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  • Renewable Energy Advancing in USA

    27 February 2013

    The Obama Administration’s renewable energy program has authorized dozens of renewable energy projects on public lands and will hold the first-ever auctions for commercial wind development in the Atlantic this year, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar told offshore wind stakeholders at a conference in Boston. Salazar noted that the rapid progress – as well […]

  • Secretary Salazar Streamlines Offshore Wind Applications Along Atlantic Coast (USA)

    3 February 2012

    Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for an “all of the above” energy strategy, the Department of the Interior marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that the department’s renewable […]

  • USA: South Carolina and North Carolina Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Offshore Wind Energy

    11 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Representatives from South Carolina and North Carolina met in Charlotte in June to discuss opportunities for collaborating to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy on the south Atlantic seaboard. The meeting is being heralded as a significant first step towards regional collaboration for offshore wind in the Southeast. The objective of the two-state meeting […]

  • US Pinpoints Up to 8 GW of Offshore Wind Areas in Central Atlantic

    31 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced three final wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, which, if fully developed, could support between 4 GW and 8 GW of offshore wind capacity. The three WEAs total approximately 356,550 acres. The first WEA (A-2) is 101,767 acres and is located 26 […]

  • Dominion in Top 10 U.S. Utilities for Economic Development

    16 September 2015
    Business & Finance

     Site Selection magazine has named Dominion as one of the U.S. top 10 utilities for economic development. The publication cites that Dominion’s economic development team helped bring more than $2.7 billion in corporate facility investments supporting 3,615 new jobs in its footprint last year. The growing list of data center sites, renewable energy initiatives such as […]

  • Five Companies Express Interest in Building North Carolina’s Offshore Wind Farms (USA)

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    After the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Call for Information and Nominations for commercial wind leases off the North Carolina coast in December, five companies expressed their interest in offshore wind development there, the Charlotte Observer informs. The companies filed positive responses to the call, without obligatory commitments or detailed proposals. “We […]

  • NovaVis and VOW Team Up with WAB on Trans-Atlantic Bridge

    6 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S.-based NovaVis, the Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition (VOW) and Germany’s WAB e.V.; Windenergie-Agentur have agreed to use the NovaVis supply chain technology in order to build the Trans-Atlantic Bridge. The “bridge” consists of a singular hub of collaboration and exchange among German and U.S. entities. Industry sectors are expected to enjoy next generation technology coordination and collaboration in […]

  • Clean Line Energy Joins SECWC

    11 September 2014

    The Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition (SECWC) announced that Clean Line Energy joined as its newest Board Member. Clean Line joins a great group of companies already represented on its Board: Fishermen’s Energy, Iberdrola Renewables, Marsh USA, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, Southface, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and Southern Company. Clean Line develops transmission projects that connect […]

  • DOE Selects Seven Projects to Demonstrate Offshore Wind Technologies (USA)

    13 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Energy Department has announced seven offshore wind awards for projects in Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia. As part of the Energy Department’s broader efforts to launch an offshore wind industry in the United States, these engineering, design, and deployment projects will support innovative offshore installations in state and federal waters for […]

  • Gamesa, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Launch Offshore Wind Technology Center (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, today launched the Offshore Wind Technology Center to jointly develop the next generation of offshore wind systems that will be deployed in the United States and around the world. Plans call for the development of North […]

  • First Offshore Wind Research Buoys Deployed Off US West Coast

    13 October 2020
    R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office has deployed two offshore wind research buoys off the coast of California. The buoys come as part of the research funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to gather data to support decisions on potential leasing of wind energy sites offshore California. Managed by […]

  • Avangrid Begins Surveys Offshore North Carolina

    1 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables is conducting geophysical surveys at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind lease area off the coast of North Carolina, U.S. The work is being carried out in and near the wind lease area and proposed cable corridor from Sandbridge, Virginia, to the east of Corolla, North Carolina. The purpose of the surveys, scheduled for […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Poised to Invest USD 140 Billion in US East Coast by 2035

    4 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    More than 40 GW of offshore wind capacity is expected to be installed off the U.S. East Coast by 2035 and the industry could invest USD 140 billion to establish and build out its supply chain, install equipment, and operate the wind farms. This is according to the latest report from BVG Associates (BVGA), commissioned […]

  • AWEA Adds Regulatory Attorney to Offshore Wind Team

    10 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has appointed a veteran regulatory attorney to lead policy and regulatory efforts for the offshore wind sector in the U.S. As Senior Director of Offshore Wind Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Laura Smith Morton will lead AWEA efforts in coordination with member companies to resolve permitting and regulatory challenges impacting offshore wind […]

  • JASCO Measuring Block Island OWF Subsea Noise

    19 October 2015
    R&D

    JASCO Applied Sciences, under subcontract to Tetra Tech Inc., is providing underwater acoustic measurement and monitoring services to Deepwater Wind during the installation of the Block Island Wind Farm. JASCO is conducting field data acquisition and subsequent analysis and interpretation for short- and long-term studies of noise from pile driving and related construction activities. The […]

  • USA: AWEA Releases Recommended Practices for Offshore Wind Compliance

    10 October 2012

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released its long-awaited consensus document, AWEA Offshore Compliance Recommended Practices 2012 (OCRP 2012), today at its Offshore WINDPOWER Conference in Virginia Beach. Developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), AWEA’s OCRP 2012 recommends good practices in the use of existing standards for […]

  • USA: Old Warehouse to Become Wind Turbine Test Facility

    27 February 2012

    A cavernous 70-year-old warehouse once used by the Navy is being transformed to play a key role in the nation’s energy future. Sometime this summer, workers will jockey a 150-ton rig designed to test the drive trains of offshore wind turbines into a massive hole in the floor of the testing facility on the campus […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind to Adjust Construction Plans to Minimize Impact on Right Whales

    5 February 2013
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) have announced an agreement that will further protect endangered North Atlantic right whales during the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm. After extensive discussions with CLF, Deepwater Wind has agreed to voluntarily adjust its planned construction period to minimize potential impacts to migrating North Atlantic Right Whales. […]

  • US Offshore Wind Demo Projects Could Get a USD 40 Million Boost

    13 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    The US Senate has passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, a bipartisan legislation which includes a recommendation that USD 40 million be allocated to the offshore wind demonstration programs. Senator Angus King from Maine has urged the Appropriations Committee to include this language during its markup of the bill. The University of Maine leads the Aqua Ventus project, […]

  • USA: BOEM Announces First Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sales in Two Areas

    2 December 2012
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau have announced competitive lease sales for renewable energy development in two wind energy areas (WEAs) in federal waters. […]

  • Fugro Kicks Off Sunrise Wind Site Characterization

    4 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has begun a site characterization program at the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York. Fugro has mobilized two vessels to carry out the operation which will involve acquisition and analysis of integrated geotechnical and geophysical data to support multiple phases of the project, including cable corridor selection and turbine foundation design and installation. The […]

  • Public Forum to Focus on Offshore Wind Potential off SC Coast (USA)

    25 July 2011
    Authorities

    Energy officials say the high, steady winds off S.C.’s shores could generate enough electricity to power thousands of homes. This will be one of the talking points at tonight’s public forum in Myrtle Beach, focusing on offshore wind energy in S.C. and the economic opportunities that could come with it.  “There is a wealth of […]

  • Ramboll Joins Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm Team

    10 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd. (CLP Power) has selected Ramboll as the owner’s technical engineer and advisor for the pre-development phase of their Hong Kong offshore wind farm off the coast of Sai Kung, Hong Kong. CLP Power has started the preliminary engineering studies, collection of environmental data, and stakeholder communications for the proposed Hong […]

  • US Offshore Wind Could Create Up To 83,000 Jobs – Report

    12 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Developing 30GW of offshore wind along the US East Coast could support up to 83,000 jobs and deliver USD 25 billion in annual economic output by 2030, according to a report released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Market projections anticipate 20GW to 30GW of offshore wind capacity will be operational by 2030, representing […]

  • Highlights of the Month – January 2020

    3 February 2020

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most-read news on the site in the first month of 2020.

  • BOEM Calls New York Bight Meeting

    20 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding the New York Bight Renewable Energy Intergovernmental Task Force on 9 May in Newark, New Jersey.