offshore wind Archives

Equinor breaks ground on marine terminal key to supporting offshore Empire Wind 1

Once completed, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind hubs in the United States.

Interior makes moves to advance Maryland’s offshore wind development

A memorandum of understanding between BOEM and Maryland will continue ongoing efforts to explore and identify potential areas for offshore wind leasing.

Empire Wind 1, Sunrise Wind finalize offtake agreements with NYSERDA

The two offshore wind projects, totaling over 1,700 MW, will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years once they enter operation in 2026.

Maine’s lease approved for floating offshore wind site

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine, with the Bureau finding no significant impacts from the proposed lease activities.

New Jersey speeds up its offshore wind solicitation schedule

The NJBPU recently announced the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window will remain open until 5:00 p.m. ET on July 10, 2024.

First monopile foundation installed at Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy says the 2.6 GW project is still on schedule to be completed in late 2026, as a federal ruling looms.

New Maryland law aims to jumpstart offshore wind development

The law allows qualified offshore wind developers to apply for outstanding Offshore Renewable Energy Credits (ORECs) created as a result of changes in th…

The first US-flagged offshore wind vessel is christened

Ørsted’s 262-foot long liveaboard ECO EDISON will serve as a floating, year-round homebase for 60 of the first American offshore wind turbine technicians, wh…

New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back

The state Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday opened a fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms, giving interested companies until July 10 to subm…

Massive New York projects nixed as NYSERDA concludes third offshore wind solicitation

NYSERDA provisionally awarded three offshore projects in October, but has decided against granting final awards to Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind…

Interior approves two wind farms offshore Massachusetts

With the approval, the Department of the Interior has approved more than 10 GW of clean energy from offshore wind projects….

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut receive proposals for offshore wind projects

The three states joined in a historic agreement that allows for potential coordinated selection of offshore wind projects….

GCube partners with Renew Risk on offshore wind insurance model

GCube will be incorporating catastrophe risk models for offshore wind assets from Renew Risk to optimise insurance pricing….

Novel drone tech to inspect offshore wind turbines while spinning

RWE, DTU Wind and Energy Systems, and Quali Drone have partnered to develop drone technology to inspect wind turbine blades at sea….

World’s largest offshore wind farm produces power for the first time

In what has been hailed as a major project milestone, the UK’s Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm has started producing electricity to power British homes. …