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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/

Ørsted’s new Houston office will include support for P2X projects

Ørsted today announced the official opening of a new office in downtown Houston. This new space will expand Ørsted’s presence in Texas, where it owns and operates eight clean energy projects collectively producing 2.4 GW of electricity, with an additional 1.2 GW of solar projects under construction. Many of the new office’s approximately 30 full-time employees will support Ørsted’s growing Power-to-X (P2X) business, which will be concentrated along the Gulf Coast of Texas.

P2X is the umbrella...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/orsteds-new-houston-office-will-include-support-for-p2x-projects/

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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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/

COLUMN | Where the wind blows, part 2: Shell, Cadeler, HEA Energy, Cyan Renewables, Edda Wind, Norwind and Norside [Offshore Accounts]

In Part One last week, we looked at the paradox of offshore wind, a segment that is growing without profit for many players. This contrasts with offshore oil and gas, which has shrunk but has become intensely profitable for rig and vessel operators, and for the oil companies themselves. Whereas offshore oil and gas companies […]

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Intelatus assesses the “readjustment” in the U.S. offshore wind sector

Business consultancy Intelatus Global Partners has been taking a look at the much discussed “readjustment” in the U.S. offshore wind sector and putting things into perspective.

The start of 2024 marks a period where the “readjustment” of the U.S. wind segment seemed to become more apparent, says the firm. At a federal level, nearly 9 gigawatts (GW) of lease potential in the Central Atlantic and Oregon passed further hurdles to be auctioned in the next 12 or so months. Along with these two areas,...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/intelatus-assesses-the-readjustment-in-the-u-s-offshore-wind-sector/

Cadeler books Baltica 2 wind turbine installation contract

Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered offshore wind farm installation specialist Cadeler (OSE: CADLR; NYSE: CDLR) has booked a major contract in Poland. Awarded by Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczn, it covers the transport and installation of 14 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at Baltica 2. Planned to deliver 1.5 GW capacity by the end of 2027, Baltica 2 is one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm.

The Baltica 2 wind farm will be situated in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/cadeler-books-baltica-2-wind-turbine-installation-contract/

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