Offshore wind
The Interior Department has now approved more than 19 GW of offshore wind energy.
GE Vernova and Vineyard Wind provided an update on the implementation of their plan to safely remove the remainder of the damaged blade on turbine AW-38, remove any remaining debris, complete environmental studies, implement actions for blade readiness for service, and, ultimately, resume turbine installation and operations.
By the end of 2025, a floating wind turbine will supply power to the operator’s Culzean platform in the Central North Sea.
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Through a swap transaction, the Norwegian major will take over full ownership of the Empire Wind project from BP while the British major will take full ownership of the Beacon Wind project. -
The strategy is part of larger interagency effort to promote recovery of the North Atlantic right whale while responsibly developing offshore wind.
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The Vineyard Wind 1 project came online on 2 January, while appeals in several lawsuits against it remain pending.
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A pilot project will explore onboard carbon capture for container ships, and two heavy-hitters are teaming up to find decarbonization paths in the Asia Pacific region. Elsewhere, wind and solar are on track to pass coal in the race to generate electricity.
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Several projects have been scrapped across the US as inflation causes project costs to soar, while projects in Costa Rica and Rotterdam move forward.
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The Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 GW by 2030 was always ambitious; recent challenges make this more difficult to achieve. Addressing some of the industry headwinds is not only important for the 2030 goal, but it will also set the stage for the longer-term industry.
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The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to power 900,000 homes, support thousands of jobs, and add 2,600 MW of energy to the grid.
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The Biden Administration plans for a maximum of three lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico from 2024 to 2029.
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This paper is a summary of a study that covers through-life economics for producing green hydrogen from offshore fixed wind turbines.
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The authors of this paper present the results of an assessment of two regions in Uruguay suitable for bottom-fixed offshore wind technologies.
