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USFR Plans $700M Investment in US Offshore Wind Towers Production Plant

Feb 08, 2024

US Forged Rings (USFR) has unveiled plans to invest $700 million to construct a state-of-the-art tower fabrication facility and a steel forging plant that would serve the U.S. offshore wind industry.The U.S.-based company will use these two facilities to fill a critical supply chain gap for offshore wind components in the U.S. and alleviate bottlenecks for a market with goals of deploying 30 GW by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050…

Bardex Corporation, Gabriel Engineering Partner Up for Floating Wind Moorings

Mar 28, 2025

Bardex Corporation and Gabriel Engineering Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on anchor, mooring, and precision-component technologies for floating offshore wind.The partnership will investigate development of a U…

DOE: America Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass

Jan 06, 2025

A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlines recommendations that could increase the recycling and reuse of decommissioned wind energy equipment and materials to create a more circular economy and sustainable supply chain.The research reveals that existing U…

Offshore: Feedering for the Win(d)

Oct 17, 2024

With clean energy projects maturing in U.S. waters, the nation’s offshore wind industry is poised to grow substantially, requiring a robust industrial base. A feedering model using domestic tugs and barges to transport turbines to offshore wind sites…

More Than Half of Foundation Components for Sunrise Wind OW Farm Already Built

Sep 13, 2024

More than half of specialized foundation components for the 924 MW Sunrise Wind project have already been built, as the construction for the New York’s largest offshore wind farm continues at Port of Coeymans Assembly Hub.The developer of the project…

MOL Ups Offshore Wind Game with New Deals

Apr 15, 2024

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a basic contract for the marine transport of offshore wind components with JFE Engineering Corporation, while also agreeing to build a new module carrier vessel with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering.This will…

Seaqualize Executes Offshore Transfer Lifts on Vineyard Wind 1

Nov 15, 2023

Dutch heave compensation specialist Seaqualize executed the world’s first offshore transfer lifts of wind turbine components from a heaving supply vessel.The company’s newly developed offshore lifting device, the Heave Chief 1100, is being deployed…

Ljungstrӧm to Provide Specialized Steelwork for New Jersey Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 21, 2023

Steel component provider Ljungstrӧm has signed a contract with Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. to provide specialized structural steelwork for an offshore wind project. Ocean Wind I, New Jersey's first offshore wind project developed by the Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted…

Turbine Installation Kicks Off at U.S. First Commercial-scale Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 13, 2023

Avangrid, Inc., a U.S. offshore wind developer and part of the Spanish Iberdrola Group on Wednesday announced the start of the wind turbine installation campaign for Avangrid’s Vineyard Wind 1 project offshore Massachusetts, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States…

Offshore Wind: Taiwan's First DP3 Heavy Lift and Installation Vessel Completed

Jun 30, 2023

The construction of the 'Green Jade' DP3 heavy lift and installation vessel, the first such vessel built in Taiwan, was completed Friday.The vessel was commissioned by the CDWE consortium consisting of Belgium's DEME Offshore and Taiwan's CSBC…

N. America Wind Power Sector Needs Cost Cuts & Supply Chain Revamp

Apr 21, 2023

Wind power may generate roughly 40% of North America's electricity by 2050, and solar power another 32%, if current and projected capacity development plans proceed as expected, data from risk assessment firm DNV shows.With hydropower expected to generate an additional 11…

FET to Deliver Four ROVs to DOF Subsea

Feb 21, 2023

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) said it has secured an order from DOF Subsea to deliver four of its advanced work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).The ROV order comprises of two 200HP XLX-C’s, which have recently been delivered and mobilized in late 2022…

DEME Offshore to Use Seaqualize's Offshore Lifting Tool for Vineyard Wind Work

Oct 17, 2022

Offshore installation firm DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Sequalize to deploy its HC1100 active heave compensator on the first commercial scale wind farm installation project in the USA, Vineyard Wind, to transfer wind turbine components to and from heaving supply vessels…

Watch: Barge Master's Motion-compensated Solution for Offshore Wind Feeder Vessels

Nov 09, 2021

Dutch company Barge Master earlier this year said it had developed a motion-compensated feeder solution for the next generation of offshore wind turbines, called BM-Feeder.The company at the time said that its motion-compensated platform could…

Shearwater Starts 4D Survey for TotalEnergies Offshore Angola

Oct 14, 2021

Marine seismic services firm Shearwater GeoServices has kicked off a 4D monitor survey for TotalEnergies' Angolan subsidiary Total E&P Angola.The survey comprises a two-month Wide Azimuth Towed Streamer (WATS) 4D monitor survey in the Louro-Mostarda Development areas of Block 32…

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