New floating offshore wind foundation

Equinor unveils new floating wind foundation design

Hoping to be successful in its ScotWind proposal, Norwegian based energy giant Equinor has now revealed its preferred floating wind foundation design for full-scale gigawatt (GW) commercial floating offshore wind. Called the

BOEM director announces Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas

Interior pushes ahead on 3 more offshore wind projects

The U.S. Department of the Interior is stepping up efforts to reach the goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030. Yesterday, it announced three more initiatives, saying

Rendering of NJ Wind Port

New Jersey Wind Port attracts interest from major tenants

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced that it has received 16 non-binding offers to become tenants at the New Jersey Wind Port from six of the largest turbine manufacturers

Gazelle platform is a hybrid of semi-submersible and tension leg platform designs.

Floating wind innovator opens U.S. office

Dublin, Ireland-based floating offshore wind system specialist Gazelle Wind Power is opening a U.S. office in Austin, Texas. The company claims to have “reinvented the floating wind platform to be lighter, flexible,

Carpenter writes newssom on harbor craft rule

AWO’s Carpenter: 4 steps to speed up U.S. offshore wind fleet development

Addressing an audience of offshore wind industry stakeholders last week, Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), said that the U.S domestic maritime industry is “ready, willing, and

Vestas wind turbines

Empire Offshore Wind selects giant 15 MW Vestas turbines for two NY wind farms

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has selected Vestas as its preferred supplier for wind turbine generators for both the Empire Wind I and Empire Wind II wind

Marcland governor with Crystal steel workers

Ørsted selects Maryland’s Crystal Steel for major offshore wind steel fabrication center

Ørsted has reached an economic agreement that will establish Maryland’s first offshore wind steel fabrication center at Crystal Steel Fabricators in Federalsburg, Md. Ørsted says its investment in Crystal Steel will enable

Leadership group

Norwegian offshore players team up to offer one-stop-shop for wind farm development

Norway’s Solstad Offshore ASA, Aker Solutions ASA and DeepOcean Norway AS and have joined forces to create Windstaller Alliance. The new partnership aims to provide the world’s most cost-efficient and complete product

SouthCoast Wind CTV

VIDEO: Mayflower Wind plans to build battery-hybrid CTV at Gladding-Hearn

Mayflower Wind reports that it has signed an agreement with Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., for the specification, design, and manufacture of an industry-leading, Jones Act-compliant, hybrid battery diesel-electric crew transfer

offshore wind turbines

Offshore wind: Interior plans up to seven new lease sales by 2025

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday outlined the path forward for future offshore wind leasing to meet the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by

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