US offshore wind

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In yet another blow to the beleaguered US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said last week it would pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four US wind leases, according to the LA Times newspaper.

24th June 2026

US offshore wind left adrift as Trump buys back leases

24th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Donald Trump has sent more shockwaves through the US offshore wind industry just as offshore wind vessel operator Cadeler reported better than expected results in the sector.

26th August 2025

US wind faces another setback while Cadeler soars

26th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the United States has suffered a fresh setback – and this time not from the White House.

5th June 2025

Fishing industry delivers fresh blow to Equinor wind farm

5th June 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

US president Donald Trump has lifted a stop-work order on the Empire Wind project by Equinor, the energy giant has said, adding it would restart construction, without saying when.

20th May 2025

Trump U-turns on Equinor Empire wind farm

20th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Eighteen US states are taking US president Donald Trump’s administration to court for attempting to place an indefinite halt on offshore wind developments.

13th May 2025

18 US states sue Trump over offshore wind

13th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Despite the headwinds facing the US offshore wind sector since Donald Trump re-took the White House, signs such as the ground-breaking of a subsea cable factory are showing that the industry is…

29th April 2025

US subsea cable facility breaks ground

29th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A decision by the US Department of Interior to halt an Equinor offshore wind farm ‘should send chills across all industries investing in and holding contracts with the United States,” said president…

17th April 2025

Choppy waters for US offshore wind as Equinor project binned

17th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Despite the political headwinds across the pond, Dominion Energy is moving full steam ahead with a Virginia wind farm and the sea trials of the first US-built offshore wind turbine installation vessel…

12th February 2025

US wind project full steam ahead with WTIV sea trials

12th February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ørsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, has announced it is slashing investment in offshore wind by 25%.

6th February 2025

Ørsted slashes offshore wind spending by 25%

6th February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind association Oceantic Network has reacted with dismay after Donald Trump signed an executive order to pause wind energy leasing and permitting on his first day in office.

21st January 2025

US offshore wind activity ‘paused’ under Trump

21st January 2025