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Important Offshore Wind Measures Pass in Delaware

The Delaware legislature has passed Senate Bill 265, also known as the Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024, which allows up to 1.2 GW...

Nordex Readies U.S.-Based Wind Turbine Manufacturing

The Nordex Group says it will begin manufacturing nacelles for both the current N163 wind turbine variant, along with a product specifically for the...

ACP Debuts Framework to Support Utility-Scale BESS

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has published a model ordinance framework providing guidance for state and local governments that are developing siting and permitting rules...

TGS Gathering Data to Support Offshore Wind in California

TGS, a provider of energy data and intelligence, has begun an offshore wind and metocean measurement project in Morro Bay, off the U.S. West...

Vineyard Wind: 136 MW Now Grid-Connected

Electric utility Avangrid Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners say 10 turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore project are now delivering power to the...

Riggs Distler to Handle Transmission Work for N.J. Offshore Wind Project

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has chosen Riggs Distler & Company Inc. to lead the Cardiff substation expansion program for Atlantic Shores Project 1, New...

Community Offshore Wind Joins Science Center for Marine Fisheries

The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) has accepted Community Offshore Wind as the latest company to join the center as a member of...

200 MW Saskatchewan Wind Energy Project Moves Forward

Enbridge and Six Nations Energy Development are partnering to advance development of the 200 MW Seven Stars Energy Project, located southeast of Weyburn, Saskatchewan. "This...

BOEM Completes Draft EA of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Area

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available its draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) located in the...

TotalEnergies Wins 1.5 GW North Sea Development Lease

TotalEnergies has been awarded the maritime concession N-11.2 by the German Federal Network Agency, located approximately 120 kilometers northwest of Germany’s Heligoland island in...

Energy Investments Failing to Keep World on Renewables Target, Says Report

Despite last year's surge of $1.8 trillion in clean energy investments worldwide, investment remains below what is needed to meet the COP28 target of...

Supply, Installation Contracts Awarded for Princess Elizabeth Island

A consortium consisting of DEME and Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of high-voltage subsea cables at the...

Construction Commences on DolWin4 and BorWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

Work on Amprion’s DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connections has started in Germany, with construction camps being set up in Wietmarschen.  Amprion, as transmission system...

energyRe Submits Offshore Wind Transmission Proposals to NYISO

energyRe has submitted proposals, collectively dubbed the Clean Borough Power Link, in response to the New York Independent System Operator's (NYISO) New York City...

Pattern Energy Signs PPA for Broughton Wind Project in Quebec

Pattern Energy Group has signed a 30-year PPA with Hydro-Québec for its 150 MW Broughton Wind project, located approximately 40 miles south of Québec...

Goodtech Selected for Empire Wind Control and Information Technology Deliveries

Equinor has chosen Goodtech to provide SCADA and control room solutions for Empire Wind 1’s operations center.  The project, a bottom-fixed offshore wind farm located...

2023 Signals Offshore Sector Poised for Rapid Growth, Says Report

Last year saw the second-highest rate of offshore wind installations, as well as policy developments setting the stage for industry expansion over the next...

BSEE Conducts First Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection

The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has conducted an inspection at the South Fork Wind project, the bureau’s first inspection of...

Revolution Wind Advanced Foundation Components Complete

Ørsted and Eversource’s joint project, Revolution Wind, has completed construction of its advanced foundation components, a milestone for the first multi-state offshore wind farm...

Nova Scotia Delegation Supports Federal Offshore Wind Bill

The Nova Scotia government has recommended to Ottawa that Canadian federal legislation helping to establish the offshore wind industry should pass as expeditiously as...

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