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Trump Administration Plans to Revoke Approval of Avangrid’s Offshore Wind in Massachusetts

MA, United States

Sept 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration plans to revoke federal approval of Avangrid’s planned New England Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, according to a court filing on Wednesday. The legal maneuver is the latest move by U.S. authorities to stymie development of offshore wind energy, which Trump has called ugly, expensive, and unreliable…. Read More

Equinor Maintains 10% Stake in Orsted

Norway

Equinor has announced its intention to uphold its 10% ownership in Ørsted by participating in the upcoming rights issue, following the proposal by Ørsted’s board of directors. This move aligns with Equinor’s strategy as a long-term industrial shareholder and its commitment to strengthening Ørsted’s balance sheet amidst current industry challenges. The energy giant also plans… Read More

Trump’s war on offshore wind: Tracking the actions and impacts

United States

The Trump administration’s actions – which have cost the wind industry hundreds of millions of dollars – are the focus of a lawsuit scheduled to be heard in federal court on Thursday. President Donald Trump’s fight against offshore wind has escalated this summer, with more than one dozen agency actions in the last two months… Read More

Boskalis: Tandem tow to Turkey

Turkey

𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘆 To tow heavy offshore structures from one location to another, the deployment of a single powerful oceangoing tug is not always sufficient. Although our vessels boast the bollard pull necessary to tow an FSO across the ocean, we almost always opt for the reliability of two vessels working in tandem. This… Read More

Orsted: A decade with Borkum Riffgrund 1

Germany

AtTENtion: A decade with Borkum Riffgrund 1. Ten years ago, we built our first offshore wind farm in Germany, Borkum Riffgrund 1, setting a milestone for the development of wind energy in the North Sea. What began as a pioneering project is now an integral part of Germany’s energy supply, with innovative solutions that were… Read More

Trump kills port funding in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

MA, United States

The Trump administration has withdrawn $11.25 million in federal funds previously awarded to the Port of Davisville at Quonset Point in North Kingstown and terminated $33.8 million for the Salem Wind Port Project in Massachusetts. U.S. Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy late Friday afternoon announced the DOT would quash $679 million in funding for “12 doomed offshore wind… Read More

Spearfish joins Boskalis fleet of construction support vessels

Netherlands

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀’ 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 Boskalis has proudly added another powerful construction support vessel to its versatile offshore fleet. The newly acquired 120-meter-long Spearfish is equipped with a heave-compensated deck crane capable of lifting 250 tons. This marks the third CSV to join Boskalis’ fleet in less than a year, following the… Read More

Trump Administration Redirects $679 Million from Offshore Wind Projects to Maritime Infrastructure

WA, United States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy withdrew or terminated a total of $679 million in funding for 12 doomed offshore wind projects across America. This action will ensure federal dollars are prioritized towards restoring America’s maritime dominance and preventing waste. “Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” said U.S…. Read More

Why Solar and Wind Power Can Thrive Without Subsidies

CA, United States

The government delivered a shock to the renewable energy industry when it took away subsidies for solar and wind as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It’s a shock the industry can actually absorb—and maybe even benefit from in the long term. The two main tax credits used by the wind and solar industries have… Read More

The EMYN park has reached new spectacular milestones

France

The EMYN wind farm has reached new spectacular milestones. At sea and on land, the team is redoubling its efforts to bring one of France’s largest wind projects to fruition. Since this weekend, half of the wind turbines have been in place, marking a major milestone in the progress of the project. Here are the… Read More

Trump administration plans to cancel approval of Maryland offshore wind project

MD, United States

Trump administration will move to vacate project approval in Maryland lawsuit by Sept. 12 US Wind says project is legally sound Trump has made a series of moves to stymie offshore wind development The Trump administration intends to withdraw federal approval for US Wind’s wind farm off the coast of Maryland, according to a document… Read More

Canceled wind project puts thousands of jobs at risk

United States

Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy after the White House halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm in Rhode Island, the latest volley by the Trump administration against wind power. Danish clean energy company Ørsted, one of the project’s developers, received an order late Friday from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to… Read More

Damen: Official launch of Windcat Rotterdam

Netherlands

The first Windcat CSOV in the Elevation Series Windcat officially presents Windcat Rotterdam, the first of six vessels in its new CSOV Elevation Series, constructed at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam and developed in collaboration with Damen Shipyards Group, Windcat and CMB.TECH. The vessel can accommodate up to 120 people and sets new standards in comfort, performance and… Read More

Orsted Falls to Record Low After Order to Halt US Wind Farm

Denmark

Orsted A/S shares fell as much as 19% to a record low after the Trump administration blocked construction of an almost-finished offshore wind farm, throwing a wrench into the Danish company’s planned 60 billion-kroner ($9.4 billion) share sale. The stop-work order issued late Friday targeted Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island and cited… Read More

BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review for Gulf of America Offshore Energy Development

United States

New Orleans, LA The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, today announced the Gulf of America Regional Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Post-Lease Activities Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, a key milestone in advancing the Trump administration’s American Energy Dominance agenda. The notice of availability will publish in the Federal… Read More

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