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UK’s Crown Estate Gives Green Light to Expand Capacity at Offshore Wind Sites
King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, has given the go-ahead to expand high-density wind farms on current seabed leases, seeking a rapid and space-efficient way to raise capacity and support the country's energy transition.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Google and Shell Partner to Extend Life of Netherlands’ First Offshore Wind Farm
Tech giant Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell to extend the operational life of the Netherlands’ first offshore wind farm. The historic agreement marks the first...

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Orsted Cancels Major UK Wind Project as Economics Worsen
COPENHAGEN, May 7 (Reuters) – Orsted will no longer build a major offshore wind farm in Britain, it said on Wednesday, citing a deteriorating global business environment for renewables and dealing a blow...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
New York Leads Legal Challenge to Trump Offshore Wind Energy Halt
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 18 states in legal action against the Trump administration’s sweeping halt on wind energy development. The lawsuit, filed in...

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Reuters
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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 projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Responders Cap Spewing Well in Louisiana Marsh
The U.S. Coast Guard and Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) have successfully secured an oil and natural gas discharge from Well 59 located in marshlands near Garden Island Bay,...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
DEME Completes Acquisition of Norwegian Offshore Wind Contractor Havfram
Belgian marine engineering giant DEME has completed its acquisition of Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram in a deal valued at approximately 900 million euros. The acquisition, first announced on April...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump’s Push For Deep-Sea Metals Clashes With UN Ocean Treaty
By Todd Woody May 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump first set his sights on Canada and Greenland’s mineral resources. Now he’s eyeing the global seabed that holds vast troves of critical metals for green technologies...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Biden Offshore Decommissioning Bonding Rule
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced plans to revise the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) 2024 Risk Management and Financial Assurance Rule for offshore operations, reverting to a...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Dominion Says Tariffs May Add $500 Million to Wind Project Cost
President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to increase the cost of a big offshore wind farm that Dominion Energy Inc. is building by as much as $500 million, the company said Thursday.

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Equinor Says it Could Lose Billions on Trump’s Offshore Wind Clampdown
Equinor stands to lose billions of dollars on its massive wind power project offshore the state of New York unless U.S. President Donald Trump's administration reverses a decision to halt the construction, the Norwegian group said on Wednesday.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
PD Ports Unveils Plans for Major Offshore Wind Hub on UK’s East Coast
PD Ports has announced ambitious plans to develop one of the UK’s largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs, the Teesport Offshore Gateway. The proposed development, estimated at £200 million,...