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Trump suspends new federal offshore wind leasing

Politics – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.

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Prysmian ditches plan to build US offshore wind cables factory

General – US Politics

Italy’s Prysmian will abandon a plan to build a plant in the United States to make cables for offshore wind parks, the group said in a statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday, even as it expands its overall business in the country.

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BOEM approves Construction and Operations Plan SouthCoast OWF

Wind Energy – SouthCoast Wind Project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project.

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Doug Burgum emphasizes energy production for US security

General – US Politics

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect’s goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public lands and waters, calling it key to national security.

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Another development U.S. OWF shelved

Wind Energy – Vineyard Wind

Vineyard Wind, an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, confirmed in a brief statement that it is shelving the proposed Vineyard Wind 2 project in response to Connecticut’s decision not to award wind projects after the recent New England tri-state solicitation.

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Announcement Offshore Wind Energy Partnership in US

Wind Energy – Partnership

Recently the California State Lands Commission and the ports of Long Beach and Humboldt announced an agreement to advance floating offshore wind energy development off the California coast, through a comprehensive framework founded on coordination and collaboration to facilitate critical port infrastructure upgrades needed to support offshore wind.

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CT bails on offshore wind, chooses solar projects instead

Wind Energy – USA

Connecticut’s choice of solar and storage over offshore wind has prompted Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to pull a deal for its 1.2GW Vineyard Wind 2 awarded by neighbouring US state Massachusetts.

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