Offshore Wind Energy

"Block Island offshore wind farm P6290638m" by Ionna22 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Life Is Lovely Now That Block Islanders Have Offshore Wind Power

If you’ve never visited Block Island, you definitely need to put it on your bucket list. Located sixteen miles across Block Island Sound from the mainland’s nearest point at Point Judith, Rhode Island, the vacation destination has many appealing features. Envision long white sand beaches, Victorian inns that are a … [continued]

Image (cropped): California is forging ahead with plans to construct a seaport hub for the US floating offshore wind turbine industry, despite the loss of federal funds for the project (courtesy of Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District).

The US Offshore Wind Industry Is Scheming For A Comeback

California is forging ahead with plans to construct a seaport hub for the US floating offshore wind turbine industry, despite the loss of federal funds for the project.

ChatGPT generated: Burning contracts symbolize the erosion of trust, as political ideology halts a half-built offshore wind farm and leaves investment in ashes

From Ørsted to Ontario: How Populist Conservatives Undermine Contract Sanctity

The Trump administration’s stop-work order on Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project has already become a defining event for investors and developers in the United States energy sector. The project was nearly complete, with billions already invested in turbines, monopiles, offshore cables, port infrastructure, and labor. Every required federal and state permit … [continued]

The Iloilo Strait. (Aerial photo released by the United States Navy, by Jennifer S. Kimball)

From Crisis To Clean Energy: Iloilo’s Offshore Wind Gambit

The January 2024 blackouts that plunged the Visayas into darkness exposed a harsh reality: the Philippines’ economic growth is outpacing its energy infrastructure. When aging coal plants failed and transmission lines couldn’t cope, Panay, Guimaras, and Negros lost power for days. For Iloilo Province, the crisis became a catalyst for … [continued]