(Reuters) A perfect storm of supply chain delays, design flaws, and higher costs in the offshore wind industry has put dozens of projects at risk of not being delivered in time for countries to meet climate goals, industry executives, investors, and analysts said. The race to reduce reliance on fossil fuels is putting pressure on... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Nears 53 GW
The US has almost 53 GW of offshore wind projects in operation, development and planning stages. This could power more than 18 million US households if all the projects currently in development and planning are built. The US offshore wind pipeline reached 52,687 MW at the end of May 2023, with two offshore wind farms... Continue Reading →
US Needs USD 36 Billion Investment in Offshore Wind Port Development – Report
(OW) The US will need around USD 36 billion (around EUR 34 billion) over the next decade to meet the nation’s offshore wind port infrastructure gap, according to a report released by the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The report, called Building a National Network of Offshore Wind Ports: A $36B Plan for Domestic Clean Energy... Continue Reading →
U.S. BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project
(OE) The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said Monday it had completed its environmental review of the proposed 3GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, which BOEM estimates could power about 1 million households, if approved. “The completion of our environmental review marks another step towards a clean energy future—one that... Continue Reading →
World Needs $2.7 Trillion Annually for Net Zero Emissions by 2050-Wood Mackenzie
(Reuters) Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. Scientists have said the world ideally needs to limit global average temperature rise to 1.5C this century to avoid catastrophic effects from climate change.... Continue Reading →
Pipelay starts for Fénix subsea tieback offshore Argentina
(OM) Wintershall Dea has issued a brief update on the Fénix subsea development in the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession, offshore Argentina. The company is a partner to operator TotalEnergies: Pan American Energy is the other co-venturer. Work on Fénix is progressing as planned, with the first concrete blocks that will support the subsea... Continue Reading →
EU’s von der Leyen pledges more support for wind industry
(Reuters) - The European Union will put forward a package of measures to support Europe's wind power industry as renewable energy companies struggle with challenges including inflation, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. "We will fast-track permitting even more. We will improve the auction systems across the EU. We will focus... Continue Reading →
Ocean Winds and Prumo Logistica sign MOU to promote Offshore Wind energy initiatives
(PN) Ocean Winds (OW), an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and created as a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE global, and PRUMO LOGÍSTICA, one of the main players in the logistics and infrastructure sector in Brazil, joined forces through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that reinforces the two... Continue Reading →
Ramboll sees the Brazilian Offshore Wind sector as the new pre salt of energy
(PN) Ramboll, a multinational consultancy specializing in engineering and multidisciplinary projects, is one of the world leaders in offshore wind energy and is in charge of several projects being studied in Brazil. The company is involved in more than 55% of all operating offshore wind projects around the world. Operating in all the main offshore... Continue Reading →
Eversource Sells Seabed Acreage Offshore US to JV Partner Ørsted for USD 625 Million
Eversource Energy has completed its sale of an uncommitted lease area off the south coast of Massachusetts to its joint venture (JV) partner Ørsted for USD 625 million. The all-cash transaction, which was announced in May, closed today following approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The deal with Eversource provides... Continue Reading →