Construction Complete and all 12 Turbines Are Powered Up at the First U.S. Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Ørsted announced the completion of the landmark South Fork Wind project on March 14, 2024.  Now, all 12 offshore wind turbines are fully constructed and the wind farm is successfully delivering power to...Read More

BSEE Leaders Tour Control and Coordination Centers for Nation’s First Two Commercial-scale Offshore Wind Projects in Federal Waters As part of his role in overseeing the growing U.S. offshore wind industry, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh traveled to New England on February 22, 2024 for a tour of the nation’s...Read More

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced on June 7, 2023 that work installing the first monopiles and transition pieces has started on the first-in-the-nation commercial scale offshore wind farm.  The heavy lift vessel ORION, which is being operated by DEME, will work with a team...Read More

Massachusetts offshore wind power is taking the next step toward becoming a reality as a 60-day public comment period opens this week on Dec. 23 to help the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) complete its environmental review of two pending projects by Park City Wind off the coast of Massachusetts. The proposal includes up...Read More

The South Fork Wind New York Bight lease auction begins February 23, 2022 and the Guice Offshore fleet of wind power-experienced, Jones Act-compliant and dynamically positioned offshore support vessels, supply vessels and platform vessels are ready to assist new leaseholders in maximizing their investments. To view the New York Bight leasing area maps, descriptive statistics...Read More