‘Two steps forward, two steps back’ for US offshore wind in Q3
Despite some big setbacks, the US offshore wind industry is also headed toward achieving major milestones in Q3 2023 – here’s what happened.
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New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm just gave a $100M promise to be online by 2025
Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted just put up a $100 million guarantee that it will have New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, Ocean Wind 1, online by December 2025.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest offshore wind farm just produced its first power
Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, is sending power to the UK’s grid for the very first time.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how US offshore wind could play out by 2050
US offshore wind could provide 133 gigawatts (GW) of power by 2050, but that potential is going to be impacted by a broad spectrum of factors, according to a new study.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how renewables have grown so far in 2023
Wind and solar are mushrooming globally, but drought is throwing a wrench in the works – here’s what renewable growth is looking like in 2023.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s first artificial energy island just got the go-ahead
The world’s first artificial energy island has secured its environmental permit, so it’s now all systems go in Belgium.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Netherlands just launched a mega 1.5 GW offshore wind farm
The Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm – the first subsidy-free wind farm in Europe – is now inaugurated.
Expand Expanding CloseHuge monopiles built for Virginia’s 2.6 GW offshore wind farm have set sail
The first eight monopiles made for the 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have left Germany and are headed for Portsmouth.
Expand Expanding CloseUnderwater robots have been secured for the US’s first floating offshore wind farm
Autonomous underwater robots have been contracted to survey the site of the US’s first floating offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding Close4 reasons why the US’s offshore wind problems are temporary
The US offshore wind industry has had some significant problems lately – but here’s why that’s not going to stop the young sector in the long run.
Expand Expanding CloseThis is what the US clean energy manufacturing boom looks like IRL
Check out this cool new interactive map that shows where and how clean energy manufacturing is mushrooming across the US.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest offshore wind farm is getting its first turbines
The UK’s Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, now has its first 13 megawatt (MW) turbines in place.
Expand Expanding CloseA 14.3 MW offshore wind turbine was installed in just 30 hours
Chinese wind giant Goldwind announced on social media today that it installed its 14.3 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in “just 30 working hours.”
Expand Expanding CloseGlobal wind turbine orders hit a new high at 69.5 GW in the first half of 2023
Global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in the first half of 2023 with 69.5 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 12% increase year-over-year, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
Expand Expanding CloseDespite headwinds, offshore wind will see ‘massive’ growth to 2032 – report
In a sign of things to come, the global offshore wind industry brought 8.8 GW of clean energy online in 2022, its second-best year ever, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest floating offshore wind farm is officially online
Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, was inaugurated today by global power giant Equinor and its partners.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US approves Revolution Wind, its fourth major offshore wind farm
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced its approval of Rhode Island and Connecticut’s Revolution Wind offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseTurbine blades for the first US utility-scale offshore wind farm have arrived
Wind turbine blades and nacelles have arrived for South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s most powerful wind turbine has set a world record
The world’s most powerful wind turbine has broken a world record for the most power produced by a single turbine over a 24-hour period.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a major US milestone, Vineyard Wind 1’s first turbines are about to be installed
In a major milestone for the US offshore wind industry, wind turbine installation at Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, is expected to start next week.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US announces 4-8 GW of new offshore wind areas in the Atlantic
The US government today designated three new offshore wind areas in the Central Atlantic that could potentially host 4 to 8 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy production.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first US utility-scale offshore wind farm just got the first US-built offshore substation
The first US-built offshore substation is now standing at New York’s South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.
Expand Expanding CloseIn an industry first, artificial ‘bird nests’ have been built near an offshore wind farm
Danish wind giant Ørsted has completed three huge artificial nests designed to house a vulnerable seabird species near the UK’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first-ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale is a go
The US Department of the Interior announced today that it will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
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