Don’t Mess With Cali: Floating Offshore Wind Farm Shapes Up As Trump Clamps Down
Break out the popcorn: Trump clamps down on California’s clean air standards, state hits back with plans for the nation’s first ever floating offshore wind farm.
Break out the popcorn: Trump clamps down on California’s clean air standards, state hits back with plans for the nation’s first ever floating offshore wind farm.
Speaking to more than 750 offshore wind industry experts from around the world at the annual International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney, and representatives from offshore wind energy giant Ørsted committed to building the country’s largest offshore wind project.
Siemens Gamesa, one of the world’s leading wind energy companies, has been awarded the contract for the 120 megawatt (MW) expansion of Taiwan’s landmark Formosa 1 offshore wind project.
Global offshore wind leader Ørsted and Eversource, the largest energy provider in New England, have announced this week their intention to build Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, the 200 megawatt (MW) Constitution Wind project.
The Green Investment Group, now owned by Macquarie Group, has this week announced the acquisition of a 25% stake in the 210 megawatt (MW) Westermost Rough offshore wind farm from Marubeni Corporation.
Earlier this month, the 800 megawatt Bay State Wind offshore project being developed jointly by Ørsted and Eversource off the coast of Massachusetts announced a deal which will see it work with local NEC Energy Solutions to develop an energy storage solution for the offshore wind farm.
The burgeoning offshore wind industry in Taiwan has received yet another massive boost after one of the world’s leading offshore wind energy companies, MHI Vestas, announced that it has signed four Memorandums of Understanding with leading local companies to begin building out their supply chain in the region.
The 25,000 tonne Asian Hercules III floating crane successfully completed the first-ever installation of a pioneering suction bucket jacket foundation for Vattenfall’s 92.4 megawatt (MW) European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in just 15 hours.
MAKE Consulting has predicted that annual wind power capacity additions will average out at more than 65 gigawatts (GW) between 2018 and 2027 thanks in part to the increasing demand in offshore wind and the expanding contribution of emerging markets.
The UK offshore wind industry has this week committed to working with the Government on a “transformative” sector deal that could spur £48 billion in new investments in the country’s infrastructure and increase offshore wind capacity to 30 gigawatts by 2030.