395 results found for 'Empire Offshore Wind'

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  • US East Coast Governors Urge Expediency on Vineyard Wind Decision

    29 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A bipartisan group of US East Coast state governors has urged the Trump administration to expeditiously complete the environmental review of the Vineyard Wind so that a Record of Decision for the offshore wind project can be issued by March 2020. In a letter sent to the US Department of Interior and the US Department of […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Order Intake in First Half Decreases by 30 Pct

    26 July 2012

    Impacted by regulatory uncertainty in Europe and tightening policy measures in China, global wind turbine order intake in 1H/2012 decreased by 30% year-over-year, consistent with MAKE’s expectations of a 5% decline in 2013 installations globally. Despite these conditions, there was good activity in emerging markets in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe which partially offset […]

  • Wind Power Industry to Add Over 241 GW of Capacity by 2017, Forecasts Navigant Research (USA)

    3 July 2013
    R&D

    With the addition of 44.9 gigawatts (GW) in new installations in 2012, world wind power capacity grew to approximately 285.7 GW, an increase of 18.6 percent in the total wind power installation base. Average annual growth over the past 5 years has been 17.8 percent, achieved during the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, even […]

  • BNEF: Q3 Clean Energy Investments Plunge as Offshore Wind Investors Take the Summer Off

    10 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, under the impact of a summer lull in offshore wind financings in Europe and a further stage in the slowdown seen this year in project funding in China and Japan, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investment in renewable […]

  • U.S. Senators Introduce Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

    2 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R- Maine, and Tom Carper, D-Delaware, have introduced the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act aimed at providing financial incentives to encourage investment in offshore wind energy.

  • Irish Marine Institute Gets Galway Bay Test Site Approval

    20 December 2017
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology

    The Irish Government has approved a foreshore lease to the Marine Institute for the installation of a quarter-scale renewable energy test facility that will also see floating wind testing. However, the approval came with a limit for only one floating wind device being tested at a time.

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Energy Introduces Offshore Wind Zone

    23 February 2012

    Offshore Energy, Exhibition & Conference, introduces the Offshore Wind Zone at the fifth edition of the event, taking place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 October 2012, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands. Offshore Energy is the only annual event in The Netherlands dedicated to offshore energy, and the fastest growing offshore event in Europe. It combines […]

  • IBERDROLA Chairman Receives Commander of the Order of the British Empire Award

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA chairman, Ignacio Galán, has been invested by the British Ambassador in Spain, Simon Manley, as Commander of the Order of the British Empire. This honorary award, bestowed by HM Queen Elizabeth II on recommendation of the British Government, recognises the important role played by Galán in the development of the UK’s energy industry and strengthening […]

  • Three US Ports Secure Federal Financing for Offshore Wind Projects

    31 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Three US ports have secured around USD 93.2 million through the Port Infrastructure Development Grants for projects aiming to serve the offshore wind industry. The Arthur Kill Offshore Wind Terminal Project on Staten Island, New York, has secured a little over USD 48 million to fund the dredging of approximately 740,000 cubic yards to create […]

  • Rhode Island to Open Solicitation for Up to 1 GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity

    7 July 2022
    Authorities

    Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has signed a bill that seeks to procure between 600 MW and 1 GW of newly developed offshore wind capacity. “Adding offshore wind clean energy capacity is essential for meeting our new 100 percent renewable energy by 2033 goal and our Act on Climate emissions reductions target. It will not […]

  • MAKE: Grid Congestion in China Impacts 2014-2016 Global Outlook

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    MAKE identifies several market dynamics since the analysis in Q3/2014 that in aggregate result in a 0.4% downgrade in the ten-year outlook for grid-connected capacity. Adjustments in China, the Middle East and Africa have influenced a net downgrade, but the outlook for installed capacity is maintained with a slight upgrade of 0.2%. Demand has been […]

  • TenneT Says Damage to Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta Jacket ‘Limited’, Topside Installation a Go

    24 March 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation topside will not be affected by the damage the substation’s jacket foundation suffered in a recent collision with a cargo ship, TenneT said. As reported, the cargo ship Julietta D collided with the substation jacket and a turbine foundation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind […]

  • USA: Sierra Club Launches New Campaign Calling LIPA to Invest in OW

    18 September 2012

    Yesterday the Sierra Club launched a robust new campaign calling on the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to choose clean, renewable energy like offshore wind for Long Island’s energy future. LIPA is currently debating various sources for new power for its customers including new dirty energy plants and offshore wind. They are expected to announce […]

  • UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO): Unexploded ordnance does not go away

    6 April 2015

    The threat of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment never completely goes away. The types of munitions that might be encountered in the North Sea today consist of High Explosive (HE) bombs and sea mines, which are there not only as a result of military activities associated with both World Wars, but also extensive […]

  • New York Issues 2,500 MW Offshore Wind Solicitation

    22 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    The State of New York has announced its second offshore wind solicitation, seeking up to 2,500 MW of projects. The solicitation includes a multi-port strategy and requirement for offshore wind generators to partner with any of the eleven prequalified New York ports to stage, construct, manufacture key components, or coordinate operations and maintenance activities. Funding […]

  • New York Offshore Wind Acreage Up For Grabs

    3 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the proposed lease sale of 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease area, approximately 11 miles south of Long Island, is identical to the New York Wind Energy Area, which Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified earlier this year […]

  • New York’s Project First in US to Facilitate Fossil Fuel-to-Offshore Wind Workforce Transition

    5 July 2023
    Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture between TotalEnergies and Rise Light & Power, which is developing the 1.4 GW Attentive Energy One offshore wind project in New York, has signed a labour agreement that will see the staff at the Ravenswood Generating Station becoming the first in the country to transition from work in fossil fuel power generation to […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Bags USD 120.9 Million Order from Seajacks

    17 July 2012

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announced that it has received a new contract award from Seajacks 4 Limited (“Seajacks”). The Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract,which is valued at US$ 120.9 million and subject to conditions precedent, is for the […]

  • Asso.subsea to Install BorWin6 Nearshore Cable

    7 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Asso.subsea has signed a contract with Nexans for the transportation, installation and protection of the nearshore section of the BorWin6 offshore cable in Germany, with offshore work scheduled for 2025. The company will be involved in the design and execution of this part of the project in shallow waters and will also assist Nexans in […]

  • Wind Energy Policy Advances in U.S. Senate

    3 August 2012
    Authorities

    Extension of critical tax relief to save 37,000 jobs in wind energy and continue growing U.S. manufacturing advanced in the Senate Finance Committee with strong bipartisan support. By an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 19-5, the committee passed an extenders package that included an extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). On critical amendment […]

  • UK: Long Term Growth Story for Wind Firmly Intact

    7 March 2013

    MAKE Consulting’s recently launched Q1/2013 Market Outlook Update provides an analysis of global and regional wind installations in 2012 and forecasts till 2020. The study shows that growth in wind power installations is likely to average around 4.6% CAGR globally every year till 2020, as wind power is expected to become one of the most […]

  • East Yorkshire Gets GBP 25 Million for Renewable Energy Job Training (UK)

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance

      MILLIONS of pounds have been awarded to train East Yorkshire’s renewables workers of the future. The Government is giving £25 million to the region in a move that could eventually generate several thousand jobs in the offshore windfarm industry. The cash has been awarded as part of a joint bid by Hull City Council […]

  • First Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Substation Topside Leaves Dubai

    25 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore transformer station topsides that Petrofac is delivering for the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT has left the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 700 MW Alpha topside was built at Drydocks World’s fabrication facility in Dubai. It will form part of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) […]

  • Siemens-Gamesa Merger Moves Ahead, Areva Waives Adwen Contractual Restrictions

    17 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    French energy company Areva has agreed to waive existing contractual restrictions in Gamesa’s and Areva’s offshore wind joint venture, Adwen, simplifying the merger between Gamesa and Siemens, the binding agreement for which was signed on Friday, 17 June. As part of these agreements, Gamesa – in alignment with Siemens- grants Areva a put option for Areva’s 50 […]

  • Governors Ask President to Focus on Wind Energy Deployment (USA)

    25 August 2011
    R&D

      A coalition of 24 governors from both major parties and each region of the country has asked the administration to take a series of steps to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind energy, starting with a seven-year extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit […]

  • InfraStrata Denies Triumph Subsea’s Claims, Says Triumph Knew in April Its LoI Was Set Aside

    6 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    After Triumph Subsea Services issued a press release on 1 July stating InfraStrata’s trading update from 30 June contained a misleading statement and erroneous facts on their agreement for the construction of a Windfarm Development Vessel (WDV), InfraStrata issued a response on 5 July denying Triumph Subsea’s claims. Triumph Subsea said on Friday that it […]