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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Aeolus Energy Planning Jones Act-Compliant Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels
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Aeolus Energy Planning Jones Act-Compliant Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels

Orlando-based Aeolus Energy has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein to design the first Jones Act compliant service vessel for the

October 17, 2018
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
offshore wind farm
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New Jersey Edges Toward Offshore Wind

By Brian Eckhouse and Romy Varghese (Bloomberg) — New Jersey is taking a step closer to erecting wind turbines off the coast of some of its most storied

September 13, 2018
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
world's largest wind turbine
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MHI Vestas to Install 100 of the World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbines Off Scotland

Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas says it has received an order to supply and install 100 9.5 MW wind turbine generators at the Moray East

August 21, 2018
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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First Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm to Save Customers $1.4 Billion

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — Massachusetts electricity users will save about $1.4 billion over 20 years from the first commercial-scale

August 1, 2018
Total Views: 45

Thursday, July 5, 2018
Trump Effort to Lift U.S. Offshore Wind Sector Sparks Interest from Europe
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Trump Effort to Lift U.S. Offshore Wind Sector Sparks Interest from Europe

By Nichola Groom July 5 (Reuters) – The Trump administration wants to fire up development of the U.S. offshore wind industry by streamlining

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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House Set to Debate Offshore Wind Energy Bills in U.S. Waters

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. House committee will kick off debate next week on three new bills aimed at boosting offshore wind energy leases in

June 19, 2018
Total Views: 19

Friday, April 13, 2018
atlantic city coast
News

New Jersey Revives Plan for Wind Farm Off Atlantic City Coast

By Jim Efstathiou Jr., Jim Polson and Elise Young (Bloomberg) — New Jersey lawmakers have revived a long-stalled plan to build a wind farm off the coast

April 13, 2018
Total Views: 63

Monday, April 9, 2018
Deepwater Wind block island wind farm installation
News

The Biggest Problem for Offshore Wind in the United States Might Be the Ports

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — U.S. offshore wind developers have a space problem. Giant windmills with rotors that can stretch as high as 600 feet

April 9, 2018
Total Views: 78

Friday, March 30, 2018
offshore wind block island
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Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Falcon Global Join Forces on U.S. Offshore Wind Installation

Falcon Global, a subsidiary of U.S.-based SEACOR Marine Holdings, and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier have announced they have reached a cooperation agreement to offer

March 30, 2018
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
offshore wind farm
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U.S. Wants to Make Its Own Massive Offshore Wind Turbines

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — With state officials eyeing $56 billion of wind farm projects off the American coastline, developers are

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 24

Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Trump Shifts Tone on Climate Change, Environmentalists Scoff
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Trump Shifts Tone on Climate Change, Environmentalists Scoff

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump, who called climate change a hoax during his campaign and vowed to pull out of the Paris accord, now says

November 23, 2016
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
offshore wind turbine
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Next U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Set to Rise in Lake Erie

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — The next U.S. offshore wind farm in the U.S. will probably be almost 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the nearest ocean. The

October 26, 2016
Total Views: 24

Friday, September 23, 2016
offshore wind block island
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Europe’s Offshore Wind Industry Eyeing Atlantic Crossing

By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Yield-hungry investors in the offshore wind market are switching their sights to the United States as

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 66

Thursday, August 25, 2016
Block Island wind farm project
Environment

Offshore Windfarming: GE Summons Enron’s Ghost

by Rick Clough (Bloomberg) Blade by blade, General Electric Co. is building part of its future a few miles off the Rhode Island coast, turning a one-time piece

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 69

Friday, August 12, 2016
Environment

Will California Approve Massive Offshore Wind Farm Project?

by Matt Weiser (The Guardian) The deep waters off the coast of California could become home to the country’s largest offshore wind energy project

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 114

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Environmental Groups Urge Vote on Delayed New York Offshore Wind
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Environmental Groups Urge Vote on Delayed New York Offshore Wind

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — A coalition of environmental groups is urging New York officials to move forward with delayed plans to approve a 90-megawatt

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 7

Friday, July 15, 2016
Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Planned in New York Waters
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Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Planned in New York Waters

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — The Long Island Power Authority plans to approve a 90 megawatt wind farm off the coast of New York that would become

July 15, 2016
Total Views: 28

Friday, June 3, 2016
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
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New York Has a Plan to Make Long Island Offshore Wind Cheaper

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — New York State is mounting a broad effort to reduce the cost of building a wind farm off the coast of Long Island, an

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
U.S. Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55% as Builders Gain Experience
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U.S. Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55% as Builders Gain Experience

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — The cost of building wind farms off the U.S. coast may decline as much as 55 percent within 13 years, letting developers offer

March 15, 2016
Total Views: 77
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