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Last Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the temporary suspension of offshore wind farm development off the New Jersey coast would become permanent.
[Read more…] about Trump says NJ offshore wind halt will be permanentThe joint venture between BP and Japan’s JERA has announced it will suspend development of its only U.S. offshore wind project, Beacon Wind, citing unfavourable market conditions and escalating financial pressures across the offshore energy sector.
[Read more…] about BP-JERA halts U.S. offshore wind plansRWE appointed Melissa Shute as SVP of Corporate Affairs in the U.S.
[Read more…] about RWE appoints new SVP of Corporate Affairs in U.S.The California Legislature has approved the first part of the money needed to upgrade ports for floating offshore wind development.
[Read more…] about California approves $228 million for offshore wind port upgradesA federal court judge on Monday granted energy company Ørsted a preliminary injunction to resume work on its Revolution Wind turbine array off Rhode Island, lifting an Aug. 22 stop-work order by the Trump administration.
[Read more…] about Revolution Wind cleared to restart workIn its latest move to stymie offshore wind development, the Trump Administration asked a US federal judge on 12 September to rescind approval for US Wind’s 2.2-GW Maryland Offshore Wind project.
[Read more…] about Trump looks to rescind key permit for Maryland OWPØrsted and the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut sued the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging its decision to block construction of the nearly finished Revolution Wind project is illegal.
[Read more…] about Ørsted sues Trump administration over project haltAccording to Reuters the U.S. Commerce Department has opened a national security investigation into the import of wind turbines and components.
[Read more…] about US opens national security probe into imported wind turbinesThe first Jones Act plug-in hybrid offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) in the United States has been christened and launched at the Port of New Orleans.
[Read more…] about Equinor to operate first U.S. Jones Act hybrid offshore wind vesselWith the current batch of offshore wind talks facing prolonged headwinds, Massachusetts officials will keep the subsequent development round paused until at least 2026.
[Read more…] about Massachusetts delays next offshore wind procurement until 2026
