So Much Winning: Big Offshore Wind News From US, Europe
The offshore wind industry is flexing its muscles again, between new lease areas up for grabs in the US and another expansion of world’s largest offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
Offshore Wind Energy
Record-Breaking Global Offshore Wind Capacity Rises 24% in 2023
Strong 2023 offshore wind growth as industry sets course for record-breaking decade: By end of 2023, installed capacity in Asia and Europe totals 41 GW and 34 GW, respectively Offshore wind is poised for truly global growth after 2023 saw the second-highest annual installations as well as key policy developments … [continued]
Avangrid Commissions Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in USA
Avangrid places 10 turbines into production, making Vineyard Wind 1 largest operating offshore wind farm in United States BOSTON, Massachusetts — Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment and in offshore … [continued]
LCOE of Solar & Wind Still Super Cheap — New Lazard Report
Lazard recently released its latests analysis of LCOE (levelized cost of energy) for different power sources. As has been the case for the past several years, solar and wind power remain highly competitive (aka cheap). However, estimates on the high end of the price range have come down a bit … [continued]
Plug Into Newly Released 2024 US Electricity Sector Data
10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). “For a decade, the Electricity ATB has been supporting consistent, … [continued]
924-Megawatt Sunrise Wind Project Receives Final Approval from U.S. Department of the Interior
Offshore Construction on New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Begin Later this Year Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind project, has received approval of its Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is the final decision … [continued]
Principle Power Signs MoU with Shipyard HSG Sungdong to Advance Manufacturing of WindFloat® Floating Wind…
Principle Power has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HSG Sungdong to cooperate on engineering developments for mass production and assembly of WindFloat® technologies. The agreement furthers the development of a sustainable domestic supply chain in South Korea and supports the country’s ambition to achieve 14.3 GW of … [continued]
Green Hydrogen To Rescue “Stranded” Offshore Wind Resources
Offshore wind farms don’t require an onshore grid connection, if they can produce green hydrogen efficiently and economically.
One City, Two Offshore Wind Hubs, 9000 Megawatts
The City that Never Sleeps will host two key offshore wind farm construction hubs, aiming at 9,000 gigawatts and beyond.
New Report Breaks Down State-Level Renewable Energy Siting Policies & Permitting Authorities Across the USA
State and/or local government involvement in renewable energy development varies widely across the United States. A new report funded by DOE, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Regulatory Assistance Project, Clean Air Task Force, and others, inventories and simplifies the complex state-level policies of all 50 states, plus … [continued]
