Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
2 years ago

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast. Europe has some floating offshore wind — a project in the North Sea has been operating since 2017 — but the potential for the technology is huge in areas of strong wind off America’s coasts, said Josh Kaplowitz, vice president of offshore wind at the American Clean Power Association. “We can reach our greenhouse gas goals only with offshore wind as part of the puzzle.” Similar auctions are in the works off Oregon’s coast next year and in the Gulf of Maine in 2024. The nation’s first offshore wind farm opened off the coast of Rhode Island in late 2016, allowing residents of small Block Island to shut off five diesel generators. “Floating offshore wind is brand new and there’s only a couple projects in the world and we don’t know how that’s going to impact our coast,” she said.

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Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030

The Independent  

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Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
3 months ago

Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

Associated Press  

NEWPORT, Ore. — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a sandy beach along the forested shoreline. The federal government issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine in August, and Oregon’s commercial lease sale is next month. The opposition …

Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction
3 months, 1 week ago

Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction next month, saying the environmental analysis underpinning the sale was too narrow and based on a “predetermined political decision.” The lawsuit, filed by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw …

Massive offshore wind platforms help expand renewable power industry
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Massive offshore wind platforms help expand renewable power industry

China Daily  

OceanX floating offshore wind power platform. Construction of the world's largest single-platform floating wind turbine was officially completed in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, promoting the development of the country's offshore wind power industry. OceanX is also the world's first dual wind turbine floating offshore wind power platform, with a pioneering V-shaped tower structure and a total installed capacity of …

US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape
6 months, 4 weeks ago

US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape

Wired  

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts about the industry’s future in the US. The offshore wind industry’s troubles are complicated, but it’s …

New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
7 months, 1 week ago

New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float

The Independent  

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New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
7 months, 1 week ago

New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float

Associated Press  

ORONO, Maine — As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh. It’s the University of Maine’s contribution to a worldwide race to improve floating machines to tap wind that blows across deeper waters offshore, too deep to attach turbines to the seabed with permanent pilings. “These structures are massive,” said …

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
9 months, 1 week ago

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

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The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
9 months, 1 week ago

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

Associated Press  

America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Revolution Wind will be Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, capable of powering more than 350,000 homes next year. High inflation, supply chain disruptions and the rising cost of capital and building materials …

Feds finalize areas for floating offshore wind farms along Oregon coast
10 months, 1 week ago

Feds finalize areas for floating offshore wind farms along Oregon coast

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — The federal government has finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast, authorities announced Tuesday, bringing the state closer to commercially developing and producing a renewable energy source that’s part of the fight against climate change. “Offshore wind is likely to play an important role in meeting our state’s growing energy demand and …

Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time

Associated Press  

For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra said 2023 was a historic year for offshore wind with “steel in the water and people at work, and today, we begin a new chapter and welcome 2024 by delivering the first …

Offshore wind in the U.S. hit headwinds in 2023. Here's what you need to know
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Offshore wind in the U.S. hit headwinds in 2023. Here's what you need to know

NPR  

Offshore wind in the U.S. hit headwinds in 2023. Here's what you need to know Enlarge this image toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR Jesse Costa/WBUR There's a lot riding on the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry: the ability to tap into a huge source of clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, the opportunity to create thousands of jobs, the unique chance …

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
1 year, 1 month ago

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing the Biden administration’s goals of powering 10 million homes from towering ocean-based turbines by 2030 and establishing a carbon-free electric grid five years later. “While macroeconomic headwinds are creating challenges for …

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
1 year, 4 months ago

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. “Offshore wind, done responsibly, offers Maine the opportunity to secure abundant clean energy, stable energy prices, good-paying jobs and a healthier environment for future generations,” Mills said in a statement. The timeline calls for …

Floating offshore wind farm approved off Welsh coast
1 year, 9 months ago

Floating offshore wind farm approved off Welsh coast

The Independent  

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每日一词∣深远海浮式风电平台 deep-sea floating wind power platform
1 year, 11 months ago

每日一词∣深远海浮式风电平台 deep-sea floating wind power platform

China Daily  

由中国海油投资建造的我国首座深远海浮式风电平台日前完成浮体总装。这标志着全球首座水深超100米、离岸距离超100公里的“双百”海上风电项目建设取得重要进展。 China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, invested in and built by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, has completed its floating body assembly. It marks an important step in the construction of the world's first offshore wind power project with a water depth of over 100 meters and an offshore distance of over 100 kilometers. 中国首座深远海浮式风电平台“海油观澜号”1月2日在青岛西海岸新区完成浮体总装。（图片来源：央视新闻） 【知识点】 我国首个深远海浮式风电平台——“海油观澜号” …

每日一词∣深远海浮式风电平台 deep-sea floating wind power platform
1 year, 11 months ago

每日一词∣深远海浮式风电平台 deep-sea floating wind power platform

China Daily  

由中国海油投资建造的我国首座深远海浮式风电平台日前完成浮体总装。这标志着全球首座水深超100米、离岸距离超100公里的“双百”海上风电项目建设取得重要进展。 China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, invested in and built by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, has completed its floating body assembly. It marks an important step in the construction of the world's first offshore wind power project with a water depth of over 100 meters and an offshore distance of over 100 kilometers. 中国首座深远海浮式风电平台“海油观澜号”1月2日在青岛西海岸新区完成浮体总装。（图片来源：央视新闻） 【知识点】 我国首个深远海浮式风电平台——“海油观澜号” …

1st US floating offshore wind auction nets $757M in bids
2 years ago

1st US floating offshore wind auction nets $757M in bids

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — The first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast attracted $757 million in winning bids Wednesday from mostly European companies, in a project watched by other regions and countries just getting their own plans for floating offshore wind started. The winning bids came from Norway’s Equinor; …

Five companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast
2 years ago

Five companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration’s first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale for federal waters off the West Coast generated more than $750 million, as energy companies competed for five areas that could eventually be home to massive floating wind turbines. “I don’t see that happening again anytime soon.” The lower bids in this week’s lease sale were due in part …

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind in the United States. “Today we’re launching efforts to seize a new opportunity — floating offshore wind — which will let us build in deep water areas where turbines …

The Race to Build Wind Farms That Float on the Open Sea
2 years, 5 months ago

The Race to Build Wind Farms That Float on the Open Sea

Wired  

The makers of wind turbines have, for many decades now, labored to harness one of the mightiest forces in nature. According to industry body Wind Europe, 80 percent of the offshore wind resource in European waters is in places too deep to make today’s fixed-bottom turbines an economically sensible choice. It’s time to begin hunting for a winner, given the …

We’re about to see a boom in wind power at sea and on land
2 years, 9 months ago

We’re about to see a boom in wind power at sea and on land

The Independent  

An army of gentle giants is assembling on horizons around Britain. Plummeting costs, demand for clean energy from consumers, and vast areas of seabed being made available by the Crown Estate are together fuelling an incredible roll out of clean, green energy provision which will see the UK become the world’s number one producer of electricity from wind, surpassing China …

Multi-million pound floating wind farm proposed off Northern Ireland coast
2 years, 10 months ago

Multi-million pound floating wind farm proposed off Northern Ireland coast

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Work is under way on a bid to open a …

Government pledges £265m more each year to support renewable energy
3 years, 3 months ago

Government pledges £265m more each year to support renewable energy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government will invest £265 …

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California

LA Times  

The federal government plans to open more than 250,000 acres off the California coast to wind development, the Biden administration announced Tuesday, as part of a major effort to ramp up the nation’s renewable energy and cut its climate-warming emissions. The Department of Defense had also pushed back on expanding offshore wind power into California, warning in the past that …

Biden Administration Approves 1st Major Offshore Wind Energy Project
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Administration Approves 1st Major Offshore Wind Energy Project

NPR  

Biden Administration Approves 1st Major Offshore Wind Energy Project Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP Michael Dwyer/AP The U.S. Interior Department approved the country's first large-scale offshore wind project Tuesday, a final hurdle that reverses course from the Trump administration and sets the stage for a major shift in the energy landscape. Lars Pedersen, Vineyard Wind's CEO, recently told …

‘Huge potential’ as UK’s first floating windfarm sets power output record
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Huge potential’ as UK’s first floating windfarm sets power output record

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the UK, windfarms have an average capacity factor of around 40 per cent, and this figure is influenced …

Wind power or hot air: can Boris build 260 turbines a year?
4 years, 2 months ago

Wind power or hot air: can Boris build 260 turbines a year?

The Telegraph  

The dramatic gains so far have been driven by 15-year guaranteed electricity price contracts, ultimately heaped on to energy bills, luring in industrial giants such as SSE and Equinor, and driving down the cost. Making the leap from the current 10GW of offshore wind power to 40GW by 2030 will cost about £50bn in capital investment and require wind turbines …

All 30 million British homes could be powered by offshore wind in 2030
4 years, 2 months ago

All 30 million British homes could be powered by offshore wind in 2030

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain just gave a huge vote of confidence in the ability of offshore wind power to lead the world’s pivot away from fossil fuels. In a speech Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged that the United Kingdom would generate enough electricity from offshore wind to power every UK home within a decade. A rush to finance …

BP invests in offshore wind to power 2 million American homes
4 years, 3 months ago

BP invests in offshore wind to power 2 million American homes

CNN  

London CNN Business — BP is moving into offshore wind power for the first time with a $1.1 billion investment in the United States, as the company pushes into clean energy following a century of oil exploration. BP said in a statement on Thursday that it will buy a 50% stake in Equinor’s Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects on …

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