US Offshore Wind

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


Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The offshore rock installation vessel Acadia is launched at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
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U.S. Shipbuilders, Ports Take Knock-on Hit From Trump Assault on Offshore Wind

U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry,

October 22, 2025
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Pier Wind renderings
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Port of Long Beach Secures $20 Million Grant for Massive Offshore Wind Terminal

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded $20 million by the California Energy Commission to develop Pier Wind, a proposed 400-acre terminal dedicated to

October 8, 2025
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aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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IEA Cuts Offshore Wind Outlook as Costs and Policy Shifts Bite

The global offshore wind industry is experiencing significant challenges despite overall strong growth in renewable capacity worldwide, according to the

October 8, 2025
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Monday, October 6, 2025
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
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Trump’s Offshore Wind Crackdown Sends Shockwaves Through Supplier Industry

The Trump administration’s attack on the offshore wind industry is squeezing a key revenue stream for the subcontractors that help build wind farms, forcing

October 6, 2025
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Federal Court Reverses Trump’s Stop-Work Order on Revolution Wind

A federal judge on Monday granted a request by Danish offshore wind developer Orsted to restart work on the nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which

September 22, 2025
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Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
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Trump Puts 15,000 Offshore Wind Jobs at Risk With Halt Orders

Cesar Lima never gave much thought to the politics of offshore wind. Most days, the ironworker focused on his shift 15 miles out at sea, climbing turbines and

September 22, 2025
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Friday, September 19, 2025
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted.
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Trump Administration’s Halt on Rhode Island Offshore Wind Project is Unjustified, Developer Says

Sept 18 (Reuters) – The owners of Revolution Wind said the Trump administration’s reasons for stopping work on its Rhode

September 19, 2025
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Thursday, September 18, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Legal Battle Intensifies as States Fight to Revive Halted Revolution Wind Project

Connecticut and Rhode Island attorneys general have escalated their legal fight against the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to the Revolution Wind

September 18, 2025
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Monday, September 15, 2025
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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Trump Plans to Block $14.6B Massachusetts Wind Project

The Trump administration is moving to block the development of more offshore wind projects, the latest in a series of high-profile setbacks for an industry

September 15, 2025
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Friday, September 12, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Trump Admin Moves to Sink Maryland Offshore Wind Farm Approval

The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to cancel the Interior Department's 2024 approval of a wind farm off the coast of Maryland, according to

September 12, 2025
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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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New England States Sue Trump Over Offshore Wind Halt

Rhode Island, Connecticut and an Orsted A/S-backed wind farm venture are suing the Trump administration in an effort to revive construction of an

September 4, 2025
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
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Trump’s War on Wind Puts SouthCoast Project in the Crosshairs

The Trump administration will reconsider the permit for SouthCoast Wind, a Massachusetts offshore wind farm approved by the government of former U.S.

September 2, 2025
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offshore wind farm with vessel in foreground
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Norway’s Equinor Pledges Support to Keep Stake in Troubled Ørsted

Equinor has announced its support for Ørsted’s $9.39 billion rights issue, committing to maintain its 10% ownership stake in the Danish offshore wind

September 2, 2025
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
The first offshore wind turbine is installed at Revolution Wind
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Trump’s Wind-Farm Halts Threatens Jobs, Support Of Blue-Collar Workers

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Aug 29, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The White House is touting President Donald Trump’s commitment to US workers in the run-up to

August 30, 2025
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Friday, August 29, 2025
As Trump Halts Wind, China Ramps Up Offshore Wind Power Bet
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As Trump Halts Wind, China Ramps Up Offshore Wind Power Bet

Off the coast of southern China, a giant, double-headed turbine rises out from among its conventional counterparts, held up by a spiderweb of steel cables and

August 29, 2025
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy a speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington
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Trump Administration Redirects $679 Million from Offshore Wind Projects to Maritime Infrastructure

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced the withdrawal or termination of $679 million in funding previously allocated to 12 offshore wind

August 29, 2025
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon attend a cabinet meeting at the White House
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Trump Cabinet Targets Offshore Wind With Multi-Agency Review

A group of U.S. federal agencies, including the departments of defense, energy and commerce, are working together to reviewoffshore wind farms approved by

August 26, 2025
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Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Trump Administration Plans to Cancel Approval of Maryland Offshore Wind Project

The Trump administration intends to withdraw federal approval for US Wind’s wind farm off the coast of Maryland, according to a document filed in

August 26, 2025
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Monday, August 25, 2025
The first offshore wind turbine is installed at Revolution Wind
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Connecticut Governor Pushes Deal to Revive Halted Revolution Wind Project

By Georgia Hall (Bloomberg) — Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont vowed to work with the Trump administration to restart construction on a major offshore

August 25, 2025
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A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted.
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Orsted Shares Sink to Record Lows as Trump Admin Halts Wind Farm Off Rhode Island

COPENHAGEN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the U.S. halted the Danish company’s Revolution Wind project off

August 25, 2025
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