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VIDEO: ECO Edison christened in New Orleans

America’s offshore wind energy supply chain marked a major milestone Saturday, when ECO Edison, the first-ever American-built, owned, and crewed offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), was christened in the Port of New Orleans.

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R.-La.) and Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D.-La.) joined senior executives from Ørsted and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) at events to celebrate the completion of the SOV, that included its official christening by Jennifer...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/video-eco-edison-christened-in-new-orleans/

Ørsted submits proposal for new Starboard Wind offshore wind farm

Ørsted has submitted a proposal for a new 1,184 MW offshore wind farm, called Starboard Wind, to Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. It would use the New London State Pier for staging and assembly and power more than 600,000 homes in the state.

Ørsted says the Starboard Wind project would deliver offshore wind power to Connecticut at “stable and predictable pricing for decades.”The project would bring nearly $420 million of direct investment and expenditure to...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/orsted-submits-proposal-for-new-starboard-wind-offshore-wind-farm/

Sunrise Wind passes two new milestones

Yesterday the Sunrise Wind project received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), crossing a critical milestone in the federal environmental review process. The ROD formally concludes the agency’s National Environmental Policy Act review process and precedes the anticipated approval of Sunrise Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP), expected this summer. Marking a business milestone, developers Ørsted and Eversource reported that they had jointly...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/sunrise-wind-passes-two-new-milestones/

American Offshore Services’ newest crewboat floated out

Warren, Rhode Island-based boatbuilder Blount Boats has launched a new crewboat ordered by American Offshore Services (AOS), a partnership between Swedish offshore vessel operator the Northern Offshore Group and US-based investment firm OIC. Gripper is a 100-foot (30.4-metre), Jones Act-compliant aluminium catamaran crewboat built to support Ørsted and Eversource’s growing portfolio of offshore wind farms in […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/american-offshore-services-newest-crewboat-floated-out/

All 12 South Fork Wind turbines complete and power flowing

In a milestone development for U.S. offshore wind, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday 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. The announcement gave New York state the bragging rights of becoming home to America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm.

“When I broke ground on the South Fork project, I made a promise to build a cleaner,...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/all-12-south-fork-wind-turbines-complete-and-power-flowing/

New NYSERDA contracts put two NY offshore wind projects back on track

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul looks to have notched up two more successes in her efforts to get New York State offshore wind back on track. Today she announced that the state has conditionally awarded two offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation: Empire Wind 1, (developed by Equinor) and Sunrise Wind (developed by Ørsted and Eversource).

“I promised to make New York a place for the renewable energy industry to do business, and we are delivering on that promise,” Governor...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-nyserda-contracts-put-two-ny-offshore-wind-projects-back-on-track/

Connecticut Wind Collaborative has launched

The Connecticut Wind Collaborative has now launched and has named an initial board of directors,The creation of the Wind Collaborative was first announced last October as part of Connecticut’s Offshore Wind Strategic Roadmap, which calls for the new nonprofit to work collaboratively with business, industry, academia, across state agencies and alongside stakeholders in neighboring states to advance the regional supply chain and workforce necessary to meet the growing demand for this green,...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/connecticut-wind-collaborative-has-launched/

Ørsted and Equinor bid into NY4 offshore wind solicitation

Efforts to get New York offshore wind back on track continue. Following New York State’s successful third offshore wind solicitation, both Ørsted and Equinor have bid into New York’s fourth offshore wind solicitation (NY4), with some familiar projects being resubmitted — and some changing of partners is going on.

The stage for NY4 was set back in November 2023 when the New York State Public Service Commission denied petitions submitted by offshore wind developers that sought to address...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/orsted-and-equinor-bid-into-ny4-offshore-wind-solicitation/

South Fork delivers first offshore wind power to Long Island

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on December 6 the successful delivery of clean power to Long Island from the first operational wind turbine at Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind The news came less than a month after completion of the first operational turbine at the wind farm, which is located approximately 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island, and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York.

South Fork Wind has now delivered its first offshore wind power to the Long Island...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/south-fork-delivers-first-offshore-wind-power-to-long-island/

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