Podcast: Offshore wind: Which way is the wind blowing?

FEBRUARY 14, 2018 — While offshore wind energy has grown rapidly in Europe, it has been slow to take hold in the U.S. But a favorable breeze may be picking up as

Damen Verolme gets jack-up ready for next gen wind turbines

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — The 151-metre, self-propelled, DP2 jack-up rig Seafox 5 has left the Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) shipyard following a four-month refit in which the boom of its main crane

Governor Murphy moves to get NJ offshore wind back on track

FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed an Executive Order directing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to fully implement the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (OWEDA)

DOE announces $18.5 million in offshore wind R&D funding

DECEMBER 13, 2017 — U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has announced $18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will

Volvo Penta gears up for U.S. wind farm support vessel sector

NOVEMBER 29, 2017 — As a leading supplier of propulsion systems for support boats in Europe’s booming offshore wind farm industry, Volvo Penta is poised to capture a significant share of the

Goodbye Chris Christie, hello NJ offshore wind

OCTOBER 25, 2016 — Whoever wins the race to succeed Chris Christie as Governor of New Jersey, things look brighter for the offshore wind industry. Christie was once a fervent advocate of

Study examines offshore wind potential for Jamaica

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — A Louisiana firm that specializes in engineering and support of oil and gas and offshore wind platforms has been awarded a contract by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ)

VIDEO: DONG Energy changes its name to Ørsted

OCTOBER 2, 2017 — From November 6, Denmark’s DONG Energy, the world leader in deploying offshore wind facilities, is changing its name to Ørsted. “DONG was originally short for Danish Oil and

ABS review advances UMaine floating offshore wind concept

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 — ABS, has completed the design review of the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) documentation for the VolturnUS floating offshore wind turbine concept developed by the University of

DONG Energy to build world’s largest offshore wind farm

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017— Within days of completing the dismantling of the world’s first offshore wind farm, Denmark’s DONG Energy has been awarded a contract to build what will be the world’s largest:

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