US Offshore Wind

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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Maritime News

Second Offshore Wind Farm in United States Now Under Construction

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) –Dominion Energy Inc. began work to install cables for a wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean near Virginia, marking the

July 2, 2019
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Monday, June 24, 2019
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Maritime News

Orsted Wins New Jersey Contract as Offshore Wind Poised to Boom

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — New Jersey awarded a contract to Denmark-based Orsted A/S to provide power from a wind farm it’s planning in the

June 24, 2019
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
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Maritime News

Connecticut Set to Join in $70 Billion Offshore Wind Expansion

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — Connecticut is set to massively increase investment in offshore wind after the state Senate passed a bill to require

June 5, 2019
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Thursday, May 23, 2019
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Maritime News

New York’s Prized Scallops Face Off Against Offshore Wind

By Christopher Martin and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Developers pushing to install massive wind turbines in the waters off New York and

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 20

Thursday, May 9, 2019
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Uncategorized

Northeast Draws Millions in Perks in Push for Offshore Wind

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — Want to spruce up your downtown, or maybe get $10 million to support workforce training at the local college? How

May 9, 2019
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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Maritime News

Contract Signed for First Classed Offshore Wind Vessel in U.S.

Classification DNV GL on Wednesday announced it has been awarded a contract to class a purpose-built offshore wind vessel built in the United States. The

May 8, 2019
Total Views: 15

Thursday, May 2, 2019
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Environment

Seabury Secures Wind Farm Port Financing

The state of Connecticut has reached an agreement to develop an offshore wind facility at State Pier in New London. Seabury Maritime, the global maritime and

May 2, 2019
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Friday, February 15, 2019
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Maritime News

Equinor, Joint Ventures Vie for Offshore Wind Power Park in New York

OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – New York State said on Thursday it had received proposals from Norway’s Equinor and three joint ventures to build its

February 15, 2019
Total Views: 59

Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Maritime News

Wind Farm at Center of Feds’ Spat on Twitter Said to Seek Debt

By Brian Eckhouse and Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — The offshore wind-power project that became the subject of a Twitter war between federal energy

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 7

Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Maritime News

Mitsubishi Heavy Sees Billion-Dollar Opportunity in U.S. Northeast Wind

By Joe Carroll (Bloomberg) — Wind-power demand in the U.S. Northeast may spur $1 billion or more in orders for offshore towers, according to Mitsubishi

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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Maritime News

Offshore Wind Firm Seeks to Disrupt New England Power Auction

By Stephen Cunningham and Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — If Vineyard Wind LLC can’t participate in New England’s annual power-capacity auction, it

February 5, 2019
Total Views: 42

Thursday, January 31, 2019
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Maritime News

How Betting $1 Million on Offshore New Jersey Wind Paid Off Big Time

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — Over the past year, U.S. Wind got calls “every day” to sell a lease the energy company bought for $1

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Maritime News

Whales Get Right of Way at Martha’s Vineyard Wind Farm Construction Site

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — Migrating whales will have the right of way off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard starting this month under a new

January 23, 2019
Total Views: 47

Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Maritime News

Offshore Wind Lease Off New Jersey Sells for 21,000% Gain in Just Three Years

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — An Italian construction company just sold its lease to develop a wind farm in waters off the New Jersey coast for

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 28

Friday, December 14, 2018
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Maritime News

Europeans Sweep Record U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Auction

By Nichola Groom Dec 14 (Reuters) – A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts ended on Friday with

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 22

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Maritime News

Offshore Wind Bonanza Draws Bidding War in Record-Setting Sale

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Companies competed Thursday for the opportunity to install wind turbines in Atlantic waters off Massachusetts in an

December 14, 2018
Total Views: 54

Thursday, December 13, 2018
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Maritime News

U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Bids at $285 Million, Bidding to Continue Friday

By Nichola Groom Dec 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts was on track to blow through a

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 53

Monday, October 22, 2018
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Maritime News

U.S. Interior Dept. Takes First Step to Offshore Wind Leasing Off California Coast

The U.S. Department of Interior is taking its first step towards offering federal waters off the coast of California up for lease to offshore wind developers

October 22, 2018
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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Maritime News

Aeolus Energy Planning Jones Act-Compliant Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels

Orlando-based Aeolus Energy has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein to design the first Jones Act compliant service vessel for the

October 17, 2018
Total Views: 76

Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Maritime News

New Jersey Edges Toward Offshore Wind

By Brian Eckhouse and Romy Varghese (Bloomberg) — New Jersey is taking a step closer to erecting wind turbines off the coast of some of its most storied

September 13, 2018
Total Views: 8
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