Almost the entire US wind industry went into hibernation after US President Donald Trump took office in January, sending thousands of good paying jobs down the drain. However, the wind will continue to blow long after January 20, 2029, when the current occupant of the White House is scheduled to … [continued]
A new report from the consulting group OpenWater Renewables indicates that concrete can help reduce the cost of floating offshore wind platforms.
The US offshore wind industry is on life support for now, but some global energy firms are still keeping the lights on.
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.
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.
400 offshore wind turbines survived to resume operations after Typhoon Danas swept through Taiwan on its way to China earlier this week.
One of the persistent claims made by nuclear energy advocates is that nuclear power plants hold a critical advantage over wind and solar facilities due to their significantly longer operational lifespans. This argument frequently serves as justification for continued investment in nuclear, often at the expense of renewable options. News … [continued]
The US offshore wind industry has been forced to wave buh-bye from shore as the global wind industry moves on to pursue new clean energy opportunities,
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]
