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Michael Bates
2 GW+ Empire Wind Gets the Green Light
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has nodded approval for the Empire Wind offshore wind project, a two-phase development that, once complete, will...
Blue Wind Announces Leadership Committee Members
Blue Wind, a Washington Maritime Blue program, has announced its 13-member leadership committee.
The committee has been tasked with supporting Blue Wind staff in the...
NY Releases More Details About Upcoming Offshore Wind Solicitation
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the schedule for expedited offshore wind solicitations as part of New York’s 10-Point Action Plan to bolster the state's growing large-scale...
UConn Collaborating with Revolution Wind on Fisheries Research
Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut's first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, and UConn Avery Point are establishing a multi-year fisheries research program to study the...
Oceanic Wind Energy Takes Lead in Hecate Strait Offshore Development
Oceanic Wind Energy has negotiated the return of development rights from two Northland Power subsidiaries for an offshore wind project to be developed off...
197 MW Castle Gap Wind Development Comes Online
Swift Current Energy says its 197 MW Castle Gap Wind project, located in central Texas, is now operational and providing power to Target Corp.
Target...
Siemens Gamesa Will Not Move Forward with Virginia Wind Blade Manufacturing Plans
The Associated Press has reported that wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has halted plans to produce blades for offshore wind at a previously announced...
DNV Wraps Up First Phase of Work on Offshore Wind Substation Standards
DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.
The...
Nexans Installs Export Cable for South Fork Wind
Nexans has successfully installed the export cable for Ørsted and Eversource's South Fork Wind Farm in Long Island, N.Y.
The company supplied and spliced the...
Sulzer Schmid Debuts New UAV Tech for Wind Blade Inspection
Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company that provides UAV technology for wind blade inspection, has introduced its latest 3DX AutoPilot upgraded with a brand-new image...
CPA Taking 575 MW of Power from SunZia Wind
California-based nonprofit electricity provider Clean Power Alliance has inked a 15-year power purchase agreement with Pattern Energy for 575 MW of wind energy from...
Orsted: Ocean Wind 1 and 2 Are Being Deep-Sixed; Revolution Wind Staying the Course
Noting that “macroeconomic factors have changed dramatically over a short period of time,” renewable energy developer Ørsted has decided to stop pursuing its Ocean...
BOEM Approval Clears Path for Massive Offshore Wind Development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has signaled its approval of the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project with a record...
DOE Aiming $1.3 Billion Toward Major Transmission Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it is committing up to $1.3 billion to transmission lines crossing six states, enabling 3.5 GW of additional capacity...
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Welcomes First Monopile Foundations
The first eight monopile foundations have been offloaded at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for Dominion Energy's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
The...
BOEM Releases Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Areas
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, following the first-ever Gulf...
Salka Energy Acquires First-Generation California Wind Farm
Clean power developer Salka LLC, through its subsidiary Salka Cabazon HoldCo LLC (Salka Energy), has acquired an operating wind farm in the San Gorgonio...
Unique Program Uses Unmanned Craft to Monitor Bats in Offshore Environment
Saildrone, a provider of ocean data using uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), and Bat Conservation International (BCI), a global conservation organization, have completed a mission...
Seaway7 to Handle Inter-Array Cables for Offshore Wind Parks
Seaway7 has received a contract from Equinor and partner Polenergia for the inter-array cables of the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III bottom-fixed...
New York Comes in Huge on New Wind Power Projects
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced conditional awards for three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 GW - the...