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Will any of these wildly uneconomic offshore wind projects actually ever get built? Let’s hope not.

Construction of a massive offshore wind complex will begin at Island Beach State Park, one of New Jersey's most popular beach destinations.

A group of Nantucket residents has appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project, which is currently under construction in the waters southwest of the island. The group ACK For Whales - formerly known as Nantucket Residents Against Turbines - filed the appeal Saturday with the First Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and is seeking to overturn the May 2023 decision of U.S. District Court judge Indira Talwani, who dismissed the ori...

The group originally filed a lawsuit against the Vineyard Wind project in 2021, alleging that federal agencies “did not comply with federal law when assessing, disclosing, and mitigating environmental effects of the Vineyard Wind 1 project.” The suit named the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [BOEM], the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS], U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.&am...

This article considers how the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) applies to the production of energy from wind in waters under national jurisdiction, with a focus on the nascent regulatory frameworks for offshore wind in Australia and New Zealand. It explores the particular characteristics of offshore wind—which raise different regulatory issues than traditional offshore activities such as fishing and oil and gas exploitation—and explores how key provisions of UNC...

There’s a lot happening in the offshore wind world right now, especially in the Northeast. And depending on what articles you read, the industry is booming or teetering on financial failure. The reality is probably somewhere in between. There are headwinds and tailwinds, producing what one person in the industry described as “whiplash in headlines.” Making sense of it all can be tough. But the stakes are high: Climate change is happening and electr...

Despite recent industry setbacks, CT is joining Massachusetts and Rhode Island in jointly purchasing power to be generated by offshore wind.

The quarterly Market Overview Report, published this week, highlights the negative impact of rising inflation, capital costs, and supply chain disruptions.

Details were released for an ambitious U.S. offshore wind farm project which at 42 miles off the coast of New Jersey would become one of the further y...

Four stalwarts of the energy sector have launched Aberdeen business Encomara, focused on technology for the floating wind market.