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Summary Equinor resumes work on Empire Wind Had been halted by interior secretary in April Compromise on wind and suspended gas pipeline reached (Reuters) – The Trump administration has lifted a month-old stop-work order on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off the coast of New York, in a compromise with the state …
US Lifts Ban on New York Offshore Wind Project After Gas compromise Read More »
A House committee wants to compensate some energy companies if the government derails their projects. By Liam Denning Pick a side. Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America The legislating of energy policy in Washington has become so volatile that some folks want to sell insurance against it. Those folks happen to be the politicians in …
(Reuters) – The middle section of the U.S. and Canada could have a shortfall of electricity this summer if higher-than-normal forecasted temperatures drive up demand as a changing mix of power supplies increases reliability risks, the organization overseeing the area’s grid said on Wednesday. Electricity demand in the United States and Canada has grown by …
Middle Swath of North America at Risk of Power Shortfalls This Summer, Regulator Says Read More »
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, May 8 (Reuters) – Clean energy sources generated the smallest amount of Germany’s electricity in over a decade so far in 2025, dealing a blow to the energy transition momentum of Europe’s largest economy. Electricity generation from clean power sources totalled just under 80 terawatt hours (TWh) during the first …
Germany’s Energy Transition Hits Reverse so Far in 2025 Read More »
Summary • CEO blames higher costs, interest rates and execution risks • Q1 core profit above forecasts • British government hopes to revive the project (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 …
WIND WARNING: Orsted Cancels Major UK Wind Project as Economics Worsen Read More »
(Reuters) – 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. In a blow to the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said …
Equinor Says it Could Lose Billions on Trump’s Wind Power Clampdown Read More »
Summary Germany’s RWE holds three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters RWE said last month it had pared back U.S. activity to minimum CEO cites ‘political developments’ (Reuters) – One of the world’s top offshore wind developers, Germany’s RWE, has stopped work on its U.S. projects for now in light of recent moves against the …
Major Offshore Wind Developer Has Stopped Activities in United States Read More »
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would implement an emergency permitting process for energy and mining projects on federal lands, slashing approval times that typically take months or years to at most 28 days. The U.S. Department of the Interior move is in response to President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency declaration, which …
Republican lawmakers working to extend U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts legislation are facing a clean-energy conundrum back home, as major clean energy investments in their districts are at odds with Trump’s skepticism of the industry. Eleven of the 26 Republicans on the House of Representatives’ tax-writing Ways & Means committee, who are now crafting …
Republican Lawmakers Face Clean-Energy Conundrum as They Work on Tax Bill Read More »
By Nichola Groom April 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s decision to halt construction of Equinor’s (EQNR.OL) Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore wind industry, raising concerns that fully-permitted developments representing billions in investment are not safe. U.S. President Donald Trump had campaigned …
Trump Order to Halt NY Wind Project Stuns Offshore Industry, Threatens Other Projects Read More »
