Vineyard Wind 1 completes first turbine installation
Marking a milestone in U.S. offshore wind development, installation of the first GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) at the Vineyard Wind 1 project was completed this week. It was hailed as
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Plans for Gulf of Maine offshore wind advance
Moving ahead on plans for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday identified a Draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) there, opening a 30-day
Hybrid cable layer will have MAN 175D gensets
Fincantieri’s Norwegian-headquartered Vard subsidiary has ordered four MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets for the 95 meter long subsea cable laying vessel it is to build for Denmark’s NCT Offshore. The MAN 175D gensets will
ECO TLP floating wind solution gains ABS approval
ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to San Carlos, Calif., headquartered ECO TLP Inc. and Rotterdam headquartered MOCEAN-Offshore BV for a new floating offshore wind turbine support structure. Suited for
N.Y. Public Service Commission ruling disturbs offshore wind advocates
At the end of the day, electricity generated from offshore wind has to be paid for from consumers’ electricity bills. When those rates aren’t high enough to justify the huge investment required
Could Midi-SOV be an offshore wind game changer?
Southampton, U.K., based Chartwell Marine has partnered with Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary to introduce the Midi-SOV. The 55-meter offshore wind service vessel combines the two companies’ expertise in crew transfer vessels
Virginia offshore wind project marks a regulatory milestone
Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project reached a major regulatory milestone today when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it had completed its environmental analysis
Fincantieri Bay starts construction of CREST Wind SOV
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., yesterday began construction of the 289-foot service operation vessel (SOV) that it is building for the Crowley-Esvagt joint venture CREST Wind. The HAV 832 design
Samuel Byrne joins Equinor Renewables Americas as VP of operations
Equinor reports that it has appointed Samuel Byrne as vice president of operations at Equinor Renewables Americas. Byrne most recently served as vice president responsible for operations & maintenance at Vestas Wind
Equinor contracts Ocean Infinity for California floating wind site survey
Moving ahead on its plans to develop one of the first-ever floating offshore wind farms off the U.S. West Coast, Equinor, has signed a contract that will see Austin, Texas, headquartered Ocean