The useful way to understand U.S. wind energy in 2026 is to start with a contradiction. In physical terms, it remains one of the largest and most important wind markets in the world. In policy terms, it has become less stable and less predictable in a short period. The dichotomy … [continued]
Ontario’s return to renewable procurement is the clearest sign that one of Canada’s largest electricity markets has accepted a reality it spent years resisting. The timing is propitious as I prepare to provide an update to a global audience on North American wind energy through the World Wind Energy Association. … [continued]
The global energy landscape is currently navigating a period of profound volatility, defined by a precarious intersection of geopolitical instability and an insatiable appetite for power. Against this backdrop, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore has announced the theme for the 19th Singapore International Energy Week as “Connecting Energy … [continued]
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is finally beginning to deliver electricity to the US grid, having survived the Trump chopper (cropped, courtesy of Dominion Energy).
CVOW Is On Track to Be the Largest Offshore Wind Project in the United States HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — This week, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW) began delivering affordable, reliable, and renewable offshore wind power to Virginia. When construction is complete, CVOW’s 176 wind turbines will power up to … [continued]
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is finally beginning to deliver electricity to the US grid, having survived the Trump chopper (cropped, courtesy of Dominion Energy).
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind has survived the Trump chopper and is delivering electricity to the US grid.
The French firm TotalEnergies will not build offshore wind farms in the US, but it's a big world out there. This is the Seagreen wind farm in Scotland, courtesy of TotalEnergies.
The French firm TotalEnergies agrees not to build offshore wind farms in the US — at least, not for the present time…
US President Donald Trump has failed to stop the US offshore wind industry, but a billion-dollar bribe may tempt the French firm TotalEnergies to back off (cropped, courtesy of National Laboratory of the Rockies by Suzanne Tegen).
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior and TotalEnergies agreed to redirect $1 billion in offshore wind investments towards dirty, expensive fossil fuels instead. This announcement comes 10 days after a slew of victories in the offshore wind sector that will lower electricity prices for Americans. On … [continued]
An Irish energy client was speaking with governmental contacts recently, and HVDC risk came up. Not the usual high-level question of whether HVDC is needed for long-distance offshore transmission, because that answer is often yes once projects get large and far enough from shore, but the more awkward question of … [continued]
The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind offshore wind project is back on track for completion by March 31, now that a federal judge has stayed a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration (cropped, courtesy of Vineyard Wind).
Another offshore wind win is tipping the score sheet in favor of renewables. At first glance, you may find it hard to believe that offshore wind is up-and-running and providing clean energy to communities. The Trump administration would like you to think that offshore wind is a losing proposition, and, … [continued]
US President Donald Trump has failed to stop the US offshore wind industry, but a billion-dollar bribe may tempt the French firm TotalEnergies to back off (cropped, courtesy of National Laboratory of the Rockies by Suzanne Tegen).
US President Donald Trump has failed to stop the US offshore wind industry, but a billion-dollar bribe may tempt the French firm TotalEnergies to back off.
