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
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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
VIDEO: MOL invests in next-gen offshore wind start-up TouchWind
As we’ve seen from recent disappointing offshore wind sales in the U.S. Gulf and then in the U.K., energy companies are becoming wary of the investment involved in getting into floating offshore
BOEM identifies two Oregon draft WEAs
Opening the path to a potential major floating offshore wind development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon and
Op-Ed: Ports, maritime and offshore wind capabilities
By Scott Chewning, PE, LEED AP, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell As the saying goes in the industry, “There is no offshore wind without ports.” A port, whether private or public, is
Floating wind continues to gain momentum in the U.S.
If you asked Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten where its sees floating wind progress in the U.S., it’d have a lot to say. This especially holds true for the
VIDEO: Damen develops floating wind concept vessel
With floating offshore wind picking up pace, the Damen group has developed a Floating Offshore Wind Support Vessel concept designed to accelerate the development of the sector. Called the FLOW-SV, the vessel
Bassoe D-Floater gains ABS AiP
A new breed of floating offshore wind turbine foundations, designed to handle the largest wind turbines in the world, has received ABS approval in principle (AIP). The Bassoe D-Floater technology is capable
California offshore wind lease auction draws $757 million in high bids
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore California. The lease sale represents the third major offshore wind
Damen plans new, bigger, anchor handler class for floating wind
The U.S. is not alone in having ambitious targets for floating offshore wind. Forecasts indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation worldwide,