Energy giants including BP and Ørsted have submitted bids for New York’s third offshore wind tender, through which the east coast state hopes to award power deals for up to 4.6GW of capacity.
GE is proposing two new offshore wind facilities in New York to build blades and nacelles for its recently unveiled next-generation Haliade-X, which it says does not infringe the intellectual property of Siemens Gamesa. The manufacturing plants are part of bids for New York’s third offshore wind tender.
A lack of skilled workers in both blue- and white-collar roles is the “number one” challenge facing the wind power sector as it ramps up in the US, according to Siemens Gamesa’s onshore head in North America.
Swedish firm SeaTwirl is due to proceed with tests for a floating vertical-axis wind turbine after Norwegian authorities rejected an appeal against the project moving forward.
Upcoming EU legislation must ensure access to all the critical materials needed for wind and steel production, industry bodies WindEurope and the European Steel Association (Eurofer) have argued.