Skanska has signed the final award with SBMT Asset for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, worth approximately $612 million. The project, set to turn the terminal into a dedicated offshore wind port and support Empire Wind, will be included in the company’s U.S. order bookings for the second quarter of this year. The company says the award will facilitate existing building demolition, dredging of new and existing berths, bulkhead upgrades and installation of new wharf and dock facilities. It also includes infrastructure improvements, new heavy lift crane pads and the constructio ..read more

RWE and Masdar have awarded Fugro a contract to undertake geotechnical surveys on the site of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) West offshore wind farm. DBS comprises two separate sites, DBS East and DBS West located on Dogger Bank, located 100 km off England’s North East coast. RWE is leading both project developments who are slated to deliver project development, construction and operations on behalf of the partners RWE with a 51% share and Masdar with a 49% share. Three vessels, Fugro Quest, Fugro Voyager and Normand Mermaid, are set to survey the ground conditions below seabed from June to Octob ..read more

ERG, through its subsidiary ERG USA, has acquired a 75% portfolio stake from Apex Clean Energy that includes one wind farm and one solar power plant in the U.S. Both projects are operational, says the company, with a total installed capacity of 317 MW and an estimated production of approximately 1 TWh. The transaction marks ERG Group’s first step into the overseas renewable market. Photo source The post ERG Enters U.S. Renewable Market, Partners with Apex Clean Energy appeared first on North American Windpower ..read more

Asso.subsea, in partnership with Prysmian Powerlink, has completed the cable installation, burial and protection operations for the Provence Grand Large Floating Offshore Wind Project, located in the Mediterranean Sea.  The floating wind pilot project is being developed by EDF Renewables and its partners 17 km off the France coast, on a 100 m deep site. Asso.subsea was responsible for marine works, including engineering, cable loading of export and inter-array dynamic cables, route preparation, cable installation and configuration of lazy wave, burial and protection, along with Horiz ..read more

Ørsted has inaugurated the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a projects in Taiwan, which are now both operational and connected to the grid. The company began offshore construction in 2021 and has installed 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines for the project.  “It took us eight years to turn the words ‘energy transition’ in our policy papers into actual wind farms in operation,” says Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. “Taiwan now has Asia-Pacific’s largest offshore wind farm and our own offshore wind supply chain.”  The 605.2 MW Greater Changhua 1 is 50% owned by Ørsted and 50% b ..read more

Alinta Energy and Parkwind subsidiary JERA Nex are joining to develop the 1 GW Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm in the Southern Ocean Region Declared Area in south west Victoria, Australia. The JERA Nex team has experience in developing supply chains for new offshore wind regions, says the company, as it owns and operates seven wind farms worldwide. “JERA and Parkwind both have a great track-record in offshore wind and has pioneered some impressive engineering and construction techniques,” says Jeff Dimery, Alinta Energy managing director and CEO.  “We love that spirit and the launch of JERA N ..read more

Greenbacker Renewable Energy has secured $437 million in financing to repower two utility-scale wind energy assets in Iowa and complete a like-for-like equipment replacement at its largest wind farm in Minnesota. “These repowers are among the first deals to utilize the ‘domestic content adder’ put in place under the IRA, a win for U.S. manufacturing, and we are quite frankly thrilled to be an early success story demonstrating that the legislation is bolstering additional renewables investment,” says Armand G. Dehaney, principal of investments at Greenbacker. “With the newly redeveloped project ..read more

The $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project has completed its federal environmental permitting review and authorizations with assistance from the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. The 2.6 GW project, located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, is set to consist of 176 turbines. “Offshore wind energy is a cornerstone of the Permitting Council portfolio, representing nearly half of the projects currently receiving permitting assistance from our agency,” says Eric Beightel, Permitting Council executive director. “These final approvals for the Coastal Virginia Offs ..read more

Nauti-Craft, has christened its latest boat IMPULSE, which the company says focuses on an improved suspension system that absorbs the impact of waves.  The company claims an 80% slamming reduction between the company’s vessel and a standard similarly sized catamaran.  “Our founder, Chris Heyring, has always had a goal to revolutionize the boating industry,” says Mark Schiller, managing director at Nauti-Craft. “Now, we are one step closer to improving the boating industry globally, which is extremely exciting.” IMPULSE is scheduled to be put into operations in the Baltic Sea next mon ..read more

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.    The final rule aims to reduce the costs associated with offshore wind development by modernizing regulations and streamlining processes, as well as clarifying regulatory provisions.  It also includes a process to regularly update a five-year offshore wind leasing schedule. Final rule provisions include establishing a public renewable energy leasing schedule, increases s ..read more