How The US Lost The Floating Wind Turbine Race
The US shut itself out of the floating offshore wind turbine industry when President Trump abruptly suspended the federal offshore lease area program.
Offshore Wind Energy
US Startup Brings New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Platform To The World
A new floating offshore wind turbine platform will help streamline offshore wind farm construction all around the world, with the notable exception of the US.
BlueFloat CEO Steps Down
Carlos Martín Rivals has announced his decision to step down as CEO of BlueFloat Energy. He made the announcement in a Linkedin post. “After careful thinking, I’ve concluded that it is the right moment to turn the page on my role in the company I founded with the support from … [continued]
China Electricity Expert Talks Wind, Solar, & Storage In The Country
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the leading experts on electrical generation in China to discuss the absurd scales of all forms of electrical generation and storage. In the first half of our conversation, we talked coal, gas, and nuclear. In the second half — … [continued]
Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan
While Trump single-handedly bludgeons the US offshore wind industry into a state of paralysis, massive new offshore wind turbines are coming to markets elsewhere around the world.
US Offshore Wind Developer To Trump: Plllllllllllllb!
The US offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores is still determined to move forward with plans for two projects in federal waters off the coast of New Jersey, Trump or no Trump.
Regulatory Challenges Continue To Hound Offshore Wind Growth In The Philippines
Offshore wind energy is painfully slow in development in the Philippines. As of December 2024, the Philippine Department of Energy had approved 92 offshore wind energy service contracts with a combined potential capacity of more than 65 GW. As of January 2025, only 5 of those projects have moved on … [continued]
Louisiana Aims To Dominate US Offshore Wind Industry (Good Luck!)
The new 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project nailed down approval for a construction plan in a federal lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, just in time for Inauguration Day.
Trump Vows To Crush Booming US Wind Industry, Or Maybe Just Windmills
The modern US wind industry deploys many different kinds of wind turbines, none of which are anything like the windmills of olden days.
Equinor Shields Self Against Trump Offshore Wind Threat, Nails $3 Billion For New Wind Hub…
Equinor has taken steps to ensure that work continues on its new offshore wind hub in Brooklyn, regardless of uncertainty posed by the incoming Trump administration.
