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BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review of Central Atlantic Potential Offshore Wind Lease Activities

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its final Environmental Assessment (EA) concerning possible impacts from issuing leases for potential offshore wind...

Ampelmann to Supply Seaway7 with Gangway for U.S. Offshore Project

Ampelmann has signed a contract with Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway for use in construction of a wind project off the U.S. coast. The...

Corio, A Energi to Partner on Future Offshore Wind Projects

Corio Generation and Å Energi have signed a strategic partnership agreement to cooperate on future offshore wind energy projects in Norway and Northern Europe.  Under...

Orsted Awards SPIE Framework Agreement for Multi-Country Wind Farm Operations

SPIE subsidiary Correll Group has been awarded three multi-year “Fault Finding, Diagnostic and Dry Repair Framework Agreements” by the Ørsted Group. These agreements cover export...

Skyborn Sweden Submits Permit Application for Polargrund Offshore Wind Farm

Skyborn Sweden has submitted a permit application to the Swedish government and Land and Environment court for construction of the 3,000 MW Polargrund Offshore...

OEGR, SOMAC Partner on Sector Service Solutions

OEG Energy Group’s OEG Renewables (OEGR) and Sojitz Machinery Corp. (SOMAC) have signed an MoU related to the pre-construction, construction support, O&M and vessel...

Minnesota Approves Otter Tail Power Modified Integrated Resource Plan

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a modified version of Otter Tail Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out the utility’s plans for...

Damen Delivers Third FCS Hybrid Vessel to Purus

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the third in an order of three Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid vessels to Purus, which the company...

DNV Revises Industry Standards for Next Gen Turbine Blades

DNV has revised its DNV-ST-0376 rotor blade standard, the result of a joint industry collaboration in response to what it calls the dynamic landscape...

Wind Blade Recycling Plant Declared Project of Regional Interest by Navarra Government

ACCIONA’s wind blade recycling plant, Waste2Fiber, has been declared a project of regional interest by the Government of Navarra, allowing acceleration of the project’s...

Deep Wind Offshore, Ellevio Collaborate on Wind Power Transmission

‍Deep Wind Offshore and Ellevio have entered a long-term partnership to connect offshore wind power to the grid in Sweden.  The collaboration aims to explore...

NJBPU to Accelerate Offshore Wind Solicitation Schedule

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) are accelerating the state’s offshore wind solicitation schedule, moving the...

Deep Wind Offshore Applies to Develop Floating Wind Project

Deep Wind Offshore has applied to develop and operate the Erik Segersäll wind farm, a floating offshore project outside Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. In...

CAISO Approves Transmission Plan Integrating Offshore Wind

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has approved the 2023-2024 Transmission Plan that identifies and lays out key upgrades to the state’s transmission system. The...

Developer Tests Artificial Reefs at Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farm

RWE is investigating how artificial reefs at offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea can affect the marine ecosystem and whether they can create...

TransAlta Achieves Commercial Operation of 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Facility

TransAlta’s 200 MW Horizon Hill Wind Project, located in Logan County, Okla., has achieved commercial operation.  The facility is fully contracted to Meta. “We are pleased...

Cadeler to Build Third A-Class Vessel

Cadeler has placed an order to build its third A-class wind farm installation vessel, making it the 11th vessel in the company’s overall fleet.  The...

Jan De Nul Orders New XL Cable-Laying Vessel

Jan De Nul Group has ordered an additional XL cable-laying vessel - identical to its ship Fleeming Jenkin - set to be delivered in...

Fon Energy Services Merges with C-Ventus

Føn Energy Services and Netherlands-based C-Ventus are merging, with the aim of becoming a European-based O&M player in the offshore wind market. Føn is backed...

Salamander Offshore Wind Farm Submits Offshore Consent Application

Salamander has submitted an offshore consent application for its proposed 100 MW floating offshore wind farm, located 35 km off the coast of Peterhead,...

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