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Long-Range Wake Losses Offshore Much Greater Than Expected, New Study Shows
Commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes, the US-based technical services provider ArcVera Renewables has found in a new study. According to ArcVera Renewables, the study confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake losses by engineerin
US Advances Offshore Wind Plans in Gulf of Maine
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available a Request for Interest (RFI) and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Federal Register for public comment to advance offshore wind planning and leasing in the Gulf of Maine. The two separate 45-day comment periods will clos
Ørsted Reaches Recognition Agreement with Energy Trade Union
Ørsted and trade union Prospect have reached a landmark recognition agreement that will cover all employees involved in the operation and maintenance (O&M) of Ørsted’s twelve operational offshore wind farms in the UK. The agreement will see Prospect recognised as the sole negotiating body for the te
Final Batch of Pin Piles Loaded and Ready for Greater Changhua Site
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has completed the final pin pile load-out for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. In July 2021, all of the 333 pin-piles that will support the wind farm’s three-legged jacket foundations were manufactured, according to Ørsted. The first
Maersk, Port of Aberdeen to Explore Building Offshore Vessel Charging Hub
Maersk’s offshore charging company, Stillstrom, and Port of Aberdeen have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to perform a joint feasibility study into a vessel charging hub that would use offshore wind or other renewable energy source. Running until the end of this year, the study will analy
Rise Light & Power Proposes to Replace New York City Fossil Fuel Generation with Offshore Wind
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
Northland Power’s New Offshore Wind Projects in Taiwan Clear EIA Review
CanWind and NorthWind, two offshore wind projects proposed to be built in Taiwan by the Canadian developer Northland Power, have passed the environmental impact assessment (EIA) panel review. The two projects, located off the coasts of Taichung City and Changhua County, have a total capacity of up t
New Jersey Steps Into Patent Dispute Between GE and Siemens Gamesa
The US State of New Jersey has argued that its residents will be ”irreparably harmed” if the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind project is not exempt from a permanent injunction against the use of GE Haliade-X wind turbines on offshore wind projects in the USA sought by Siemens Gamesa. Back in June, a
Energinet Requires Environmental Consultancy Services for Hesselø Offshore Wind Project
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the Hesselø offshore wind project. The move follows the news from June, when the Danish political parties signed an agreement on the new location for the offshore win
EDF Renewables Joins Local Developer in Bidding at Taiwan’s Upcoming Offshore Wind Tender
Taiwan’s offshore wind developer Taiya Renewable Energy and French energy major EDF Renewables have entered into a partnership to jointly bid in Taiwan’s upcoming auction with the Huan-Yang offshore wind project, developed by Taiya Renewable Energy. The Huan-Yang wind farm is proposed to be built of
Source Energie Plans Another Gigawatt-Scale Floating Wind-to-Hydrogen Project in UK
Source Energie has unveiled plans for a second gigawatt-scale floating wind project in the Celtic Sea that would produce large-scale low-carbon green hydrogen offshore and transport the gas back to shore via a dedicated pipeline. This move comes after the company announced that it joined forces with
All Inter-Array Cables In Place at Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm
Louis Dreyfus TravOcean (LDTVO) has installed all 80 inter-array cables at the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire, France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. A consortium of LDTVO and Prysmian officially secured a contract for the supply and installation of inter-array cables at the 80-turbine Saint-Naza
UL Solutions to Certify RWE’s Offshore Wind Farm in Poland
RWE Offshore Wind Poland, a subsidiary of RWE Renewables, has selected UL Solutions to certify the design fundamentals of its 350 MW F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind project in Poland. UL Solutions will commence the certification in accordance with the provisions of the Maritime Safety Act and interna
First-Ever Jones Act Service Operations Vessel to Feature Ulmatec’s Gangway
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,