Virginia legislation paves way for massive offshore wind expansion

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) into law over the weekend. The legislation, which passed in the state Senate and the House of Delegates in March, paves

J.F. Lehman to acquire Global Marine Group

Private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO) reports that an investment affiliate has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chelmsford, U.K., headquartered Global Marine Group. Separately, Global Marine Group’s majority owner,

Offshore wind: Port of Virginia and Ørsted in lease agreement

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam this week announced an agreement for Ørsted to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for offshore wind staging materials and equipment. The agreement was ratified January

Blount Boats to build two Chartwell designed CTVs for Atlantic Wind Transfers

North Kingston, R.I., headquartered offshore wind farm support company Atlantic Wind Transfers has placed an order with Warren, R.I., shipyard Blount Boats for two state-of the-art Chartwell 24 Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).

VIDEO: World’s largest floating wind turbine sets sail

The world’s largest floating offshore wind turbine, an 8.4-megawatt (MW) an ABS-classed unit, recently departed for its final destination, the WindFloat Atlantic wind farm, 20 kilometers off the Portuguese coast of Viana

Aker, EDP Renewables in Korean floating wind farm venture

EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions have formed a consortium with WindPower Korea that aims to develop a floating wind farm off the coast of Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Korea with an

Foss inks U.S. offshore wind MOU with Østensjø Rederi

Foss Maritime LLC, Seattle, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Østensjø Rederi AS to establish a partnership to provide domestic Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind projects

Ørsted to deploy giant 12 MW turbines on two U.S. offshore wind farms

Ørsted has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its U.S. offshore wind farms — marking the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore

Vattenfall officially opens Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm

Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall today officially opened Denmark’s, Scandinavia’s and Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3 in a ceremony attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by

Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind names Ed LeBlanc Manager of Marine Affairs

Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind reports that it has hired former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officer Ed LeBlanc as Manager of Marine Affairs. LeBlanc has over 40 years of experience in the USCG,

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