The Global Offshore Wind Industry Floats Away From The US (For Now)
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.
Offshore Wind Energy
A Boat Made In Singapore Will Build An Offshore Wind Farm In New York
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.
Wind on Oʻahu: A Modest but Valuable Complement to Solar
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
While Hinkley Nuclear Was Being Built, The UK Grid Decarbonized
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]
VinEnergo Moves Offshore With 10 GW Pipeline & A Target That Will Take Some Proving
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).
New Electric Boat To Banish Emissions From Offshore Wind Sites
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.
The gigantic, 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project can resume construction, handing yet another loss to US President Donald Trump (cropped, courtesy of CVOW).
Meet The 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project Trump Tried, And Failed, To Kill
The massive, 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of five offshore projects to survive the Trump chopper, adding another 2.6 gigawatts to the nation’s clean power profile.
Asia-Pacific Takes The Lead In Global Wind Expansion As The Philippines Moves Into The Investment…
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 latest market signals show that the region is no longer an emerging contributor but the central driver of record installations, new supply chains and … [continued]
Canada Blows A Big, Fat Offshore Wind Raspberry At Trump
US President Donald Trump swept back into office on a mission to stop the domestic offshore wind industry in its tracks. That is actually something any idiot could accomplish with the swipe of a pen. All you need to do is yank the federal leases that offshore developers depend on, … [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).
Trump Goes Zero for Five Against Offshore Wind
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration lost yet another legal battle in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This is the fifth and final offshore wind project that has successfully challenged the administration’s stop-work order. In December—three days before Christmas—Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior halted … [continued]
