The abrupt halt of Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island has become one of the most striking examples yet of political interference derailing sound economic logic. This was not a struggling venture or a risky experimental bet. It was a nearly complete, multi-billion-dollar project designed to deliver clean power to more than 350,000 households. Eighty percent of the turbines …
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Attendees during a media tour of the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Danish renewable energy company Orsted sued the Trump administration on Thursday to prevent it from blocking the completion of a wind farm off the coast of …
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Trump admin cuts $40M Norfolk offshore wind project; Spanberger calls move a blow to Virginia 13newsnow.com White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind The New York Times Trump’s war on wind just got much bigger The Washington Post Federal Government To Reconsider Approval Of SouthCoast Wind Nantucket Current ‘A new level of idiocracy’: Trump cuts $427M from California offshore wind project San …
Read More »White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind The New York Times It Makes No ‘Sense’: Healey Urges Trump to Stop Wind Attacks Bloomberg US Wind says Baltimore steel facility will move ahead, despite feds pulling back $47.4 million Maryland Matters ‘A new level of idiocracy’: Trump cuts $427M from California offshore wind project San Francisco Chronicle Trump admin cuts $40M Norfolk …
Read More »‘A new level of idiocracy’: Trump cuts $427M from California offshore wind project San Francisco Chronicle Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports NPR Trump administration axes $679M in offshore wind infrastructure funding Utility Dive Revolution Wind was heading toward finish line. Now it’s about to veer into Boston federal court. Maryland Matters Donald Trump vs. the Wind Power Industry The …
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Tens of millions of dollars attained for the Arthur Kill Terminal has been axed under the direction of President Donald Trump. Arthur Kill Terminal, which has been in the planning stages for over five years, is meant to function as a specialized port at the foot of the Outerbridge Crossing where offshore wind turbines and towers …
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Picture taken on September 4, 2023 shows windmills at the Nysted Offshore Wind Farm constructed by Danish windpower giant Orsted in 2002-2003 in the Baltic Sea near Gedser in Denmark. Thomas Traasdahl | Afp | Getty Images Norwegian oil giant Equinor on Monday pledged to support Denmark’s Orsted with almost $1 billion of fresh capital, backing the beleaguered company amid …
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Ports around the country are vying to become hubs for offshore wind farms, like the State Pier in New London, Conn., which is supplying the South Fork Wind farm offshore. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP The Trump administration is cancelling $679 million in federal funding for ports to support the country’s offshore wind industry, the latest move …
Read More »Time to consider the community cost of offshore wind in Maryland Maryland Matters Orsted’s American Dream Becomes a Multi Billion-Dollar Nightmare Bloomberg.com Why did Trump halt their project? Union wind workers want answers USA Today Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects The New York Times How much trouble is the world’s biggest offshore-wind developer in? The Economist Source link
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry. Funding for projects in 11 states was rescinded, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million to boost an offshore …
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