has selected the consortium of DEME Group and Prysmian as the Balance of Plant (BoP) contractors for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.

  • 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 […]

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Target Tops 19GW

    23 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    States along the US East Coast are seeking to procure more than 19,300MW of offshore wind capacity through 2035, according to an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts. Legislation, regulation and, now, approved power purchase agreements are encouraging the development of the new capacity, though only 30MW of offshore wind resources […]

  • North Carolina Sets 8 GW by 2040 Offshore Wind Target

    10 June 2021
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has issued an executive order calling for the development of 2.8 GW of offshore wind power by 2030, and 8 GW by 2040. The executive order highlights the economic and environmental benefits of offshore wind and directs actions to help North Carolina secure the jobs and economic development associated with […]

  • GE Wins Two Offshore Wind Research Awards

    4 February 2022
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    The National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has awarded support to two GE’s research projects, one developing a robust joining process for large iron castings and one focused on the use of an Autonomous Inspection Vessel (AIV) for offshore wind turbines.   GE said on 3 February that GE Renewable Energy and GE Research were awarded […]

  • US DOE Issues USD 48.6 Million Call for Offshore Wind R&D

    26 July 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development

    The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has launched the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, allocating USD 48.6 million to projects designed to address several key needs in offshore wind development. The areas include accelerating research and development of floating offshore wind platforms; exploring innovations for […]

  • Construction to Soon Begin on Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Read the latest news on CVOW here: 2.6 GW US Project Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May The DP3 installation vessel Orion, owned and operated by the Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME, has sailed out of Invergordon in Scotland and is now en route to the United States, where it will […]

  • Iberdrola Moves to Acquire Full Ownership of US Avangrid

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance

    Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola, which owns around 81.6 per cent of its US subsidiary Avangrid, has launched an offer to acquire the remaining 18.4 per cent in the Connecticut-headquartered company for USD 2.48 billion (EUR 2.28 billion). Iberdrola says it wants to increase exposure to the networks business in the US and grow in markets […]

  • GE Proposes Two Offshore Wind Plants in New York

    27 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment

    GE has submitted a plan to construct two new manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins a sufficient volume of orders from customers in the State’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind. GE proposed building the factories with Carver Companies at their Port of Coeymans site. Should GE receive sufficient […]

  • GE Developing 18 MW Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine

    14 March 2023
    Business development, Technology

    GE could soon join the list of wind turbine manufacturers who have surpassed the current 15 MW “threshold” by producing and/or announcing more powerful models. According to information recently shared with investors, the US-headquartered company is likely to climb up the offshore wind turbine output ladder, currently led by Chinese OEMs, with an up to […]

  • South Fork Offshore Cable Installation Activities About to Begin

    17 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction will soon continue on the South Fork offshore wind project in New York with the installation of the project’s 68-nautical mile (about 126 kilometres) submarine cable to kick off in early 2023. The work installing South Fork Wind’s submarine cable involves six stages: seabed preparation, sea-to-shore interconnection preparation, nearshore cable laying, nearshore cable […]

  • Massachusetts Opens Its Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Solicitation, Plans to Procure 3.6 GW of New Capacity by June 2024

    31 August 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts has opened its fourth offshore wind solicitation which seeks to procure 3.6 GW of new generation capacity and makes this the state’s largest solicitation of this kind to date. Developers can submit bids until 31 January 2024 and the projects will be selected by 12 June next year, with the execution of long-term contracts […]

  • GE and Toshiba Bringing Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine to Japan

    11 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation have signed a strategic partnership agreement to localize critical phases of the manufacturing process of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in Japan and to support its commercialization in the country. The two companies said that they will leverage their collective technology, manufacturing facilities and skills, […]

  • Rhode Island to Review Revolution Wind Power Contract

    8 February 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    National Grid has filed for regulatory approval of a 20-year contract for energy from Ørsted’s 400MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The contract price for energy and environmental attributes is a fixed, nominal price of US 9.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (US 7.4 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 […]

  • US Approves Second Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Project

    25 November 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DO) has approved the construction and operations of the 132 MW South Fork wind project offshore Rhode Island. This represents DOI’s second approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in the United States after the 804 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts which began construction last week. ”We […]

  • CIP’s Flagship Fund On Track to Become World’s Largest Dedicated to Greenfield Renewable Energy Investments

    11 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached the first close on its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), at EUR 5.6 billion in capital commitments received. This puts the fund on track to reach its target size of EUR 12 billion, which would make this the world’s largest dedicated greenfield renewable energy fund, according […]

  • Iberdrola Secures EUR 1 Billion Loan to Buy Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Wind Turbines

    24 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    EKF Denmark´s Export Credit Agency (EKF) has approved a EUR 1 billion credit facility to the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the purchase of wind turbines from Vestas and Siemens Gamesa. This is the largest credit facility ever granted by EKF and was done in cooperation with Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB). The […]

  • US Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Nears 53 GW

    26 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The US has almost 53 GW of offshore wind projects in operation, development and planning stages. This could power more than 18 million US households if all the projects currently in development and planning are built. The US offshore wind pipeline reached 52,687 MW at the end of May 2023, with two offshore wind farms […]

  • US to Hold Seven Offshore Wind Auctions in Next Three Years

    14 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to organise up to seven new offshore wind lease sales by 2025, according to the country’s Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Offshore wind auctions are expected to be held for Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, Central Atlantic, and Gulf […]

  • US Awards USD 13.5 Million to Four Projects Supporting Sustainable Offshore Wind Development

    14 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) is funding four projects with USD 13.5 million to obtain critical environmental and wildlife data to support offshore wind development. The projects will inform offshore wind siting and permitting, and help protect wildlife and fisheries as offshore wind deployment increases under the country’s target of installing 30 GW of […]