CAPE Holland has secured a contract from installation contractor DEME for a CAPE VLT-640 Quad spread and a separate CAPE VLT-640 unit. The CAPE Vibro Lifting Technology will be instrumental in safely and efficiently installing 176 monopile foundations in the Atlantic Ocean for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) turbines. These monopiles, with a diameter…
Mammoet develops leg crane replacements that can support 14-MW wind turbines
When it comes to wind turbines, the bigger they are, the harder they work, generating more renewable offshore wind energy, and a greater return on investment for developers. As a result, next-gen turbines are growing, and their components are getting larger and heavier. To meet the enhanced installation and maintenance requirements of their components, the equipment…
New York union laborers will build port supporting Empire Wind offshore project
Empire Wind and the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) announced a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the construction of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The revitalized SBMT will play a key role in Equinor’s development of the Empire Wind offshore wind project as a staging and assembly…
Ørsted proposes 1.1-GW Starboard Wind offshore project for Connecticut
Ørsted today announced submission of its proposed project, Starboard Wind, to the Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. Ørsted’s proposed 1,184-MW Starboard Wind project would deliver clean and reliable offshore wind power to Connecticut. Utilizing the New London State Pier for staging and assembly, Starboard Wind would bring nearly $420 million of direct investment and…
Global wind turbine orders hit 155 GW in 2023
Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2023 with 155 GW procured for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022. As both China and Western markets broke records for order intake, annual investment reached an estimated $83 billion, according to Wood Mackenzie’s “Global wind turbine order analysis: Q1 2024” report. In Q4…
South Fork Wind completes construction offshore of New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul today, alongside the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and other elected officials, announced the completion of the landmark South Fork Wind project, with all 12 offshore wind turbines constructed and the wind farm successfully delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways. Today marks a historic milestone as…
FERC approves interconnection agreement for Empire Wind 1 project
Equinor today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved on March 1 the Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) executed between the company’s Empire Wind 1 project, New York ISO (NYISO) and Consolidated Edison Company of New York. The announcement marks the first FERC approval for any offshore wind project to connect directly into…
Ørsted sells majority stake in 957-MW onshore wind portfolio
Ørsted has signed a transaction with Stonepeak, an investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, divesting an equity ownership stake in a portfolio consisting of four U.S. onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 957 MW. This is Ørsted’s first partnership with Stonepeak and the second major farm-down of multiple assets in the…
Vaisala, DNV introduce guidelines for Wind Resource Assessment campaigns with dual scanning lidar
In a forward-thinking collaboration, Vaisala and DNV unveiled extensive guidelines for using scanning lidars in a dual system configuration (DSL) for offshore Wind Resource Assessment (WRA). The release of these guidelines helps improve dual scanning lidar bankability and contributes to creating the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 52 recommended practice on using scanning lidar measurements…
New York approves 2 offshore wind projects totaling 1.7 GW
New York State has conditionally awarded two offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation – an 810-MW project, Empire Wind 1 (developed by Equinor), and Sunrise Wind, a 924-MW project (developed by Ørsted and Eversource). The projects will create more than 800 family-sustaining construction jobs and invest $2 billion in economic development statewide,…
Avangrid’s Midland Wind project starts spinning in Illinois
Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced Midland Wind has achieved commercial operation. The 106-MW wind farm located in Henry County is the company’s fourth wind farm in Illinois, bringing total capacity in the state to more than 600 MW. “We are proud to have achieved this milestone with Midland Wind, which is now…
Turbine bearing supplier Malloy completes warehouse expansion
Malloy, a wind turbine bearings supplier, has completed phase 1 of its warehouse expansion project. This investment increases Malloy’s overall warehouse capacity by 35%. “By expanding our warehouse, we’re directly addressing the needs of our customers who rely on our bearings for smooth operations and minimal downtime,” said Cory Mittleider, wind business unit Manager at…
ONYX Insight launches wind blade root monitoring solution
ONYX Insight has launched a blade root connection monitoring system following extensive field testing. The latest innovation in ONYX’s suite of predictive maintenance solutions is delivered through the organization’s proven ecoPITCH advanced sensing hardware, providing early visibility of any issues with a high degree of confidence and up to 12 months of warning before a…
BOEM designates offshore area with 2.4-GW wind potential off Oregon coast
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) designated two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore from Oregon. The WEAs were developed following engagement and feedback from…
Amazon signs PPA for Oregon wind project undergoing repowering effort
Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, announced the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amazon to source renewable energy from an Avangrid wind farm located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The Amazon Wind Farm Oregon – Leaning Juniper IIA will have a capacity of 98.4 MW. “We are proud to have signed this…
UMass Amherst leads university coalition supporting offshore wind development
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and lead the Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW), a new multimillion-dollar national center devised to accelerate reliable and equitable offshore wind energy deployment across the nation and produce a well-educated domestic offshore wind…
US company to establish offshore wind tower and steel forging plant on East Coast
US Forged Rings (USFR) today announced a $700 million investment in the U.S. offshore wind industry to construct a tower fabrication facility and a steel forging plant. The U.S. company will use these two facilities to service the growing domestic offshore wind market, filling a critical supply chain gap for offshore wind components. The company…
Companies use recycled wind turbine blades in sustainable concrete designs
RNWBL and Durability Engineers (DE) have received an award for the Dept. of Energy’s Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize. The award aims to address the environmental impact of wind turbine materials, specifically focusing on recycling solutions for fiber-reinforced composites and critical minerals. As the maintenance, repowering and retrofitting of existing wind turbine blades is poised…
2023 was record year for maturing late-stage offshore wind project activity globally
Despite supply chain headwinds and price pressures, the global offshore wind sector saw significant growth in its mature pipeline, as late-stage pipeline mergers & acquisitions (M&A), turbine orders and project financial investment decisions (FIDs) saw record activity in 2023. This has boosted the sector’s momentum into 2024, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘Offshore wind: 2023 in…
Ørsted says Maryland’s 966-MW Skipjack offshore wind project no longer makes financial sense
Ørsted announced that it will reposition Skipjack Wind, a combined 966-MW project in development off the coast of the Delmarva peninsula in Maryland, for future offtake opportunities. Following consultation with the State of Maryland, Ørsted has withdrawn from the Maryland Public Service Commission Orders approving the Skipjack 1 and 2 projects. Ørsted intends to continue…