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Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have announced the selection of 2,878 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind in the first coordinated procurement of its kind. As a part of the procurement, Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from three projects. This selection is New England's and Massachusetts’ largest offshore wind selection to date, representing nearly 20% of Massachusetts overall electric demand, marking a major step forward for offshore wind generation and supply chain.  

Vestas secures its first US offshore order with 810 MW Empire Wind 1 project

Vestas has secured an 810 MW offshore order from Equinor to power New York’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project, including 54 V236-15.0 MW turbines and marking the company’s first order in the US for an offshore platform and its type-certified V236-15.0 MW turbine.

Youwind Launches Pixel+ to Transform Offshore Wind Screening and Layout Design

Youwind Renewables, a leading provider of web-based solutions for early-stage offshore wind development, has launched Pixel+, a new interface that is set to redefine how developers approach wind farm screening and layout design. 

Seaonics Ready To Market World's First Offshore Charging Solution For Zero-Emission Wind Ops

Following successful in-port and offshore prototype testing, Norwegian lifting and handling specialist Seaonics is on track to commercialize its Ocean Charger solution for electric SOVs amid strong interest from wind farm developers.

SP Energy Networks secures £21 million of innovation funding

SP Energy Networks has been awarded over £21 million of funding for three critical projects as part of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund.

NGK Receives an Order for NAS Batteries for Grid Storage Battery Demonstration Project

NGK Insulators, Ltd. has received an order for NAS batteries for storing electric energy from MVM Balance Zrt., a subsidiary of the Hungarian state-owned energy company MVM Group, through Duna Center Therm Uzemi Szolgaltato Kft., a Hungarian engineering company.

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