(offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted and the US shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) officially christened the first-ever US-built service operations vessel (SOV), ECO Edison, at the Port of New Orleans on 11 May. The construction of the vessel started in March 2022 at ECO’s shipyard in Louisiana, where ECO marked a 50-per cent completion milestone in April last year. The SOV... Continue Reading →
US faces ‘learning curve’ with offshore wind, says Atlantic Shores exec
(OffshoreMagazine)Rain Byars, technical and delivery director with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, provided a developer's perspective on US offshore wind during her keynote session on May 7 at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The dedicated offshore wind thread was a first at OTC this year. Byars has 14 years of experience in offshore wind, and prior to... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Talking to Very Large Offshore Wind Players
(Reuters) Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol has held talks with big players ahead of a potential bid in an offshore wind auction organized by the country's government, Chief Executive Ricardo Roa said on Wednesday. Roa was speaking during a call with analysts regarding the company's financial results for the first quarter of 2024, where... Continue Reading →
First Turbine Stands Tall at Iberdrola’s 476MW Offshore Wind Farm
(OE) The first of a total of 50 wind turbines has been installed at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Iberdrola and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), located off the German Baltic coast. Working in partnership with Vestas, the remaining wind turbines will now be transported to the... Continue Reading →
OTC 2024: Petrobras CEO stresses importance of partnerships during energy transition
(OM In a jam-packed, standing-room-only session at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Petrobras President and CEO Jean Paul Prates emphasized that synergy is the lifeblood of the industry and that collaboration with suppliers and investors will leverage the sector and pave the way for an energy transition without leaving behind workers, service providers, contractors or... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Colombia’s Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new tab is analyzing its potential direct participation in the Andean country's first-ever offshore wind auction, the company said in a statement to Reuters. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has said it wants to wean the Andean country from its dependence on... Continue Reading →
New Jersey Launches Fourth Offshore Wind Call
(OE) The U.S. state of New Jersey has opened the fourth solicitation for offshore wind development, seeking to award up to 4 GW of new generation capacity. The application window for the fourth solicitation has been opened on April 30, and will accept application until July 10, 2024. The fourth solicitation seeks to award between 1.2 GW... Continue Reading →
California’s First Floating Wind Project Steps Closer to PPA
(OE) CADEMO Corporation, established by Floventis, and California Community Power (CC Power) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of the 60 MW floating wind project off the California coast. The MoU is intended to establish a collaborative engagement between CC Power, a joint powers authority that conducts joint power procurement... Continue Reading →
Wind farm developer Orsted confident about strategy after Q1 profit rises
(Reuters) - Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer, reported on Thursday a rise in first-quarter operating profit thanks to higher earnings from its offshore wind farms, and confirmed its full-year guidance. The offshore wind industry has been struggling with rising inflation, interest rate hikes and supply chain delays. Following a strategic review of... Continue Reading →
US proposes offshore wind auctions off Oregon and Maine coasts
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a plan to sell offshore wind leases in waters off the coasts of Maine and Oregon later this year, saying projects in those regions could one day power a total of 6 million homes. The proposed sales are part of a five-year schedule of offshore wind auctions... Continue Reading →