Biden administration unveils plans for California offshore wind
Mid-2022 could see the first offshore wind lease sale for a Wind Energy Area (WEA) off the coast of California, opening the way for the first floating wind farms off the U.S.
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VIDEO: New solution for offshore wind turbine installation
Houston-headquartered Friede & Goldman Ltd (F&G), long a leader in jack-up technology, has partnered with Rotterdam-headquartered Tetrahedron B.V. to offer an interesting new wind turbine installation solution for the U.S. offshore wind
Fair (offshore) winds for the Jones Act finance market
By Basil M. Karatzas, Founder, Karatzas Marine Advisors & Company Until recently, the offshore drilling market had the distinction of employing the most expensive assets in the maritime industry. A decade ago,
Ørsted and Eversource partner with fishermen’s consortium
Joint-venture partners Ørsted and Eversource are to collaborate with Sea Services North America to support safe navigation in and around Northeast offshore wind farms, including the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind project serving Rhode
Seacat modifies support vessel to operate on “significantly cleaner” fuel
With offshore wind being widely seen as a pathway to decarbonization, it’s inevitable that reducing the carbon footprint of operations at the wind farms themselves will come in for increasing attention. Cowes,
Floating offshore wind ballast system wins LR approval
An active ballast control system designed to improve the stability of floating offshore wind platforms has gained Lloyd’s Register (LR) Approval in Principle. The system has been developed by Madrid, Spain, headquartered
$700,000 U.S. offshore wind supply chain study gets underway
A major effort aimed at developing a comprehensive U.S. offshore wind supply chain roadmap has launched. The comprehensive study is a combination of two projects with $400,000 in funding coming from the
Eneti in Jones Act WTIV talks with U.S. yards
Eneti Inc. (NYSE: NETI), the former Scorpio Bulkers, has entered into a binding agreement for the construction of one Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South
Vineyard Wind gets construction and operation go ahead
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced approval for the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale, offshore wind project
New Jersey offshore wind takes another step forward
Electric transmission project developer Anbaric Development Partners, a leading developer of electric transmission projects, has concluded its second set of oceanographic survey activities for its Boardwalk Power Link (BPL) project, which will