US Offshore Wind

gCaptain’s full coverage of the offshore wind industry in the United States.


Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
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Trump-Hochul Deal Revives New York Offshore Wind Project—and Possibly Pipelines

The Trump administration is allowing construction to resume on a $5 billion wind farm off Long Island after reaching a deal with New York Governor Kathy Hochul

May 20, 2025
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Monday, May 19, 2025
Trump Administration Lifts Stop Work Order on $5B Empire Wind Project
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Trump Administration Lifts Stop Work Order on $5B Empire Wind Project

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has lifted the stop work order on the Empire Wind project, allowing

May 19, 2025
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Monday, May 5, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
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States Sue Over Trump’s Offshore Wind Pause

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind

May 5, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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Major Offshore Wind Developer has Stopped Activities in United States

One of the world's top offshore wind developers, Germany's RWE, has stopped work on its U.S. projects for now in light of recent moves against the industry

April 25, 2025
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Thursday, April 17, 2025
offshore wind turbine
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Equinor Weighs Legal Challenge to Trump Admin’s Empire Wind Shutdown

Construction activities for the Empire Wind project off New York’s coast have been suspended following a halt work order from the U.S. government,

April 17, 2025
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
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Trump Administration Halts Major New York Offshore Wind Project

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered an immediate halt to construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, marking a

April 16, 2025
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Monday, March 17, 2025
A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
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EPA Halts Atlantic Shores Wind Farm Construction as Trump Administration Reviews Projects

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended permits for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project off New Jersey’s coast following a January

March 17, 2025
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
El Coquí arrives in Puerto Rico
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House Committee Leaders Slam EU’s TikTok Campaign to Undermine Jones Act

Bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have confronted the European Union over its attempts to influence U.S.

March 6, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Trump Hostility to US Offshore Wind Reverberates Through Supply Chain

Companies that committed to investments in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are scrapping their plans as the projects they were meant to

February 13, 2025
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Monday, February 10, 2025
An illustration of Great Lakes Dredge and Docks' Jones Act-compliant rock installation vessel that will support the growing U.S. offshore wind industry. Illustration courtesy Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
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Fifth Circuit Sinks Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s Jones Act Challenge

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) in its challenge to a U.S. Customs and Border

February 10, 2025
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Monday, February 3, 2025
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
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New Jersey Cancels Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation as Shell Exits Atlantic Shores Project

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has canceled its fourth offshore wind solicitation amid significant market challenges and Shell’s

February 3, 2025
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Friday, January 31, 2025
offshore wind farm
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Atlantic Shores Presses On After Shell’s $1 Billion Offshore Wind Exit

The developer behind New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm plans to continue the project despite Shell’s withdrawal from the project. Shell on

January 31, 2025
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Shell Bails on Billion-Dollar Offshore Wind Bet as Trump Cracks Down

Shell Plc said it has written off almost $1 billion and withdrawn from a US offshore wind farm as President Donald Trump seeks to stymie the industry’s

January 30, 2025
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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Trump Halts All Offshore Wind Leasing, Orders Review of Existing Projects in Day One Executive Action

In a sweeping executive action on his first day in office, President Donald Trump has ordered an immediate halt to all offshore wind development on the U.S.

January 21, 2025
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
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Congressman Van Drew, Trump Team Up to Sink Biden’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew says he’s been working with President-elect Donald Trump on crafting an executive order aimed at “halt[ing] offshore

January 16, 2025
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Friday, January 3, 2025
South Brooklyn Marine Terminal aerial
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Equinor Secures $3 Billion Financing for New York’s ‘Empire Wind 1’ Project

Equinor has secured over $3 billion in project financing for its Empire Wind 1 project, marking a significant milestone in U.S. offshore wind development. The

January 3, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Biden Administration Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a groundbreaking initiative for offshore wind development near Guam, marking a significant expansion

January 3, 2025
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Monday, December 23, 2024
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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Biden Administration Approves 11th Major U.S. Offshore Wind Project

The Biden administration continues to advance offshore wind development with its approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project, marking the nation’s 11th

December 23, 2024
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Sunday, December 22, 2024
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023.
Offshore

Wind Farm Near Martha’s Vineyard Wins Biden Approval

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Dec 20, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Interior Department approved the 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind farm planned near the

December 22, 2024
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The San Pedro Bay Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy Port of Long Beach
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California Ports Strike Landmark Agreement on Floating Offshore Wind

The California State Lands Commission has partnered with the ports of Long Beach and Humboldt in a groundbreaking agreement to accelerate floating offshore

December 18, 2024
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