Tag: offshore wind

Ports are key to offshore wind development. To deliver the offshore wind expansion set out in the EU’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, Europe’s ports must expand and add new infrastructure.

The US White House revealed plans Tuesday to open up the Pacific Coast to its first commercial-scale offshore clean energy projects and advance areas for offshore wind off the northern and central coasts of California, in the US West Coast. 

The Biden administration approved the nation's first major offshore wind farm, billing it as the launch of a new domestic energy industry that will help eliminate emissions from the power sector.

UK MCA issued a Marine Guidance Note highlighting issues to be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on navigational safety and emergency response (search and rescue, salvage and towing, and counter pollution) caused by offshore renewable energy installation developments.

Although wind energy has grown rapidly, its long-term contribution to energy supply depends, in part, on future costs and value, Berkeley Lab-led study suggested.

’SeaH2Land‘ is an ambitious vision, linking GW-scale electrolysis to the large industrial demand in the Dutch-Flemish North Sea Port cluster.

Bureau Veritas and Nexans will promote best practices for deliveries of high voltage power cables used for connecting offshore wind farms to onshore grids.

The Ulstein designed OHT 'Alfa Lift' newbuild, a foundation installation vessel, was floated out at the CMHI yard. At the moment, the vessel is getting prepared for crane installation.

Amid an ongoing interest of the offshore wind sector to raise benchmark for performance and continued cost reduction, Danish manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems announced introduction of a 15 MW wind turbine. 

Denmark reached a landmark agreement for the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea, reporting the installment of wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in the first phase of the project.