Hitachi Energy investing $4.5B to accelerate energy transition, new jobs on the horizon

(Offshore-energy.biz) Hitachi Energy is planning to invest an additional $4.5 billion in manufacturing, engineering, digital, R&D and partnerships by 2027, doubling the investments done in the last three years, to accelerate the energy transition. The investment, complementing the recently announced $1.5 billion investment to ramp up global transformer production, is expected to enable Hitachi Energy to meet... Continue Reading →

June 12, 2024 0

Six Innovators Selected to Advance New York’s Offshore Wind Potential

(OE) The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, led by Equinor, has selected six companies that will receive support to further develop their ideas and advance offshore wind’s potential in New York. Six companies were selected from a pool of 78 applicants based on the novelty of their solutions that will help propel the United States to... Continue Reading →

June 7, 2024 0

Ampelmann Inks ‘Major Contract’ with Seaway7 for US Offshore Wind Project

(OE) Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed a major contract with Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway to support the construction of a U.S. offshore wind project. With Ampelmann’s recent engagements in South Fork and Vineyard Wind nearing completion, the project sees the continuation of the company's involvement in the emerging U.S. offshore wind... Continue Reading →

June 6, 2024 0

Industry Players Launch New Innovation Challenges for Floating Offshore Wind

Four new challenges, which aim to push the boundaries of innovation in floating offshore wind, have been launched in the NOW Accelerator programme. Presented by industry players Vattenfall and Seagust, Equinor, Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and Å Energi and Corio, the four new challenges are part of the NOW Accelerator programme by Norwegian... Continue Reading →

June 5, 2024 0

Equinor Secures Offtake Contract with New York State for Empire Wind 1 Project

(gCaptain) Equinor, a leading energy company, has announced the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the renewable energy produced by the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The agreement comes after NYSERDA’s February announcement selecting Equinor as a conditional winner in... Continue Reading →

June 5, 2024 0

DNV Certifies COWI’s Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations for Empire Wind 1

(OE) COWI North America, a subsidiary of engineering company COWI, has achieved approval certification body DNV for its offshore wind turbine foundations design for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore New York. COWI developed optimized foundation designs for 54 15MW turbines, set to generate 810MW, which has now been approved by DNV. The design not only... Continue Reading →

June 5, 2024 0

BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Research Lease

(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine. In October 2021, the state of Maine requested a research lease for the purpose of researching floating offshore wind energy technology and its deployment. The research... Continue Reading →

May 29, 2024 0

Iberdrola Commissions 496 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm in France

(OE) Iberdrola, through its subsidiary Ailes Marines, has fully commissioned the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, which is the second offshore wind farm in France and the first in Brittany. All wind turbines are operational in the 496 MW project as of May 28, 2024, with the entire production from the 62 turbines now feeding into... Continue Reading →

May 28, 2024 0

Portugal’s new govt committed to developing offshore wind, minister says

(Reuters) - Portugal's new government is committed to developing offshore wind energy and also sees "repowering" onshore wind farms and promoting solar projects, including small-scale ones, as a priority, the environment minister said on Monday. Maria da Graca Carvalho said the government would announce some details of its offshore wind energy policy in July as... Continue Reading →

May 27, 2024 0

First Foundation Installed for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

(OE) Dominion Energy has announced that the first monopile foundation for the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the United States, has been installed approximately 29 miles off the Virginia Beach coast. The monopile was installed by the Orion, DEME Group's heavy lift vessel. Once complete in... Continue Reading →

May 23, 2024 0

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Hitachi Energy investing $4.5B to accelerate energy transition, new jobs on the horizon

Six Innovators Selected to Advance New York’s Offshore Wind Potential

Ampelmann Inks ‘Major Contract’ with Seaway7 for US Offshore Wind Project

Industry Players Launch New Innovation Challenges for Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Secures Offtake Contract with New York State for Empire Wind 1 Project

DNV Certifies COWI’s Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations for Empire Wind 1

BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Research Lease

Iberdrola Commissions 496 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm in France

Portugal’s new govt committed to developing offshore wind, minister says

First Foundation Installed for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

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