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Monday, December 9, 2019
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Maritime News

Mega-Turbines Sought for Connecticut Offshore Wind Farm

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –When Iberdrola SA builds its offshore wind farm off the coast of Connecticut sometime in the middle of next decade, it

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 24

Friday, December 6, 2019
A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Maritime News

Orsted Bets Hydrogen Is Key to Climate Goals

By Will Mathis (Bloomberg) –One of the world’s biggest developers of offshore wind farms thinks its massive turbines could be key to the production of

December 6, 2019
Total Views: 106

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Maritime News

ABS Grants AIP for First Jones Act Offshore Wind SOV

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has awarded the first Approval in Principle (AIP) to VARD for its design of a Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV)

December 6, 2019
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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Maritime News

Record Deal Signed for Offshore Wind Power

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –Orsted A/S signed a deal to sell 100 megawatts of power from a German wind farm in the North Sea to Covestro AG, in what

December 4, 2019
Total Views: 6

Monday, December 2, 2019
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Maritime News

Jan De Nul Orders Second Next-Generation Offshore Crane Vessel

Luxembourg-based marine services company Jan De Nul has ordered a second next-generation offshore wind turbine installation vessel. The new vessel, named Les

December 2, 2019
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Maritime News

New Jersey Doubling Down on Offshore Wind Power

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) –New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is doubling his state’s offshore wind power goal as he competes with New York and

November 19, 2019
Total Views: 10

Monday, November 18, 2019
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Maritime News

Earth’s Increasing Wind Speeds a Boon for Offshore Renewables

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –The world is getting windier at the same time that developers are installing more turbines to generate electricity from

November 18, 2019
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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Maritime News

Proposed Customs and Border Protection Modifications Will Weaken the Jones Act

By Meghan Lapp – The Jones Act, or Merchant Marine Act of 1920, has been the foundation of U.S. maritime commerce for 100 years, requiring coastwise

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 151

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Maritime News

Shell to Buy French Offshore Wind-Power Developer

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc has agreed to buy French offshore wind developer Eolfi SA, continuing its expansion into renewable

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Maritime News

Offshore Wind Gets a Warning From Its Biggest Developer

By William Mathis and Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) –The world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms issued a reality check to the industry,

October 29, 2019
Total Views: 86

Monday, October 28, 2019
Bernhard Schulte, MidOcean Form U.S. Offshore Wind Joint Venture
Maritime News

Bernhard Schulte, MidOcean Form U.S. Offshore Wind Joint Venture

U.S-based MidOcean Wind has teamed up with offshore wind veteran Bernhard Schulte Offshore to build and operate support vessels for the U.S. offshore wind

October 28, 2019
Total Views: 88

Friday, October 25, 2019
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Interesting

Offshore Wind to Become $1 Trillion Industry, IEA Says

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Offshore wind could become a cornerstone of the world’s power supply as steep cost reductions and

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 10

Thursday, October 24, 2019
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Maritime News

New York Finalizes Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Contracts To Date

New York has finalized contracts for two offshore wind projects that will generate a combined 1,700 megawatts of renewable energy for the state. New York

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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Maritime News

French Floating Wind Firm Eolfi in Talks With Investors to Fund Expansion

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) –French floating wind farm developer Eolfi SA is seeking new investors to fund the next stage of its expansion, people

October 23, 2019
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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Maritime News

World’s Largest Wind Farm to Run on GE’s Biggest Turbines

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –The largest offshore wind farm in the world is set to run on the world’s biggest wind turbine. General Electric Co.’s

October 1, 2019
Total Views: 105

Friday, September 20, 2019
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool
Maritime News

The World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be as Cheap as Coal

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest offshore wind park planned off the coast of England will probably in the next decade generate power

September 20, 2019
Total Views: 61

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Maritime News

An $8 Billion Wind Farm Will Test Virginia’s Resolve to Be Green

By Christopher Martin and David R. Baker (Bloomberg) –Dominion Energy Inc.’s customers have been pressing the Virginia utility giant for years to

September 20, 2019
Total Views: 5

Thursday, September 19, 2019
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Maritime News

Dominion Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm in U.S.

Virginia-based electric utility provider Dominion Energy is proposing the United States’ largest offshore wind development off Virginia’s coast. The

September 19, 2019
Total Views: 7

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Maritime News

UK Set to Open $25 Billion Lease Auction for Offshore Wind Farms

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –The U.K. is set to open the first contest in a decade intended to draw as much as 20 billion pounds ($25 billion) of

September 19, 2019
Total Views: 23

Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines
Maritime News

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbines Coming to U.S. Waters

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) –The tallest, most powerful wind turbines ever made are coming to U.S. waters care of General Electric Co.

September 19, 2019
Total Views: 44
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