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Wood Thilsted and COP Frontier have launched Neretek, a next-generation offshore wind foundation company to redefine possibilities of deepwater offshore wind. Neretek aims to deliver on its potential through its proprietary Neretek BC90TM technology – a next-generation offshore wind foundation that unlocks cost-effective deepwater deployment by delivering the simplicity of monopiles at transitional 60-90 metre water depths – enabling… Read More
By Kelly Lippke Imagine a giant wind turbine floating on the ocean. The waves crash. The platform rocks violently. You would expect the power output to drop, right? Most people assume that bigger waves mean bigger losses. But a new study reveals a shocking twist for the future of clean energy. It all comes down to a… Read More
As more offshore wind farms become exposed to market prices, long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) are playing an increasingly important role in supporting the continued growth of renewable energy. That’s why we’re pleased to have signed a long-term PPA with the Gode Wind 1 partnership in Germany. For Ørsted, the deal is a significant milestone… Read More
By Alex Brown President Donald Trump has wielded the immense power of the executive branch to stymie offshore wind development, as nearly all projects are in waters where federal agencies operate as the landlord. Now, as the feds block new permits and dangle billion-dollar buyout offers to convince developers to walk away from their projects,… Read More
By Hugo Rojas How big wind power has quietly become Wind has grown from a niche experiment into one of the fastest expanding energy sources on Earth. Modern offshore turbines are now taller than most landmarks, with the largest reaching around 918 feet to the blade tip. The blades alone can be longer than a football… Read More
THE Department of Energy (DoE) has suspended the country’s first offshore wind auction until further notice, citing logistical constraints, infrastructure readiness, and global supply chain risks, including those arising from the conflict in the Middle East. In a notice, Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella informed qualified suppliers and renewable energy stakeholders that activities and… Read More
By Michael Sainato Donald Trump has blamed everything—from “national security” issues, the deaths of birds and whales, and cancer—in his decades-long campaign against windfarms. But as the Trump administration continues to undermine the industry, what worries workers most are their jobs. Since taking office for a second term, Trump has issued an executive order aiming to halt all wind-energy leases and permits, attempted to… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, today announced the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3 (BBG3), the third of 30 Gulf of America lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “BBG3 demonstrates our continued commitment to executing a predictable offshore leasing schedule for the Gulf of… Read More
The State of California is threatening to sue the Trump Administration after it approved a second settlement with a wind energy lease holder that effectively terminated their leases for offshore wind farm sites off the Central Coast. In a news release dated June 23, the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Attorney General’s Office announced… Read More
By Callie Patteson President Donald Trump’s war on wind energy has run into a number of legal roadblocks over the last year and a half, making it increasingly difficult for the administration to deliver on his promise to prevent any new wind farms from being built during his second term. So earlier this spring, the Interior Department came up with a… Read More
By Susan Ferrechio Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey recently celebrated the completion of Vineyard Wind, the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm that she pledged would lower electricity rates and remove tons of carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The project was completed off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard despite lawsuits from residents and environmentalists, as well as the Trump administration’s aggressive anti-wind… Read More
There has been significant back-and-forth on offshore wind power in the United States. As part of ambitious plans for a green transition, the former Biden administration strongly supported offshore wind with both policy and federal funding. However, the Trump administration has since backtracked on U.S. wind energy goals, with President Trump openly opposing offshore wind…. Read More
By Carlos For more than a year, the offshore wind industry absorbed blow after blow from the federal government — frozen leases, repealed tax credits, stop-work orders issued on national security grounds. Five major wind farms under construction along the eastern seaboard, capable of powering millions of homes, sat in legal limbo. Then something shifted. A series… Read More
A major milestone reached at the Dieppe–Le Tréport offshore wind farm. Less than a year after the first jacket foundation was installed in September 2025, all 62 jacket foundations are now in place. Installed by our jack-up offshore installation vessel Innovation, the campaign involved 32 rotations between the port of Cherbourg and the offshore site,… Read More
By Nick Craig Two months after the Trump administration canceled two large offshore wind energy leases, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a settlement with Duke Energy. The agreement, announced Monday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, allows Duke Energy, the state’s largest electrical producer and provider, to voluntarily terminate its federal offshore wind lease for its Carolina Long Bay project. The Carolina Long Bay project was planned around… Read More