The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its final Environmental Assessment (EA) of the wind energy area (WEA) located in the Gulf of Maine, finding that the leasing process and site assessment and characterisation activities will not have a significant environmental impact. BOE
Massachusetts and Rhode Island have published the results of their first multi-state offshore wind solicitation, selecting nearly 2.9 GW of offshore wind power. As a part of the procurement, Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from three projects and Rhode Island awarded 200 MW to one project.
Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has initiated the permitting process for a 2 GW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Riga, developed by Liivi Offshore, a project company owned by Enefit Green. As reported throughout the past few years, Enefit Green has been de
The Philippine government plans to begin a bidding process for offshore wind projects by the end of this year, with submissions due eight months after the tender’s initiation, the Manila Bulletin reports, citing Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara. In April 2022, the World Bank and the Phi
The foundation and installation specialist, IQIP, has put their newly developed piling technique EQ-Piling in action, which the Dutch company claims allows for the noise-compliant installation of even the largest monopiles. Conventional impact piling is an established method for installing large mon
The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, which could provide more than 2 GW of renewable energy generation. The Maryland Offshore Wind Project consists of three planned phases. Two phases, known as MarWin and Momentum Wind, already have offshore renewable
In its four years of operation, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, WindFloat Atlantic, has surpassed anticipated production figures, achieving a total cumulative output of 320 GWh. Connected to the grid by the end of 2019 and fully commissioned in 2020, the floating offs
Invenergy Wind Offshore (Invenergy) has requested a delay from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) until late December for its proposed 2.4 GW offshore wind project near Long Beach Island. In a July filing with the board, the company, which is developing the wind farm together with ener
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed an agreement with the local company Unison to manufacture wind turbines in South Korea. The two companies entered into a joint venture to provide “top-tier products and services, contributing to carbon neutrality efforts in South Korea and the surrounding reg
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and China Steel Corporation (CSC) have organised a ceremony to mark the completion of the construction of the 300 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The Zhong Neng offshore wind project was constructed by a team led by Copenhagen Offshore Partners (C
Ramboll has secured a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for the 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm project offshore Scotland. Building upon Ramboll’s previous Pre-FEED work for the project, the company has been selected to continue with the FEED design services. The phase will
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has launched Impresser, the first of its I-class crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and the first commercial ship to be equipped with Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform. The 34-metre-long CTV began operating in a UK offshore wind farm on September 1. Volvo Penta’s I
The Danish-based company, Knud E. Hansen, has revealed a “next-generation” maintenance vessel for offshore wind turbines, capable of handling repairs on-site, minimising the need to remove the components and transport them to shore for servicing. The “Jack-up on Jack-up” concept includes a four-legg
The first of the 65 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines has been installed at Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US. The Revolution Wind offshore wind farm will utilise 65 Siemens Gamesa turbines, the same 11 MW turbine model used at the recently completed South Fork W
