The US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm is about to come online
The first five offshore wind turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 will deliver power to the Massachusetts grid within weeks.
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In a first, this electric SOV is charged by offshore wind turbines
A Dutch shipbuilder has officially launched what it says is the world’s first electric service operations vessel (SOV) that can charge offshore.
Expand Expanding CloseWatch wind technicians ‘walk to work’ at US offshore wind farm Vineyard Wind 1 [video]
Check out this cool video on Reddit of a “walk to work” gangway that’s now being used by wind farm technicians at Vineyard Wind 1.
Expand Expanding CloseChina’s Goldwind installed a 16 MW offshore wind turbine in just 24 hours
Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has installed its massive 16 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in a “record-breaking” 24 hours.
Expand Expanding CloseConnecticut & Rhode Island’s offshore wind farm just got the construction go-ahead
Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, can begin offshore construction in 2024.
Expand Expanding CloseNew York just installed its first offshore wind turbine
The first wind turbine installation at South Fork Wind, New York State’s first offshore wind farm, is complete.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest steel mill will get a second life as a wind turbine factory
What was once the world’s largest steel mill is about to become Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind turbine factory.
Expand Expanding CloseMeet the ‘world’s first’ floating wind, solar, and fish farm combo
Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled what it says is the world’s first floating wind turbine, solar farm, and fish farm combination.
Expand Expanding CloseØrsted just axed plans for two New Jersey offshore wind farms – here’s why
New Jersey’s governor is furious because Ørsted canceled two huge offshore wind farms off the New Jersey coast – this is what happened.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s largest offshore wind farm just got the green light
The 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project – what will become the US’s largest offshore wind farm – just got approved by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
Expand Expanding CloseIn a ‘world first,’ autonomous giant drones are flying cargo to offshore wind turbines
Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines.
Expand Expanding CloseNew York just made the largest state renewables investment in US history
New York is investing in a massive 6.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy – the largest state investment in clean energy in US history. Here’s how it breaks down.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first turbine is up at the US’s first commercial offshore wind farm
In a major US milestone, the first turbine was successfully installed at Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseA Volvo Cars factory in Sweden will be powered by a 1 GW offshore wind farm
Volvo Cars is going big on wind power – its Torslanda factory in western Sweden is going to be powered by a 1 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding Close‘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.
Expand Expanding CloseNew 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.
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