Wind Energy – Supply Base
DEME Offshore announced that the second season of the Dominion Energy 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Windfarm has taken off smoothly.
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New Hampshire House passes legislation to pull back from OW development
Wind Energy – USA
The House of Representatives of the US State of New Hampshire has passed a new bill that removes the offshore wind scope from the state Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development and Energy Innovation, and amends several other state-level efforts established to support offshore wind by either withdrawing or modifying them to move away from offshore wind.
[Read more…] about New Hampshire House passes legislation to pull back from OW developmentCadeler secures work for Wind Pace in US
Wind Energy – US Project
Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has signed a contract to deploy its newbuild offshore wind vessel, the Wind Pace, at an offshore wind farm in the United States.
[Read more…] about Cadeler secures work for Wind Pace in USTrump creates council for ‘energy dominance’
Fossil Energy – USA
Last Friday President Donald Trump signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production.
[Read more…] about Trump creates council for ‘energy dominance’New York approves power line for Equinor OWF
Wind Energy – New York USA
According to Reuters New York’s utility regulator on Thursday granted Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast.
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General – Appointment
Roberto Frigeni has joined the Spliethoff-BigLift Houston office as Vice President of Business Development.
[Read more…] about Spliethoff-BigLift appoints new Vice PresidentAtlantic Shores says OWP continues despite Shell’s exit
Wind Energy – USA
Atlantic Shores, which has federal approval to build two offshore wind farms off the coast of Atlantic City, says it remains committed to delivering New Jersey’s first offshore wind project even though its partner in the venture, Shell, is exiting and writing off its $1 billion investment.
[Read more…] about Atlantic Shores says OWP continues despite Shell’s exitBOEM cancels meetings for Vineyard Mid-Atlantic wind project
Wind Energy – New York Bight
The Trump administration’s drive to derail offshore wind development claimed another victim last Tuesday when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management cancelled virtual public meetings on an environmental impact study for the New York Bight project.
[Read more…] about BOEM cancels meetings for Vineyard Mid-Atlantic wind projectOceantic Network announces new members to Board of Directors
General – Appointments
Oceantic Network yesterday announced leadership positions and five new members to its Board of Directors.
[Read more…] about Oceantic Network announces new members to Board of DirectorsTrump suspends new federal offshore wind leasing
Politics – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.
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