Offshore wind installation company A2SEA, which is owned* by DONG Energy, has entered an agreement with Chinese company COSCO Shipyard Group Co. for the construction of a specially designed vessel for installation of offshore wind turbines. The contract has a value of USD 139 million (approximately DKK 820 million). The new jack-up vessel, Sea Installer, will be able to carry 8-10 offshore wind turbines (towers, nacelles and blades), which is significantly more than the capacity of vessels that are on the market today, and can operate in a water depth of as much as 45 metres, making it suitable for the installation of future offshore wind turbines around countries such as the UK. Jens Frederik Hansen, managing director of A2SEA, says in a press release: "An increase in the number of offshore wind turbine projects in the near future will lead to even greater demand for installation vessels than today. With a new and highly advanced vessel, A2SEA will be able to meet our customers' future needs and maintain our position as a leading supplier of installation services."

A day after the US Senate voted to uphold the US Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging EPA's failure to address such pollution from ocean-going ships, aircraft and nonroad vehicles and engines used in industrial operations. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in the District of Columbiaby Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center on behalf of Oceana, Friends of the Earth, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Center for Food Safety, and the International Center for Technology Assessment. Together, aircraft, ship and nonroad vehicles and engines are responsible for 24 percent of U.S. mobile source greenhouse gas emissions, and emit approximately 290,000 tons of soot every year. Pollution from these sources is projected to grow rapidly over coming decades.

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