Vineyard Wind project takes a big step forward
In what Liz Burdock, president and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind calls “the day the U.S. offshore wind industry has been anxiously awaiting for years,” the Department of the
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New York awards Equinor largest-ever U.S. offshore wind contract
The state will contract with Equinor Wind US LLC for the development of two new offshore wind farms more than 20 miles off the shore of Long Island, N.Y., in what is
VIDEO: Vertical-axis floating wind turbine gets funding boost
DECEMBER 14, 2018 — SeaTwirl, a Swedish company developing an innovative vertical axis wind turbine, had two items of good news on the funding front to report this week. On Wednesday, the
GE to develop world’s largest offshore wind turbine
MARCH 1, 2018 — GE Renewable Energy (NYSE:GE) today unveiled its plan to develop the largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine yet: the Haliade-X. Featuring a 12 MW direct drive generator 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:
France’s first wind farm to feature floating wind turbines
JULY 27, 2017—While the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and others in Europe have embraced offshore wind energy, France has not yet installed any turbines offshore. That will change this year, however, with
First Jones Act wind turbine installation vessel in the works
JUNE 29, 2017—Plans for the construction of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel were unveiled recently by marine engineering firm Zentech Inc. and energy development project specialist Renewables Resources
Bourbon to moor France’s first floating offshore wind turbine
APRIL 28, 2017 — Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has been awarded a contract for the mooring installation of FLOATGEN, the first floating wind turbine in France. Designed by Ideol, it is
New jack-up design targets next gen wind turbines
FEBRUARY 7, 2017— Ulstein and Rotterdam headquartered offshore consultancy SeaOwls have launched a pioneering heavy-lift jack-up vessel design called SOUL aimed at installing the next generation 10-12 MW offshore wind turbines in