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The administration's offshore drilling plan proposes no more than three lease sales over the next five years — the smallest number in the leasing program's history.

Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham voicing his opposition to the installation of offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico after the Biden administration announced plans to auction off more than 300,000 acres for offshore wind energy.

As tensions with China grow, Western countries need to do more to finance and build alternative supply chains for critical minerals.

UK-based company Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate…

Salamander Offshore Wind has engaged with Tugdock to discuss opportunities to collaborate in research and innovation related to the development of technologies and supply chain for floating wind energy in Scotland.

Let’s delve into the vital role environmental engineers play in achieving net-zero carbon goals and explore recent developments which emphasise the need for comprehensive strategies to turn pledges into tangible results.

UK-based company Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate…

The news comes two months after Rhode Island Energy rejected the sole bid for an 884-megawatt project because of affordability concerns.

“Most people come here for the ocean. It’s not going to be what it was. It’s going to hurt business,” George Benedict, owner of the White Whale Motel in the town of Barnegat Light, said at a recent rally organised by Save Long Beach Island. The local pushback comes amid new financial difficulties for offshore wind projects despite subsidies from states and last year’s Inflation Reduction Act federal climate law. Companies are seeking to ...

Before constructing offshore wind farms, developers employ geophysical surveys to map the seafloor and geological layers beneath it using sound waves. Concerned communities are becoming more suspicious that geophysical surveys play a role in these whale deaths. “They’ve been doing all this work,” said Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Fishing Association. “And about the time that the work started is when the whales started piling...