Model tests of Seaplace system were performed at the IH Cantabria offshore basin.

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

Offshore wind turbines

$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

Enei Chairman Emanuele A. Lauro

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

Green wind turbine installation vessel

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

Offshore wind turbines

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

GE Haliade-X wind turine

Offshore wind: U.S. still playing catch up

Worldwide, the offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows. The combined capital

Offshore feeder vessel

VIDEO: Huisman launches offshore wind feeder vessel solution

Schiedam, Netherlands, based Huisman Equipment B.V. is introducing a motion compensated platform to quickly and safely transfer wind turbine components from a Jones Act feeder vessel to an internationally flagged wind turbine

New offshore wind feeder vessel concept features motion compensation

One solution to installing offshore wind turbines in compliance with the Jones Act is to use a foreign-flagged wind turbine installation vessel (WITV) supported by U.S.-flagged, U.S.-built feeder vessels. Two Dutch companies

Another regulatory obstacle to offshore wind is gone

In a blog posting yesterday, Seth Jaffe, a partner at environmental law firm Foley Hoag, reports that “on Friday, the Principal Deputy Solicitor at the Department of Interior issued a memorandum on

White House unveils plan for massive expansion of U.S. offshore wind

With a target of generating 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, the Biden administration today announced plans to jump start the industry that, among other things, foresees the construction of four

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