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Massachusetts sued the Trump administration in May to end its wind-power freeze. “Ten months in, I mean, is there an end in sight?” Judge Patti B. Saris asked the government Tuesday. BOSTON — Attorneys for Massachusetts and the federal government returned to court Tuesday to argue, again, over whether President Donald Trump’s memo freezing all… Read More
Carving the cable corridor for Baltica 2 Before Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm can deliver its first renewable power to Poland, we need to build the seabed cable routes where we’ll lay the cables. Bokalis’ vessel, ‘BOKA Falcon’, has completed its first task, clearing large boulders from the cable route, and is now ready to… Read More
It is vital that Europe continues to invest in offshore wind power and its own supply chain. Only then can the offshore wind sector maintain its technological lead, develop scalable innovations and ensure that climate goals are met without adverse effects on marine life. “It is crucial that we maintain the momentum,” says Karen Vennik, Commercial Director Offshore… Read More
Rhode Island Energy has axed its power purchase agreement (PPA) negotiations for 200MW with the 2.4GW SouthCoast offshore wind farm off Massachusetts in a further setback for the beleaguered project. “After several PPA negotiation extensions and continued uncertainty in the offshore wind industry, Rhode Island Energy was unable to come to agreeable terms for a… Read More
Wind Energy – USA An attorney representing Invenergy told the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in a Friday filing that the company’s 2.4-GW offshore wind project, Leading Light Wind, is cancelled. Invenergy has determined it cannot move forward with the project under the terms and conditions set out when the BPU awarded it offshore… Read More
ABP News Release: Launch of first Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance At this year’s RenewableUK Floating Offshore Wind Conference in Aberdeen, we were delighted to announce that we have teamed up with BrestPort, the company managing the commercial port of Brest in France and Shannon Foynes Port, Ireland’s second largest port operator, to lead… Read More
It is no secret that the current American President has an unhealthy disdain for the wind sector. For years, President Trump has lamented the United States’ embrace of the renewable energy sector, with wind having a particular place in his apparent dislike for the industry. Now, industry leaders have pointed out that his administration’s cutbacks on… Read More
Belém, Brazil — A viable fusion of financing tools—ranging from concessional loans to hard-edged guarantees—is poised to slash capital costs by roughly half for offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, primarily for priority pipelines in the Philippines and Vietnam, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). A report touching on “Innovative Finance Mechanisms… Read More
Danish utility Ørsted will reduce its Scope 1-2 greenhouse-gas intensity by more than 98 % from its 2006 baseline and raise its renewable energy share to 99 %. The company has closed its last coal-fired combined heat and power plant in 2024, enabling the transition away from fossil fuels. With its science-based targets validated by… Read More
Contact(s) Jennifer Russo (202) 412-6561 WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced key developments in its offshore critical minerals planning, with the completion of Area Identification offshore American Samoa and the release of a Request for Information and Interest for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These actions mark significant progress in… Read More
A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder The world’s largest wind turbine—currently being tested off the coast of China—has blades that are more than twice as long as a Boeing 777’s wingspan. It can generate 26 megawatts (MW) of energy,… Read More
Energy and wind power industry associations have urged changes to Germany’s 2026 auctions for offshore wind energy to overcome the sector’s stagnation. In a joint appeal, energy industry group BDEW, offshore wind power association BWO, engineering association VDMA and grid operators proposed to move the next auction from June 2026 to the end of next year. The delay would give bidders time to… Read More
Salem residents worked for years on plans for a port that offered economic development and other community benefits. Then the Trump administration canceled funding. Barbara Kelley remembers when her car and windows were routinely coated with a thin film of coal dust that had drifted over from the power plant on the edge of her… Read More
President Donald Trump’s anti-wind energy agenda is harming Louisiana businesses that form the backbone of America’s offshore oil and gas industry, which stands to lose billions if the president fulfills his campaign promise to end construction of offshore wind turbines. In recent years, offshore leases have opened in state and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico… Read More
A new chapter begins at Vard Shipyards Romania – Tulcea. The first steel is cut for NB 996, one of two tailor-made VARD 4 19 Commissioning Service Operation Vessels designed and built by VARD for UPO, the joint venture between 裕民風能航運股份有限公司 U-Ming Marine Offshore and Purus. The 88-metre hybrid vessel is optimized for Taiwan’s offshore… Read More