ABS Names Lennon VP for Offshore Wind
; said Peter Fitzpatrick, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore.“Our strong global team is participating in key projects all over the world. These include the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland as well as verification of the first U.S. project off Block Island, Rhode Island and classing the first Jones Act Service Operating Vessel and Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. We will look to build on our strength in a range of areas including floating offshore technologies and support the offshore wind supply chain through project design and construction to
Blue Water Shipping Hires O’Keeffe in US Offshore Wind Push
U.S. offshore wind market.O’Keeffe, a former maritime captain with vast experience in the U.S. offshore wind industry, having previously served as Head of Marine Affairs North America at offshore wind giant Ørsted. He was an integral part of America’s first offshore wind farm at Block Island."John O’Keeffe’s wealth of knowledge adds a new level of expertise to Blue Water Shipping’s 30 years of offshore wind logistics experience," said Brent Patterson, Regional Director Americas. "John’s operational experience is essential to amplify our positive
Ørsted Names Ortiz Head of Market Affairs for New England
and strong regional relationships will help us as we advance development on our Revolution Wind and future New England projects.”Ortiz will split his time between the company’s co-U.S. headquarters in Boston, Mass., and Providence, R.I.In the United States, Ørsted operates the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, and constructed the two-turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project – the first turbines to be installed in federal waters. Ørsted has secured over 2,900 megawatts of additional capacity through five projects in the Northeast
Ørsted Pens Offshore Wind Workforce Deal with NABTU
.Related: New CEO Named for Ørsted Offshore North America“Ørsted believes the best workers are always the best-trained workers, and we are proud to have earned a strong record of working with skilled union labor to build the country’s first offshore wind farm, the Block Island Wind Farm, where more than 300 union workers were employed,” said David Hardy, CEO of Ørsted Offshore North America. “We appreciate NABTU’s cooperation and the collaborative approach our union partners have brought to this endeavor and look forward to learning from and
The Emerging U.S. Offshore Wind Industry in a Post-COVID-19 World
; first – and very ambitious – 130 turbine offshore wind project, died under its own weight after years-long delays caused its energy providers to end power supply contracts for the project in 2015. Indeed, just one project – the five-turbine (30 megawatt) Deepwater Wind farm off Block Island – is up and running so far. But, there are a slew of other projects in the pipeline. The two-turbine (12 megawatt) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind facility – a “test” construction in advance of the planned 2,640-megawatt Dominion Energy Wind Farm – has already started
