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The State of Rio de Janeiro Approves Offshore Wind Energy Policy

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro has taken a decisive step towards energy transition by approving a public policy specifically aimed at developing offshore wind energy. The new legislation establishes guidelines for the orderly use of maritime space and creates a favorable environment for attracting investments, generating skilled jobs, and strengthening the maritime economy. Regulatory framework and territorial… Read More

Massachusetts ports pivoting to compensate for shaky offshore wind industry

MA, United States

This story first appeared in The New Bedford Light. Read the original version here. When the first turbine pieces for Vineyard Wind inched into port in 2023, cranes and union labor stood at the quayside of a nearby terminal, ready and waiting to get to work. In the more than two years since, the project has kept… Read More

Hornbeck Offshore forms partnership with autonomous systems manufacturer

LA, United States

Offshore support vessel operator Hornbeck Offshore Services has formed a new partnership with autonomous systems manufacturer Saronic Technologies with the aim of deploying autonomous platforms, advanced software and maritime solutions to the energy and defence industries. As part of the agreement, Saronic and Hornbeck intend to pursue commercial solutions to support offshore services and energy… Read More

Sunrise Wind LLC to file Preliminary Injunction Against Lease Suspension Order

United States

Today, Sunrise Wind LLC (“Sunrise Wind”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ørsted, will file a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the lease suspension order issued on December 22, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which will be followed by a motion for a preliminary injunction. While Sunrise Wind continues to seek to work constructively with the… Read More

DEME: Innovation Completes Offshore Decommissioning Campaign in UK Southern North Sea

United Kingdom

Our heavy-lift jack-up vessel Innovation has completed a campaign in the UK Southern North Sea, safely removing offshore platforms as part of the LOGGS and CMS decommissioning campaign. DEME has carried out a multi-year decommissioning campaign for LOGGS and CMS satellites for our client AF Gruppen, prioritizing safety, efficiency, and sustainability. This involved removal, transport,… Read More

Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration for halting $25B in projects

United States

Three offshore wind developers are suing the Trump administration after the Department of the Interior halted five projects worth a total of $25 billion on December 22. If completed, the projects would generate a total of 6 gigawatts of electricity. Two lawsuits were filed Thursday and Friday last week by Ørsted and Equinor, which are developing the 704 megawatt Revolution Wind… Read More

Democrats Halt Permitting Talks Over Offshore Wind Freeze

United States

Senate Democrats have suspended bipartisan permitting reform negotiations following the Trump administration’s decision to halt construction on all offshore wind projects currently under development in the United States. The pause affects five offshore wind projects totaling roughly 7 gigawatts of capacity and prompted an immediate response from Democratic leaders involved in the negotiations. The decision… Read More

Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind receive lease suspension orders from US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

United States

On 22 December 2025, Revolution Wind LLC, a 50/50 joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, and Sunrise Wind LLC, a fully-owned subsidiary, received orders from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) instructing the projects, respectively, to suspend all ongoing activities on the outer continental shelf for the… Read More

The Trump Administration Protects U.S. National Security by Pausing Offshore Wind Leases

United States

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced today that it is pausing—effective immediately—the leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States due to national security risks identified by the Department of War in recently completed classified reports. This pause will give the Department, along with the Department of War and… Read More

Revolution Wind LLC to file Preliminary Injunction Against Lease Suspension Order

RI, United States

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – January 1, 2026 – Today, Revolution Wind LLC (“Revolution Wind”), a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, filed a supplemental complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the lease suspension order issued on December 22, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the… Read More

Ørsted completes divestment of 50 % stake in Hornsea 3

Denmark

Further to the announcement issued on 3 November 2025, Ørsted has today completed the divestment of a 50 % stake in the Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm to Apollo-managed funds. For further information, please contact: Ørsted Global Media Relations Kathrine Ejlskov +45 99 55 10 23 katej@orsted.com Ørsted Investor Relations Valdemar Hoegh Andersen +45 99 55 56… Read More

Ørsted brings in Cathay as investor in Greater Changhua 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Taiwan

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Cathay Life Insurance, the leading life insurance company in Taiwan, and its affiliate Cathay Power (together ’Cathay‘), under which Cathay will acquire a 55 % ownership stake of Ørsted’s 632 MW Greater Changhua 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Located approximately 50–60 km off the coast of Changhua County, the Greater Changhua 2 site comprises… Read More

Clippership Approves Design and Orders Autonomous Wind-Powered Vessel

CA, United States

Dykstra Naval Architects leads naval architecture while Glosten provides structural engineering. Autonomy and wind-propulsion systems are designed in-house by Clippership. The vessel will be built by KM Yachtbuilders, classed by RINA and will fly the Maltese flag, with launch slated for late 2026 to serve transatlantic, Caribbean and South American pilot routes. Clippership, a company… Read More

N.Y. Offers $300M in Port Improvements to Back Wind Projects

NY, United States

State Is Seeking Bids for Funds That Will Go Toward Upgrades for Offshore Wind Manufacturing, Staging and Logistics New York is offering $300 million for port improvements in a signal of support for an offshore wind industry that’s been battered by the Trump administration. The state is seeking bids for the funds that will go toward upgrades for… Read More

Odyssey Marine Pursues U.S. Offshore Mineral Lease & will Collaborate with GLDD to Provide Dredging Services if Project Advances

VA, United States

A year of policy alignment, project advancement, and balance-sheet strengthening sets the stage for continued progress in 2026 Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX), a U.S.-based ocean exploration and marine resource development leader, received news that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM), a department of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has initiated the… Read More

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