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How Global Offshore Wind Is Battling a Perfect Storm of Challenges

The global offshore wind industry is struggling with rising costs, policy instability, and supply chain disruptions. Shell and Equinor have pulled out of key offshore wind and hydrogen ventures, ... Read More

France’s offshore wind ambitions stalled by political turmoil

A political crisis in France has created uncertainty for offshore wind developers and equipment suppliers, who anticipate a business slowdown. The country’s stalled energy framework changes and ... Read More

BP and JERA Abandon U.S. Offshore Wind Project Amid Policy Shift

A joint venture between BP and Japan’s JERA has decided to pull the plug on a major offshore wind project in the United States, citing soaring costs and a change in federal policies. JERA Nex BP said ... Read More

Vineyard Wind delivers power despite Trump’s attacks on the industry

Half of the turbines at Vineyard Wind are generating electricity off Massachusetts, delivering a boost to the offshore wind industry as it struggles to navigate withering attacks by President Donald ... Read More

Study finds offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Mexico pose minimal impact to shrimping grounds

The world's transition to renewable energy—and progress toward lowering carbon emissions—depends on expanding offshore energy, particularly wind power. A new study published in the journal Marine and ... Read More

Orsted Can Restart Construction of U.S. Offshore Wind Farm, Court Says

Orsted can resume construction of a U.S. offshore wind farm that was halted by the Trump administration last month, a U.S. judge ruled Monday. The decision means Orsted can restart work on the ... Read More

Judge lifts Trump’s halt of nearly complete offshore wind energy project

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the ... Read More

What's up with offshore wind in New England? Here's a map

When it comes to the U.S. offshore wind industry, big changes are underway. Since re-taking office in late January, President Trump has worked to make good on a campaign promise to "end" the industry. Read More

Kennedy directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on ... Read More