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The government of Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s application to build an offshore wind farm at Stora Middelgrund off Sweden’s west coast, citing ”negative effects on the environment” and ”national interests” as the reasons for the decision.

In 2019, it was estimated that coal plants employed 80,000 people.

The Vineyard Wind 1 is set to be the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, located off the coast of Massachusetts.

GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a new research collaboration…

BPU President Joseph Fiordaliso said gas isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Bp is considering building two offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea without any support from the government — marking a first for the sector where development has been hindered by rising costs.

The collaboration between Saitec Offshore Technologies, RWE Offshore Wind, and now KEPCO, creates a powerful alliance that will drive innovation, accelerate the commercialization of the SATH floating wind solution, and contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable energy future.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced this week the creation of more than 100,000 acres off the coast of Delaware that could potentially be used for offshore wind. It would be an opportunity for the state to tap a renewable energy source most other states along the East Coast have already embraced. The action comes after Delaware recently took its own small step toward exploring what that form of renewable energy might entail, but the state still lags years behind neighb...

What the wind power employees and other officials may not have been prepared for, however, was the sheer level of vitriol on display from the 100 or so attending, who had more on their minds than cables and whose views reflect the extreme end of a wave of opposition that's making life uncomfortable for offshore wind projects from New Jersey to Eastern England. “You are greedy, evil, lying people. We don’t want you here – get out! Stay out of our ocean!...

The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found.