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(OW) Denmark-headquartered Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HSG Sungdong for the floating wind structures for its 1.5 GW Haewoori offshore wind project in South Korea. Under the non-binding MoU, the two companies plan to establish a partnership to explore opportunities to optimise the fabrication of floating foundations to... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dominion Energy, the developer of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) farm, has secured the last two major federal approvals needed to begin the construction of the 2.6 GW project. The approvals are keeping the largest offshore wind farm in the United States on schedule to generate clean, renewable energy to power up to 660,000... Continue Reading →
(OW) Stromar Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has submitted the environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping and habitats regulations appraisal (HRA) screening reports for the 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The reports for the project, which is located approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of... Continue Reading →
(epbr) TotalEnergies submitted four more licensing applications at IBAMA for offshore wind farms off the Brazilian coast. Together, the projects in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul and Piauí total 12.1 GW in installed capacity. The oil company already has another 9 GW in three offshore wind projects under licensing.... Continue Reading →
Norway's Equinor has submitted a bid for ‘shovel-ready’ Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project to New York’s expedited fourth wind solicitation. If awarded, Empire Wind 1 is expected to provide first power in 2026, and will be able to deliver renewable power to more than half a million New York home, according to Equinor. Already several years into development,... Continue Reading →
(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released a final joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of endangered North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore wind energy. The strategy builds on existing mitigation measures to protect North Atlantic right whales... Continue Reading →
(OE) Eni-controlled company Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership to advance the development of offshore wind projects in Spain. The agreement with Plenitude bolsters the joint venture formed by BlueFloat and Sener Renewable Investments three years ago, creating a leading consortium in the offshore... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The U.S. offshore wind industry reached an important milestone on January 2 when Vineyard Wind 1, the country’s first large scale project, supplied first power to the Massachusetts grid. “As the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm this is a fairly momentous event,” Ken Kimmell, Chief Development Officer for Avangrid, the Iberdrola subsidiary co-developing the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spanish energy giant Repsol (REP.MC) faces a class action lawsuit with 30,000 alleged victims in Peru stemming from a major oil spill in 2022, the law firm representing the class said on Monday, as a small protest marked two years since the incident. The class action lawsuit is asking for a $1 billion judgment, local... Continue Reading →
The Huan Ya offshore wind project, being developed by Taiya Renewable Energy, has received preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The Huan Ya offshore wind project will be located off the coast of Zhunan Township, Hualien Township, and Tongxiao Township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. The wind farm’s surface area is about 74.08 square... Continue Reading →
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