DNV GL will investigate how to best accommodate biodiversity in offshore wind projects in the Nordic region under a contract the company was recently awarded. Nordic Energy Research, a platform for cooperative energy research and policy development under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministe
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Advisian Worley Group to assist this US state in reaching the goal of having 9 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035. Advisian Worley Group will be providing project advisory services to NYSERDA in the capacity of Buy
Chemicals giant BASF and RWE have presented a project to build a 2 GW offshore wind farm that would power BASF’s chemical site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and enable CO2-free production of hydrogen. No public subsidies would be needed for the construction of the wind farm, which is already in the plan
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, the developer of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of the 80
Dutch companies Eneco, CertiQ, and FlexiDAO will for the first time be carrying out tests with time-based green electricity in the Netherlands. The pilot project involves a digital link between the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm and an electrode boiler connected to The Hague’s Ypenburg district
Seacat Services’ vessel Seacat Enterprise has completed her journey to and first operational assignments at Triton Knoll offshore wind farm using Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Following a scheduled refit at the Alicat yard in Great Yarmouth, which saw Seacat Enterprise undergo a number of modifi
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is leading a new initiative aiming to make blades fully recyclable. A coalition of industry and academic leaders has developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make blades. The new technology is said to deli
Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of fishing industry associations and companies, has issued a press release voicing its disapproval of the US authorities’ decision to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The Record of Decision for the 800 MW
DEME’s dual-fuel cable laying vessel Living Stone has completed her liquefied natural gas (LNG) sea trials after being bunkered with LNG for the first time. The ship-to-ship bunkering was conducted in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, by Titan LNG’s FlexFueler, DEME said. Living Stone completed her sea t
Dutch oil & gas exploration and production operating company ONE-Dyas plans to power a platform at a North Sea gas extraction field solely by the electricity from the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. ONE-Dyas, together with partners Hansa Hydrocarbons and EBN, aims to
Equinor has launched the second community consultation for the Norfolk offshore wind farm extensions in the UK. The developer has also published the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects (SEP and DEP). The two p
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind is deploying two buoys in its lease area off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, to collect atmospheric, cold pool and animal migration data. The aim is to strengthen atmospheric models that help inform how the developer designs and estimates energy production for i
The Copenhagen-based Vento Maritime has secured a contract to provide weather services for Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms. Under the contract, the Danish company will provide the services for nine of Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms located in the North Sea, Irish Sea and Baltic Sea. According to
The Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean offer abundant areas with great site conditions for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind, with LCOE levels projected to go as low as EUR 50/MWh, according to a report issued by Aegir Insights. The Black Sea countries of Ukraine, Romani
