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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
by Mark Goalen. Director, offshore engineering, Houlder Ltd As the floating offshore wind market shifts from its current demonstration stage into full commercialization, there are three factors driving the outcome. The offshore
Hexicon AB says that its 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea has gained a U.K. Government CfD (contracts for difference) award that take the project a significant step