Carolinas offshore wind lease sale set for May
The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore
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Schottel and Lyon Shipyard partner up for offshore wind
Many of the specialist Jones Act vessels that will be built for the U.S. offshore wind industry will have Schottel propulsion systems. These vessels will also require periodic drydocking, maintenance and thruster
Sembcorp Marine to build WTIV for mystery buyer
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has booked an order to build a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). It has not disclosed the customer, nor the price, but says delivery is slated for early 2025.
Simulator technology: Game changer for floating offshore wind?
Aiming to revolutionize the U.K.’s floating offshore wind (FLOW) sector, the University of Plymouth and Kongsberg Digital are joining forces. They plan to provide project teams and crew with facilities to verify,
Port of Humboldt Bay to get $10.5 million in offshore wind upgrades
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a $10.5 million grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay in Eureka, Calif. The upgrades will support offshore wind activities in an area
First of 5 Edda Wind CSOVs named at Gondán
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán S.A. held a naming ceremony at its Figueras shipyard for the first of five offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) it is building for Norway’s Edda Wind.
Clarksons sees potential for 1,300 floating wind turbines by 2030
A new briefing on floating offshore wind from Clarksons Research sees a global potential for 14.5 GW and 1,300 turbines by 2030. Released onto the Clarksons Renewables Intelligence Network, the briefing profiles
New York Bight offshore wind lease sale attracts $4.37 billion in winning bids
The just completed New York Bight offshore wind lease sale was the highest-grossing competitive U.S. offshore energy lease sale in history —attracting competitive winning bids from six companies totaling approximately $4.37 billion.
Maersk Supply to install mooring for innovative floating wind project
A Maersk Supply Service project team is being assembled to prepare for the mooring system installation of the Saitec Offshore DemoSATH floating wind project. The DemoSATH project will use a 2 MW
Senate bill introduced to close Jones Act offshore loophole
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) yesterday introduced the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act. The legislation is cosponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Garret Graves (R-La.-06) and John Garamendi