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Oct. 9 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted will lay off around 500 people by the end of this year and a total of approximately 2,000 towards the end of 2027. Of the 500 employees who will be made redundant in Q4 2025, some 235 are in Denmark. The company said on 9 October that the move to reduce... Continue Reading →
Oct. 9 (offshoreWIND.biz) The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded USD 20 million (approximately EUR 17 million) to the Port of Long Beach to fund the ongoing development of Pier Wind, a proposed USD 4.7 billion (approx. EUR 4 billion) terminal that would serve the floating wind industry. CEC has awarded the grant through the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 8 (Agencia Eixos by Gabriel Chiappini and Gustavo Gaudarde) The Working Group, announced last week, to discuss the regulation of offshore wind power, by the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), has dashed the hopes of industry representatives that the third Lula administration would hold the first auction for the transfer of land for offshore... Continue Reading →
Oct. 8 (OE) Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has issued a certification for the recently inaugurated 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project, developed and owned by EDF Power Solutions, Enbridge and CPP Investments. BV has been involved in Provence Grand Large project journey since 2017, applying international certification methodologies. The certification... Continue Reading →
Oct. 7 (offshoreWIND.biz) As the US seeks to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains by prioritising domestic oil and gas, its offshore wind sector has faced many challenges, from policy setbacks to rising inflationary costs. Meanwhile, Rystad Energy projects that China will account for 45 per cent of global offshore wind capacity by 2030. Despite... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved a resolution creating the Offshore Wind Working Group (GT-EO), with the objective of proposing measures necessary for the regulation and effective implementation of Law No. 15,097 of January 10, 2025 (Offshore Wind Law) in Brazil. Coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm in France, developed by EDF, Enbridge, and CPP Investments, has been officially inaugurated. The Provence Grand Large floating wind project has been operating for many months, supplying electricity to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. It is the first floating offshore wind project in... Continue Reading →
Sept. 24 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ichnusa Wind Power, an Italian developer of floating offshore wind projects, has received the green light to explore a potential site off Sardinia’s coast. A decree issued by the Coast Guard permits Ichnusa Wind Power to undertake scientific and technical surveys off the coast of Portoscuso. The work, which is expected to... Continue Reading →
Sept. 4 (offshoreWIND.biz) A consortium between TotalEnergies and RWE has won the Centre Manche 2 tender to develop a 1.5 GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Normandy, making it the largest renewable energy initiative in France to date. As part of a strategic review of its investment, RWE has expressed the wish to... Continue Reading →
Sept. 23 (Reuters) Orsted shares rose on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled it could resume work on an almost completed offshore wind project in the United States, delivering a win for an industry under sustained attack from President Donald Trump. But the victory may prove short-lived, as analysts warn the White House could appeal the decision or... Continue Reading →
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