(Reuters) New York released a new offshore wind solicitation on Thursday to keep the state on track to meet its renewable energy goals and support a nascent industry that has faced financial trouble in recent months. Offshore wind is expected to play a major role in New York's plan to reduce carbon emissions by getting 70% of... Continue Reading →
Vestas Secures 203MW Order in the US
(OE) Vestas has received a 203MW order to power an undisclosed wind project in the US. The order consists of 45 V163-4.5MW wind turbines. The orders include supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a multi-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimized performance of the asset. Turbine delivery begins in the... Continue Reading →
Gazelle Wind Power Appoints U.S. Wind Finance Pioneer as CFO
(OE) Floating platform developer Gazelle Wind Power has appointed clean energy finance industry expert Álvaro Ortega as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ortega is the former Vice President of Finance at Avangrid Inc., a publicly traded company on the NY Stock Exchange and the U.S. subsidiary of global energy leader Iberdrola. “Finding someone with a track record like Álvaro’s is... Continue Reading →
Equinor Names California Floating Wind Project
(OE) Equinor has announced the name of its floating offshore wind project off the coast of California, Atlas Wind. The lease area, which lies 60 miles from Morro Bay, has the capacity to provide over 2GW of reliable, renewable power, enough to power 1.7 million California homes once complete. California is poised to become a growing force... Continue Reading →
The $1 Billion Offshore Wind Prize for US Shipyards
Philip Lewis contributor (OE) The U.S. offshore wind market presents a $1 billion long-term opportunity to builders of crew transfer vessels (CTV) and service operation vessels (SOV) that will support both wind farm construction and long-term operations and maintenance. Unlike many of the construction vessels to be deployed on U.S. wind projects, CTVs and SOVs... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Setting Up Stage for Upcoming Supply Chain Tenders
(OW) Iberdrola France has launched its platform to identify and collaborate with companies committed to renewable energy and offshore wind for upcoming calls for tenders. According to Iberdrola, the company’s goal is to integrate new partners into the Iberdrola France network to facilitate collaboration on territories and future offshore wind projects. Iberdrola France is organising... Continue Reading →
Politicians Waking up to Higher-cost Offshore Wind Power, Equinor Says
(Reuters) Recent decisions in the United States and Britain to accept higher prices for offshore wind developments are a welcome sign that authorities are adjusting to higher costs in the industry, Equinor's head or renewables said on Tuesday. "I believe that politics and markets will adjust, and that is also necessary in order to keep... Continue Reading →
Argentina will not face $16.1 billion YPF judgment in US while it appeals
(Reuters) - Argentina persuaded a U.S. judge not to enforce a $16.1 billion judgment arising from the government's 2012 seizure of majority control in oil company YPF (YPFD.BA) while the cash-strapped country appeals the judgment. In a decision on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan agreed to suspend enforcement until Dec. 5 without requiring Argentina... Continue Reading →
Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 bln plan
(Reuters) - Spain's Grenergy (GREG.MC) plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation projects pipeline in the next three years under a 2.6 billion euro ($2.8 billion) investment strategy. Spanish energy firms such as renewables giant Iberdrola and oil major Repsol have increased their focus on the United States as they try to take advantage of massive subsidies included... Continue Reading →
Venezuela close to approving offshore gas license with Trinidad, Shell
(Reuters) - Venezuela is close to approving a license for Shell (SHEL.L) and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago to develop a promising offshore natural gas field and export its production to the Caribbean country, two people close to the matter said. The license could set in motion a long-running effort by Trinidad to boost... Continue Reading →