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Australia Starts Process to Designate First Offshore Wind Zone
The Australian government has nominated the Bass Strait off Gippsland, Victoria, as the first offshore wind area to be formally assessed under its new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure framework. A map detailing the declared area off Gippsland has been released for public comment. The government h
Hexicon Files Concession Application for 1+ GW Floating Wind Farm Site Offshore Sicily
Swedish floating wind technology developer Hexicon, through a 50/50 joint venture with its partner in Italy, has submitted an application to the Italian authorities for a concession for an offshore area in the Strait of Sicily, where the joint venture plans to build a gigawatt-scale floating wind fa
Ampelmann Gangway to Back Volstad Maritime at French Offshore Wind Project
Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann will supply an E5000 motion compensated gangway to Norway-based Volstad Maritime to assist with cabling and commissioning operations on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. Unveiled in 2019, the E5000 is a full motion compensated system that is capable
Second Calvados Export Cable In Place
Eiffage Génie Civil, together with ETMF, has installed the second export cable for the 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The installation of the three-kilometre long export cable was done in collaboration with Antares Ingenierie, Ar Ganol, Logic Master, and Abeko Marine. The French trans
Excalibur Returns to Avalon as Ping Renames Future Offshore Wind-Powered FPSO
Ping Petroleum UK has brought some of the Arthurian legend into the offshore energy sector after renaming its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Sevan Hummingbird to Excalibur. The FPSO will be deployed at the company’s oil field in the UK Central North Sea which carries the sa
Nordergründe’s Aircraft Detection Light System Upgrade Completed and Approved
The Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany is the first offshore wind farm in the world to be equipped with a fully functional, officially approved Aircraft Detection Light System (ADLS), according to Deutsche Windtechnik, the company that performed the upgrade. The operating permit has been iss
Maryland Gets USD 22.9 Million Grant for Offshore Wind Training
The US Department of Commerce has awarded a USD 22.9 million federal grant to the Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) to develop a new apprenticeship model under the Maryland Works for Wind programme to support the region’s growing offshore wind industry. The Maryland Works for Wind scheme will par
Massachusetts Governor Urged to Sign New Clean Energy and Offshore Wind Legislation
The #SignMAClimateBill hashtag on social media has emerged (once again) in Massachusetts over the past several days as the State House-Senate conference returned an amended bill to Governor Charlie Baker for signing, after the Governor sent the previous version of the proposed legislation back to th
Hexicon Increases Stake in 1.3 GW South Korean Floating Offshore Wind Farm
Sweden-based Hexicon has decided to increase its direct ownership to 20 per cent in the MunmuBaram floating wind project off the southeast coast of South Korea. Hexicon Korea, a joint venture between Hexicon and Korean company Coens & Co where Hexicon holds 49 per cent, owned 20 per cent of the Munm
Avangrid to Operate Vineyard Wind 1
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
Osbit Delivers Bespoke Gangway for Japan’s Mega Jack-Up
UK-based Osbit has completed its first project for Shimizu Corporation (Shimizu) with the delivery of a bespoke access system for the company’s newbuild offshore jack-up vessel. Specially designed to suit Shimizu’s requirements, the variable height gangway will be installed on board as a permanent a
‘Build Back Better Act’ Reaches US Senate Floor. Bill Would Mobilise Federal Funds to Back Offshore Wind Development
The Build Back Better Act, a comprehensive legislative package proposed in the US that also includes funding for governmental bodies to speed up offshore wind permitting and buildout, was introduced in the US Senate on 2 August. The package, which was first proposed to cost USD 3.5 trillion and late
California Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Goal, Targets 25 GW by 2045
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has expanded the state’s offshore wind planning goals from 3 GW to 2-5 GW by 2030, with an aim to have up to 25 GW installed by 2045. This move comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom called for the increase in the state’s offshore wind target to at least
UK CfD Round 4 Offshore Wind Projects Power Forward
All 99 contracts offered through the fourth Allocation Round (AR4) of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme have now been signed and returned to Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC). A total of 93 individual projects across Britain will now proceed to work with LCCC to meet the co