WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee will kick off debate next week on three new bills aimed at boosting offshore wind energy leases in federal waters. The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hearing on Tuesday on three bipartisan offshore wind proposals. One proposal would require the Interior Department to develop a leasing … [Read more...]
Floating Offshore Wind Farm Proposed for Central Coast California
One of the world's leading offshore wind farm operators is making its entry in the North American wind market with a proposal to develop one of the the U.S. West Coast's first offshore wind projects off the central coast of California. German renewable energy company EnBW says it has formed a joint venture with Seattle-based 'floating' offshore wind specialist Trident Winds … [Read more...]
Next Offshore Wind in U.S. Can Compete With Gas, Developer Says
By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) -- Massive offshore wind turbines keep getting bigger, and that’s helping make the power cheaper -- to the point where developers say new projects in U.S. waters can compete with natural gas. The price “is going to be a real eye-opener,” said Bryan Martin, chairman of Deepwater Wind LLC, which won an auction in May to build a 400-megawatt … [Read more...]
Van Oord Wins Offshore Wind Contract in Taiwan
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the preferred contractor for a large 640 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan. The Yunlin offshore wind project is being developed by German wind developer wpd. Van Oord is responsible for the design, manufacturing and installation of the wind farm's eighty foundations, which will be … [Read more...]
`Dawn’ of Asia’s Offshore Wind Boom Lures Japanese Trading Houses
By Chisaki Watanabe and Ichiro Suzuki (Bloomberg) -- Untapped offshore wind is luring Japan’s biggest commodity houses to invest in projects in Taiwan and at home, buoyed by favorable government policies that support development of the clean power. Mitsui & Co. this month bought a stake in the Taiwanese wind developer Yushan Energy Co. that gives the Tokyo-based company … [Read more...]