Regular readers will be aware that I have been sceptical for some time about the longevity of the still-current boom in wind farm developments, most…
Offshore Wind
VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Puffin 1 – A new concept for wind farm crew transfer
Built by Denmark’s Esbjerg Shipyard to an ESNA design, Sea Puffin 1 is the first of a new generation of high-performance daughter craft based on…
Aeolus Energy Planning Jones Act-Compliant Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels
Orlando-based Aeolus Energy has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein to design the first Jones Act compliant service vessel for the budding U.S. offshore wind market. Aeolus says the purpose-built vessel, known in the industry as a Service Operations Vessel (SOV), will be...
Denmark’s Ørsted Acquires Deepwater Wind, Creating U.S. Offshore Wind Leader
Danish power company Ørsted has entered into an agreement to acquire U.S. offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for $510 million. The acquisition includes the 30MW capacity Block Island Wind Farm, the first and currently only operational offshore wind farm in the United States, as well as...
MHI Vestas Launches Record-Breaking 10MW Wind Turbine
Denmark-based offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas says it has broken the industry’s double-digit power barrier with the release of the world’s first turbine to achieve a power rating of 10 MW. The record-breaking turbine, called the V164-10.0 MW, builds on the company’ popular V164 platform,...