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The next wave of hires will more than double Ljungström's Wellsville workforce compared to before its move into the offshore wind industry.

A company has bid $5.6 million to lease federal waters off the Louisiana coast for wind energy generation

Only one of three available tracts received bids. And only two companies bid.

Considered Renewables Portland representative Ashlee Ludeman said the community group was not opposed to wind farms, but maintained the proposed zone was not the right place for development. "At any time of year, there's always one of these endangered species going through the coastline where they want to place these offshore wind turbines," she said. "If it displaces them, the whales could abandon that habitat altogether."

Maersk Supply Service is reorganizing its business to focus on offshore wind and support vessels, as it sees the strongest growth opportunities in the...

Maersk Supply Service has announced that it will focus on scale and competitiveness in two core business areas: offshore…

Maersk Supply Service has announced that it will focus on scale and competitiveness in two core business areas: offshore…

Maersk Supply Service is to make around 130 redundant as it restructures its business to focus on offshore wind and offshore support vessels (OSVs).

The Gulf of Mexico has been a hub for U.S. oil production for decades. A government auction today could help make it a nexus for offshore wind, too.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s proposal “was premature and threatens fisheries, local fishing jobs, and some of Oregon pristine ocean viewsheds, some of which are sacred to the Tribe,” the confederation said in a statement issued Tuesday. Objections coming out of Oregon are echoing those lodged against offshore wind projects off the East Coast, where local groups continue to mount fierce political and legal campaigns over anticipate impact on fishi...