Revolution Wind has successfully installed its first offshore wind turbine, marking a significant milestone for Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first large-scale offshore wind farm. The project, developed by Ørsted and…
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Ørsted and Eversource last week marked another milestone for Revolution Wind, when Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, BOEM director Elizabeth Klein, BSEE director Kevin M. Sligh, Sr., and other federal, state and local officials and community members joined Ørsted and Eversource in ProvPort, June 13, to highlight the significant progress of Revolution Wind’s offshore construction — and to get a first hand look at Eco Edison, the first U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed service operations vessel.
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/video-eco-edison-arrives-in-provport/
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...
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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...
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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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/
“Our wind industry, for instance, is a European success story,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently said. “But it is currently facing a unique mix of challenges.” We’re no fan of Ms von der Leyen, a nepo-baby whose incompetence as German Defence Minister was rewarded not with the sacking she so richly deserved, […]
On August 29, Danish energy giant Ørsted warned that it might write off as much as $2.12 billion because of issues with its three U.S. east coat offshore wind projects, Ocean Wind 1, Sunrise Wind, and Revolution Wind. The company cited adverse impacts relating to the supply chain, lack of favorable progress in Investment Tax Credit (ITC) guidance, and increased interest rates. On October 31, the other shoe dropped. Ørsted said that, following a decision by its Board of Directors, Ørsted will...
The Department of the Interior has approved the Revolution Wind project, marking the fourth commercial-scale offshore wind project to receive federal approval under the Biden Administration. Located about 15 nautical…
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Sometimes it seems that nothing makes sense when it comes to energy transition. Global warming induces more coal to be burnt, Saudi Aramco reports record profits as wind ..