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A new study has unveiled the vulnerability of offshore wind farms to cyberattacks. A new study has unveiled the vulnerability of offshore wind farms to cyberattacks, specifically those employing voltage-source-converter high-voltage direct-current (VSC-HVDC) connections.

Experts testified about multiple national security risks posed by offshore wind farms at a Congressional field hearing in Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 20. They said giant wind turbines threaten the effectiveness of military, aviation, and marine radar; energy independence, and food security. ...Americans should think long and hard before beginning the industrialization of the ocean. “Hold off on this before we make a mistake that we will regret.” 

In announcing the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the New York Bight, the bureau said: “This new regional approach is an evolution of BOEM’s process to help ensure timely decisions that advance offshore wind energy development while safeguarding the ocean environment and marine life and reducing conflicts with other ocean uses.” Ms. Zipf is concerned that BOEM just wants to expedite the construction of the wind farms.

TotalEnergies and its partner Corio Generation (Corio) announced that the State of New Jersey selected their Attentive Energy Two offshore wind project for a 20-year contract to supply 1.34 GW of renewable electricity to the state. The project will deliver renewable power to over 650,000 homes.

Falls from grace are especially painful for companies once celebrated as the gold standard. Danish wind developer Ørsted should know. The market value of this darling of the renewables sector soared to more than $82bn in 2021. It was held up as a model for how a former oil and gas specialist could transform itself. Ørsted’s worth has since withered, down to less than a third of that heady peak, after the company last year scrapped two US offshore...

Orsted (ORSTED.CO) has signed an agreement with Eversource Energy (ES.N), to acquire full ownership of U.S. offshore wind farm Sunrise Wind, months after the Danish energy company halted development of some offshore wind projects in the country. The company did not provide financial details for Wednesday's acquisition of Eversource's 50% stake in Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm which would deliver power to New York.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Thursday finalized their strategy on the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales in the offshore wind power development process. The Biden administration has set a goal for generating 30 gigawatts of wind power offshore of the United States by…

Global renewables firm Endiprev is strengthening its international profile after becoming the lead engineering services provider for the ground-breaki...

“Initially, we were inclined to support these renewable energy efforts. Only when we understood the impacts and no empirical evidence supports their ability to help climate change, did we realize just how devastating the projects will be on the ocean’s health and how little, if any, benefit the projects will provide,” Dr. Elizabeth Quattrocki Knight, the co-founder and president of Green Oceans, a plaintiff in the suit, told the DCNF. “No empirical evidenc...

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