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Sept 30 (Reuters) - US senators from both parties said on Wednesday they have reached a deal to reform laws on the permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects, though a vote will not occur before the midterm elections. The agreement marks a significant milestone in the years-long effort by Congress to overhaul federal permitting,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 30 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted’s Barrow Offshore Wind Farm off the UK’s Cumbrian coast has been in commercial operation for 20 years. Located 7 kilometres south-west of Walney Island in the Irish Sea, Barrow comprises 30 Vestas V90-3.0 MW turbines with a combined capacity of 90 MW. The wind farm became commercially operational in 2006. Barrow... Continue Reading →
Sept. 28 (splash247.com) Cargo drones have moved beyond short demonstrations into sustained offshore operations, with RWE and Ampelmann completing more than 250 drone flights during a six-week maintenance campaign at the Triton Knoll wind farm off the UK. More than nine tonnes of tools, spare parts and safety equipment were transported between a service operation... Continue Reading →
Sept 24 (Reuters) - The US Senate is nearing a deal to reform laws to speed up permitting of large infrastructure projects after the White House compromised on how renewable energy is treated, though a vote is uncertain before the midterm elections, a top Senate Democrat said on Thursday. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, the top Democrat... Continue Reading →
Sept. 25 ( saurenergy.com) Envision Energy has launched its EN-252/16.7 offshore wind turbine, a 16.7 MW machine designed for high-wind environments and international offshore wind markets. The turbine is based on Envision's Model Z platform, which has been operational since 2023. The company said the new turbine combines a high-performance rotor with an integrated powertrain,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 21 (offshoreWIND.biz) Gazelle Wind Power has developed and tested a new floating offshore wind platform designed to support 18 MW turbines and beyond in extreme offshore conditions, with the company’s preliminary cost assessment indicating 44 per cent lower CAPEX and 52 per cent lower LCOE than the benchmark semi-submersible designs used in the study.... Continue Reading →
Sept. 21 (OE) The 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind project has completed installation of all 65 turbines, with full energization expected by the end of 2026. The project, a 50-50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners' Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, began delivering electricity to the New England grid on March 14. Revolution Wind, located... Continue Reading →
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Wind farm developer Vineyard Wind said on Wednesday it had resolved a legal dispute arising from turbine supplier GE Vernova's effort to walk away from its $4.5 billion project in New England over claims it was owed more than $300 million. As part of a settlement, GE Vernova said it had... Continue Reading →
Sept. 14 (offshoreWIND.biz) X1 Wind has closed a fourth strategic funding round as the Spanish floating wind technology developer prepares to deploy its X100 platform at the PlemCat test site off Catalonia. The round was led by Grow Ventures, which will hold around 8 per cent of X1 Wind’s share capital, while Catalan investment company... Continue Reading →
Sept. 11 (splash247.com) Sumitomo Heavy Industries and Albatross Technology have formed a capital and business alliance to speed up the development of floating axis wind turbines (FAWTs), with the partners preparing to move from small-scale testing to a 2MW-class offshore demonstrator. The cooperation will cover turbine design, production, installation, and maintenance, and the partners will... Continue Reading →
