Danish renewables giant says Miliband must consider ‘worst-case scenario’ of its assets losing a decade of possible lifetime when weighing environmental benefits of newcomer project Orsted has warned UK energy secretary Ed Miliband that its Irish Sea offshore wind assets could be shuttered a decade earlier than otherwise if he makes an “essentially irreversible” ruling… Read More
The developer extends its New Bedford lease to next June, with dozens of barge trips to the unfinished offshore wind farm still ahead. NEW BEDFORD — More than two dozen wind turbine blades sit in stacks at the Marine Commerce Terminal, awaiting their turn to enter the slow-moving assembly line that starts with a barge… Read More
The developer plans to land the export cables for its 2 GW Maryland offshore wind lease area underneath 3R’s Beach parking lot in the Delaware Seashore State Park, from where they would run under the Indian River Bay and exit near the Indian River Power Plant to be connected to new US Wind substations built… Read More
Trump’s tariff hike on aluminum and steel imports to 50% raises new uncertainty around the US’ beleaguered offshore wind sector as added costs could imperil already squeezed project economics, industry analysts told Recharge. President Donald Trump announced Friday the tariff on steel and aluminum would double to 50% starting 4 June, a move that saw steelmakers’… Read More
ByTricia Crimmins California isn’t letting President Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind stop them from becoming a “powerhouse” for the renewable energy source. At the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit last month, state elected officials and industry leaders expressed their continued support for offshore wind production in California, despite the Trump administration pausing all future offshore wind leases in… Read More
