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.
The global wind industry’s next growth phase is being written in Asia-Pacific, and the shift is happening faster than many expected. The Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) latest market signals show that the region is no longer an emerging contributor but the central driver of record installations, new supply chains, … [continued]
The 132-megawatt South Fork offshore wind project has been peacefully churning out the clean kilowatts since 2024, located off the coast of Long Island in New York State.
The US offshore wind industry is still alive and kicking with multiple gigawatts’ worth of clean electricity heading for the nation’s grid.
A new floating wind turbine that shaves the cost of labor, equipment, and materials has just reached a key certification milestone from the global risk management firm.
This next-generation offshore wind vessel from Singapore will install the turbines for the 810-megawatt Empire Wind project, where construction is under way off the coast of New York.
Chatgpt generated: Onshore wind turbines along an Oʻahu ridgeline illustrating existing wind generation on the island.
Any serious discussion of renewable energy on Oʻahu should begin with a clear understanding of how much electricity the island actually needs once fossil fuel end uses are electrified. Earlier analysis constructed a fully electrified civilian energy Sankey for Oʻahu that removed overseas aviation fuel, international maritime bunkering, and military … [continued]
Timeline of UK Hinkley nuclear reactor delays against 75% grid decarbonization with renewables by author
The latest announcement about Hinkley Point C was predictable. The first reactor at the plant in Somerset is now expected to begin generating electricity in 2030. The cost estimate has climbed again, now reaching roughly £35B in 2015 pounds or about £49B in current money according to Electricité de France. … [continued]
VinGroup is on the move again. Its energy arm, VinEnergo, is asking the market to take a longer view of energy production as it disclosed an initial 10 GW international portfolio by signing development agreements across the Philippines, Denmark, and Sweden. In the course of three years, the company will … [continued]
The centuries-old maritime firm Bibby Marine steps into the 21st century with a new offshore wind service vessel that skips dirty marine fuel in favor of electric propulsion (screenshot courtesy of Bibby Marine).
The centuries-old maritime firm Bibby Marine steps into the 21st century with a new offshore wind service vessel that skips dirty marine fuel in favor of electric propulsion.
