Offshore wind
An EU project is bringing together 15 partners from seven countries to work on designing and manufacturing superconducting cables to enable more efficient and less costly power transmission from renewable electricity generation sites.
The Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf.
Although 2022 did not match 2021’s record of over 19.5 GW of online capacity, 2022 witnessed the second highest amount of global online capacity with almost 8.5 GW. Final investment decisions (FIDs) were taken on over 11.5 GW of projects, making it the fourth highest year for FIDs.
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Energy firm Vattenfall has conducted large-scale seabed surveys with uncrewed surface vessels. The company reports positive results, from both climate and safety aspects. -
Rights to five lease tracts offshore California have been awarded to five separate operators.
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The power from the first turbine to come online will be used to help run the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea. Seven of the 11 turbines in the field are expected to begin producing power within a year.
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This paper presents a summary of the results of a study of the potential for repurposing legacy oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico for uses in a blue economy.
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Unique partnerships forward both conventional renewables and new technologies to close the gap for a carbon-free future across the globe.
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Many hurdles for marinization of green hydrogen production already have been overcome in the offshore oil and wind sectors. A fresh set of challenges, however, will rise around developing and deploying hydrogen production facilities offshore.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey, opening a 45-day period for public comment.
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Researchers from the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets Hub teamed with EDF Renewables to use a modified remotely operated vehicle to conduct what they say is the first autonomous underwater inspection of wind farm foundations.
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As climate change threatens reefs with bleaching, Danish energy company Ørsted is looking at growing noninvasive coral on offshore wind turbine foundations.
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The newbuild vessel will be used in partnership with Kirby Offshore Wind on the Empire wind farm off New York.
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