Trump, offshore wind

Trump executive order forces New Jersey to cancel its first offshore wind farm
President Donald Trump’s executive order banning offshore wind projects has brought New Jersey’s first offshore wind project to a standstill.
Trump’s plan to kill offshore wind is paying off
Biden’s goal was to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, enough to power 10 million homes. The current low for the industry is even worse than in late 2023, when contracts for nearly 10 gigawatts of capacity were canceled or at risk.
The Trump effect: Offshore wind backers blame president for halting projects. Others cheer
New Jersey regulators have declined to award another offshore wind power project in the face of a federal permitting freeze.
Trump executive order sparks uncertainty around offshore wind’s future in RI
President Trump recently signed an executive order to pause offshore wind leasing — a move that could have widespread impact on Rhode Island and southeastern New England, the site of a growing offshore wind industry.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration gives up on new offshore wind
The Democrat took office hoping offshore wind projects would be a perfect issue to unite a liberal coalition and ensure his legacy fighting climate change.
Offshore Wind Takes a Blow From Trump's Attacks on Clean Energy
Announcements of cutbacks and changes in leadership this week showed the offshore industry faces "a series of headwinds."
NJ Cancels Offshore Wind Solicitation as Industry Struggles
New Jersey will not move forward with an award in its fourth offshore wind solicitation, the process by which it agrees to buy electricity from planned wind projects, the state’s utility board said Monday.
N.J.’s first offshore wind farm dealt significant blow from state board after Trump’s attacks
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on Monday said it would not award any new wind projects, the latest wallop to the state’s big plans for the renewable energy source since President Donald Trump took office last month.
New Jersey puts brakes on offshore wind projects
New Jersey is backing away from several major offshore wind projects as the Trump administration seeks to pull federal leases for the clean energy initiatives. Gov. Phil Murphy announced this week that New Jersey won't be providing financial support for a pair of offshore wind projects,
New Jersey halts new offshore wind contracts following Trump’s order
The suspension of new federal offshore wind leasing, pending an environmental and economic review, has added to uncertainty.

Cost of Virginia Beach wind farm jumps almost $1 billion

Mitsubishi books $439 million charge on Japan offshore wind projects
Japan's Mitsubishi Corp took a 66.8 billion yen ($438.61 million) impairment charge on its domestic offshore wind projects in ...
NJ offshore wind industry threatened by economic uncertainty, 2024 presidential election
Can New Jersey's offshore wind industry survive another year of high interest rates, lawsuits and supply chain bottlenecks?
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Expensive Offshore Wind Is in Trouble
President Trump’s executive order on offshore wind, “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from ...
Vietnam cuts gas, offshore wind targets in new power plan, draft document shows
Vietnam has lowered its power-production targets for gas and offshore wind this decade, with coal and other renewables ...
NJ holds off on approving new offshore wind projects after bidders drop out
New Jersey's offshore wind industry continues losing steam as companies drop out and Trump halts federal permitting.
Scotland’s offshore wind risks ‘stalling of momentum’, warns minister
Scotland’s offshore wind industry risks a “stalling of momentum” if developers fail to do better in the UK’s renewables subsidy auction this year, deputy first minister Kate Forbes has warned.