The Offshore Wind Industry Is Forever (Offshore Wind Jobs, Not So Much)
On August 29, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that 12 portside projects in support of the US offshore wind industry will lose their federal funding.
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Work on the new Connecticut-Rhode Island Revolution Wind offshore wind project has been stopped by order of the Interior Department (courtesy of Orsted).
Foreign Affairs Plot Thickens Around Offshore Wind Stop-Work Order
Work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project will stop until the US Department of the Interior resolves a mysterious national security concern of one sort or another.
The US Offshore Wind Industry Is Almost Dead, But Not Quite
The US offshore wind industry is on life support for now, but some global energy firms are still keeping the lights on.
A Powerful Essay On Renewable Energy Reminds Us How Witheringly Stupid The US Has Become
US President Donald Trump doesn’t seek to throttle back on all forms of renewable energy development in the US, just wind and solar energy, with a particularly energetic bias against offshore wind.
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Nantucket Settlement Over Wind Turbine Blade Detachment Doesn’t End Dissatisfaction
Nantucket officials are not happy with Vineyard Wind. Feeling vulnerable after last summer’s turbine blade detachment, they’ve delivered 15 demands to the developer. The complaints include dissatisfaction with turbines’ lights and not including Nantucket in its emergency plans. What we have here is a failure to communicate. Last summer seemed … [continued]
The massive, 2-gigawatt Maryland Offshore Wind project is still alive and kicking, though new pitfalls have arisen (courtesy of US Wind).
A “Zombie” US Offshore Wind Farm Fights For Life
The massive, 2-gigawatt Maryland Offshore Wind project is still alive and kicking, though new pitfalls have arisen.
Challenges & Opportunities in US Offshore Wind Market
I recently sat down with Kris Ohleth, Director of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and progress in the US offshore wind market. It was a great and fascinating discussion of the US offshore wind industry, what it’s been going through in the paste decade … [continued]
Sharks & Rays Found Using Offshore Wind Farms As Habitat
A new study by Wageningen University & Research shows that offshore wind farms not only produce energy, but may also contribute to the protection of marine life. Several shark and ray species were detected in and around Dutch wind farms based on traces of DNA in the seawater (eDNA). The … [continued]
Offshore Wind Power’s Big Benefits
Offshore wind power comes with some big benefits. It’s not as cheap upfront as solar power or onshore wind power, but it also comes with some strong benefits. I recently sat down with Susan Muller, a Senior Energy Analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), to talk about some … [continued]
Work has restarted on New York State's Empire Wind offshore wind project while the high profile Constitution gas pipeline proposal remains mothballed, for now.
Saving Empire Wind: Offshore Wind Project Restarts, Gas Pipleline Does Not
Work has restarted on New York State’s Empire Wind offshore wind project while the high profile Constitution gas pipeline proposal remains mothballed, for now.
