New York offshore wind lease sale a step nearer
JUNE 6, 2016 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the proposed lease sale of 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease
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U.S. and Denmark sign MOU on offshore wind
MAY 17, 2016 — Denmark and the United States have signed a memorandum to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind energy projects.It was signed May 4, 2016 at Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
VIDEO: Using wind power in offshore O&G
MAY 3, 2016 — Wind power could play a role as a power source in offshore oil and gas operations. For the past year, participants from both the renewable and oil and
VIDEO: Ulstein launches first offshore wind service vessel
APRIL 28, 2016 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard has launched its first offshore wind services vessel. It is also the first vessel to feature Ulstein’s newly-developed X-Stern hull line design. The service
IMTRA equipment picked for America’s first wind farm CTV
APRIL 22, 2016 — IMTRA, New Bedford, MA, has delivered a number of equipment items for the first U.S.-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV), Atlantic Pioneer, recently delivered by Blount
WindFloat gets AIP for floating wind turbine foundation
APRIL 14, 2016 – Classification society Bureau Veritas has given Approval in Principle (AIP) to the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation. Designed by Principle Power, Inc., WindFloat consists of a
SeaZip takes delivery of two more from Damen
APRIL 4, 2016 — Harlingen, Netherlands, based SeaZip Offshore Service BV has taken delivery of two more Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610, bringing the total number of these vessels in its
BOEM takes first step toward California offshore wind lease
MARCH 21, 2016 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has taken its first step toward potential leasing for commercial wind energy development in federal waters offshore California. The agency has
BOEM identifies Wind Energy Area offshore New York
MARCH 21, 2016 — The Department of Interior says that the Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) has identified a Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore New York. The WEA’s closest point to
Denmark: North Sea offshore wind regs need harmonizing
JANUARY 15, 2016 — A report prepared for the Danish Maritime Authority by DNV GL sets out the regulations and industry standards applicable to maritime operations in the offshore wind sectors of