Why US offshore wind power is struggling – the good, the bad and the opportunity

America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early ... anticipating financial losses in 2024 of around $2.2 billion. Altogether, projects that had been ... Read More

Offshore News

Houston-based offshore engineering ... of thousands of jobs across all 50 states and strengthens national security. From the Gulf of Mexico to the burgeoning offshore wind farms along the East ... Read More

Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in 3 states

On Monday, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released an environmental review of six offshore wind sites covering nearly a half million acres (200,000 hectares) in New York and New Jersey, ... Read More

Wind Energy News

New Theory Could Improve the Design and Operation of Wind Farms Aug. 21, 2024 — A new model accurately represents the airflow around rotors ... drone technology and boat-based surveys to ... Read More

GE Vernova cutting 900 jobs from its offshore wind unit

although some news publications have reported that the jobs represent about half of GE Vernova’s offshore wind unit. In total, the company said it employs about 75,000 people. Read More

Marine Corps' Unmanned 'Narco-Boat' Is Now Plying the Waters Around Okinawa

The Marine Corps' new uncrewed, semi-submersible vessel -- dubbed the "narco-boat" -- arrived in Japan ... earlier this month and will deploy around coastal waters of the Japanese island for ... Read More

Oahu offshore wind farm plan gets blowback

Meanwhile, a federal agency that governs leasing federal waters ... does not operate any offshore wind farms, but is part of a joint venture with Shell New Energies US LLC that received federal ... Read More

New Bedford City Council vote may remove stumbling block to offshore wind jobs

NEW BEDFORD — Picture 400 to 500 workers ferrying in and out of New Bedford on a monthly basis to provide support for the multi-billion-dollar offshore wind industry in the year 2030. Their base ... Read More

Photos: Chartering a boat to see offshore wind turbines up close

New England News ... Offshore Wind Energy at National Wildlife Federation, left, speaks to Maine Public Editor Molly Enking, center, and Maine Public reporter Peter McGuire. Boats near the wind ... Read More

Local officials confident state still on board with offshore wind

Leaders from New London and the Connecticut Port Authority, which owns State Pier in New London, agree that offshore wind farms are an important ... sometime in the the near future. Read More

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Exclusive-BP weighs sale of minority stake in offshore wind business, sources say

Auchincloss, who took up the job in January, has vowed to revamp ... that the company paused investments in new offshore wind projects. Last month, BP said it plans to sell its U.S. onshore ... Read More