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 | …
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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 …
Trump Rants About ‘Batty’ Whales And Offshore Wind
Former President Donald Trump has joined the right-wing war against offshore wind with an evidence-free rant about the fledgling industry being responsible for a spate of recent whale deaths along …
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 did Alberta pause new wind and solar projects? Premier says feds
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Ottawa is one of the reasons why her government has placed a moratorium on approving new wind and solar power projects, arguing the feds are preventing …
Local Zoning Rules On Wind And Solar Are Spreading: Study
In Washington, D.C., federal lawmakers from both parties are debating ways to make it easier to build wind turbines, solar panels and transmission lines at a fast enough clip to …
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 …