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Deep-Water Berthing Goes Live at New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal

CSO Engineering has completed construction of the deep-water berth at the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal (NBFMT), following a 12-month project at the domestic...

Inch Cape Signs 15-Year PPA with SSE Energy Markets

Inch Cape Offshore, developer of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, has signed a route-to-market PPA with SSE Energy Markets. SSE Energy Markets is set...

Larger Turbines, Aging Assets Challenge Offshore Wind O&M, Says Report

According to a white paper released by Shoreline Wind, with the offshore wind industry deploying scaled-up turbines, new O&M challenges threaten to undermine profitability,...

ENGIE, Ares Partner on 2.7 GW Renewables Portfolio

ENGIE North America has formed a collaboration with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities, representing the largest operating portfolio selldown for ENGIE in the U.S.  ENGIE is...

Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farms Inaugurated

The Danish government and Vattenfall have inaugurated two offshore wind farms, Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd, with a combined 344 MW capacity. The wind farms...

BHE Montana Breaks Ground on New BESS

BHE Montana has broken ground on its 75 MW Glacier Battery System, located in Cut Bank, Mont. “Today is an important milestone for BHE Montana...

Nexans Invests in European Offshore Wind

Nexans has announced plans to invest €90 million to support the growth of offshore wind in Europe.  The investment will include the construction of a...

TenneT, GE Vernova Seatrium Consortium Celebrate IJmuiden Ver Beta

TenneT and the GE Vernova Seatrium consortium have celebrated the start of platform IJmuiden Ver Beta construction, one of the first Dutch 2 GW...

Vineyard Offshore Submits Excelsior Wind Proposal to NYSERDA

Vineyard Offshore has submitted a proposal to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop Excelsior Wind, located 24 miles...

OEG Renewables Adds Additional Vessel for Offshore Wind Projects

OEG Renewables has completed construction and sea trials for Furioso, the newest multi-purpose crew transfer vessel (CTV) to enter its global fleet. The vessel has...

Exus Chooses Prescinto Platform for Renewable Asset Management

Exus Renewables North America has partnered with Prescinto, a clean energy asset performance management SaaS provider, to streamline the management of its renewable energy...

Bureau Veritas Acquires ArcVera Renewables

Bureau Veritas has acquired ArcVera Renewables, a specialized provider in finance-grade consulting and technical services for wind, solar and energy storage projects.  Bureau Veritas contributes...

First Offshore Turbine for Revolution Wind Installed

Revolution Wind has successfully completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind turbine, a milestone for Rhode Island and Connecticut's first large-scale offshore wind...

Hornsea 3 and 4 Awarded Capacity in Latest U.K. Allocation Round

The U.K. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded Ørsted contracts for difference (CfD) for a 1,080 MW share of the...

DOI to Hold First-Ever Wind Lease Sale Offshore Oregon

The Department of the Interior (DOI) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale off southern Oregon, with two areas to be auctioned on...

New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal Opens Berth for Offshore Wind Vessels

The New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal (NBFMT) has opened its first deep water berth after two years of demolition and construction.  The berth is part...

Ireland’s Largest Offshore Renewables Project Submits Planning Application

Codling Wind Park, Ireland’s largest Phase 11 offshore renewable energy project, is expected to submit its planning application to An Bord Pleanála early next...

RWE Installs HVDC Offshore Converter Platform for Sofia Wind Farm

RWE’s flagship Sofia Offshore Wind Farm has installed the project’s offshore converter platform (OCP), which converts HVAC to HVDC.  This infrastructure sits at the heart...

Hexicon’s South Korea FLOW Completes EIA

Hexicon floating offshore wind project MunmuBaram has received EIA approval from Korea’s Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.  Approval is required...

Kongsberg Maritime Supplies Tech to New Cadeler Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to supply a technology package for its latest wind turbine installation vessel, currently...

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