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SEARSPORT — When the Natural Resources Council of Maine, with several other advocacy and education groups, held an informational meeting in Searsport on Jan. 20 about the new offshore floater

Two offshore wind developers were given the go-ahead by New Jersey officials on Wednesday. Here's what to know.

Stung by the pullout of the world's largest offshore wind developer from two projects off the New Jersey coast last fall, state energy regulators on Wednesday approved two new wind farm projects, saying they remain committed to making the state a leader in the nascent industry. Both the projects chosen by the state Board of Public Utilities would be considerably farther offshore than earlier projects that generated significant opposition from onshore communities, one of whose concerns was ...

Then the problems started mounting. American workers’ wages soared after the pandemic, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent commodity prices skyrocketing. The Federal Reserve’s rate increases drove up the cost of borrowing for billion-dollar developments. A global backlog of wind farm plans created a shortage of the vessels needed to haul turbines and their foundations from ports to job sites in the ocean. Delays stacked up. “The problem is the...

According to Szostek, “80 percent of the 43 wind farms that are currently operational or under construction are viewed as impacting fishing activity. The majority of fishers have had to use different fishing grounds due to wind farms, with a few choosing to change gear and one fisher leaving the industry as a result.” “So far, 57 percent of respondents have cited a negative outcome on catches and profitability, and just one person has experienced a positive...

The U.S. offshore wind energy sector is experiencing significant setbacks due to rising costs, leading to project cancellations and developers withdrawing from the market.

French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Tuesday that it had signed a deal with Danish renewable energy company European Energy A/S to develop offshore wind projects in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The deal entails the acquisition by TotalEnergies of an 85% stake in the 240-megawatte Jammerland Bugt project and a 72.2% stake in the 165-megawatte Lillebaelt South project. These two sites in Danish waters are expected to obtain final construction permits in mid-2024 and start operations by 2030.

A part of a blade from one of the wind turbines at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK has broken off after the wind turbine blade sustained damage. According to information in a Notice to Mariners from Humber Gateway OWF Control Room, the part of the damaged blade, approximately 20 metres long, has fallen into the sea and is likely adrift or submerged. The Notice was issued on 8 January, with the part that detached reported as unaccounted for.

The agreement with Plenitude bolsters the joint venture formed by BlueFloat and Sener Renewable Investments 3 years ago, creating a leading consortium in the offshore wind sector in Spain with a total portfolio of approximately 1.25 GW of floating offshore wind projects across Galicia (Parque Nordés), Catalonia (Parc Tramuntana) and the Canary Islands (Parque Tarahal).

The seal ...is one of nine other reported seal strandings on Martha’s Vineyard already this month, three times what was documented this time last year. “We’re seeing a lot of them this month,” NOAA marine mammal stranding coordinator Ainsley Smith told The Times, adding that the cause of the uptick has not been identified.