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First turbine installed at South Fork Wind

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the completion of installation of the first offshore wind turbine for Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind, marking a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and for what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in U.S.federal waters.

Once completed, the 130-megawatt offshore wind farm will address a growing reliability challenge for Long Island’s electrical grid, while also generating enough renewable energy to...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/first-turbine-installed-at-south-fork-wind/

Ørsted and Eversource sign first-ever U.S. offshore wind helicopter contract

Ørsted and Eversource have awarded HeliService International Inc. a contract for helicopter crew change operations for the two companies’ joint venture wind projects in the Northeast United States.

The contract is the first helicopter contract to support the United States offshore wind industry and the two companies say it will create jobs and economic development in both helicopter assembly and future operations.

The Leonardo AW169 helicopters that will be used are powered by two Pratt and...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/orsted-and-eversource-sign-first-ever-u-s-offshore-wind-helicopter-contract/

Construction starts on Edison Chouest Offshore’s newest windfarm SOV

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has confirmed that construction has started on the first Jones Act-compliant windfarm service operations vessel (SOV). The vessel, which wil ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/offshore-maintenance/construction-starts-on-edison-chouest-offshores-newest-windfarm-sov/

How an AV car company is helping keep the lights on

As dozens of companies have worked to bring autonomous vehicles (AVs) to life, most of the outside focus has been directed at safety and legal concerns. While engineers are fine-tuning sensors, cameras and artificial intelligence systems to ensure vehicles properly recognize objects, brake when they are supposed to and safely deliver passengers and cargo to their proper destination, others are looking at what other benefits AVs could bring to the world.

It boils down to this question: Is there a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-an-av-car-company-is-helping-keep-the-lights-on

BOEM gets set to prepare Revolution Wind EIS

Another U.S. offshore wind project is taking a step further along the regulatory highway. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind LLC.

A major permitting milestone for #RevolutionWind! Today, @BOEM_DOI has issued the Notice of Intent, beginning our environmental review. We extend our thanks to @POTUS,

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/renewables/boem-gets-set-to-prepare-revolution-wind-eis/

Edison Chouest to build first Jones Act offshore wind service vessel

Edison Chouest Offshore will build a 260' service operations vessel for Northeast offshore wind turbine projects. ECO image.

Edison Chouest Offshore will build and operate the first U.S. flag, Jones Act compliant service operations vessel for the offshore wind industry, partnering with wind developers Ørsted and Eversource, the companies announced in a joint statement Oct. 1.

Under a long-term charter agreement, ECO will engineer, build and operate the vessel, to be based in New York State and perform operations and maintenance on the Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind and Sunrise Wind projects planned off southern New...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/edison-chouest-to-build-first-jones-act-offshore-wind-service-vessel/

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