The first U.S. commercial-scale offshore wind project
GREENPORT, N.Y. – Roughly 35 miles off the east coast of Montauk, New York, 12 turbines gently spin in the wind at Orsted’s newly developed South Fork Wind farm. The …
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From Bill Gates to the pope, talk of carbon capture is dividing society
This image from 2016 shows a carbon capture project in Texas. Houston Chronicle/hearst Newspapers Via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28) is …
Demand for fossil fuels set to peak by 2030, but it’s not enough: IEA
Wind turbines and a lignite-fired power plant photographed in in Germany. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Demand for oil, coal and natural gas is set to peak …
The giant ship critical to building Dogger Bank Wind Farm
The Jan De Nul Group’s Voltaire in waters off China in Dec. 2022. As wind turbines get bigger, the vessels that install them are having to change, too. VCG | …
The ‘world’s largest offshore wind farm’ produces its first power
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A project described as the “world’s largest offshore wind farm” took …
The world’s largest floating wind farm is officially open
The Hywind Tampen project is located in waters off the Norwegian coast. Ole Berg-rusten | AFP | Getty Images A facility described as “the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm” …
Offshore wind turbine catches fire off east coast of Britain
An aerial view shows wind turbines at RWE’s Scroby Sands Wind Farm, off the coast of Great Yarmouth, eastern England, on February 15, 2023. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty …
Why the EV boom could put a major strain on our power grid
Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation’s electric grid, an …