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Policy & Planning

Trump backflips and lifts ban on huge US offshore wind project
Norwegian energy giant gets all clear to resume construction of wind farm off coast of New York, just weeks after the Trump administration issued a stop-work order.
Joshua S Hill

May 21, 2025

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Renewables

Another offshore wind proposal scrapped in WA, but two projects advance in Gippsland
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm of up to 3GW off W.A. coast formally withdrawn, while progress is made on two projects in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

May 20, 2025

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Renewables

Vestas installs huge 15 MW wind turbine – first of 64 at German offshore project
Danish wind giant installs its first commercial 15MW wind turbine, the first of 64 to be installed at an offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany.
Joshua S Hill

May 7, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“A chilling signal:” Industry rails against Trump attack on shovel-ready offshore wind project
Renewables industry reels in wake of Donald Trump’s extraordinary intervention, ordering construction of a fully permitted and shovel ready offshore wind project to be “stopped cold.”
Joshua S Hill & Sophie Vorrath

Apr 23, 2025

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Renewables

Australia’s first offshore wind energy auction set to launch in September
Australia’s first offshore wind energy auction is set for September this year, with contracts expected to be awarded before October next year.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2025

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Renewables

Offshore wind bidder signs up new partners for 2GW project in Bunbury zone
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm 40km off the WA coast have gained fresh momentum, with two new partners added to the project.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 31, 2025

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Wind

Offshore wind applications reveal 375 metre towers and epic size of the job facing project developers
Massive offshore wind project in Gippsland wants to erect turbines that are 375m tall, but that is just one small part of the work ahead.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 26, 2025

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Renewables

Bowen says four projects still competing for spot in Australia’s sixth offshore wind zone
Amid speculation that developer interest is waning, federal energy minister confirms he has four projects vying for a spot in Australia’s sixth offshore zone.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 21, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Offshore wind sector feeling the Dutton effect, even from the shadows of opposition
Labor’s offshore wind plans are under fire from all corners of the conservative political and media landscape, as Peter Dutton succeeds in sowing FUD.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 4, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Victoria dials back plans for offshore wind port, in fresh bid for federal green tick
Plans to develop critical offshore wind port infrastructure in Victoria’s Western Port Bay are being pared back in a fresh bid to win a green tick from the federal government.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2024

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Federal government says it already knew of withdrawal of key offshore wind project in Illawarra
Energy minister Chris Bowen suggests the federal government already knew Equinor and its local partner Oceanex had backed out of Illawarra offshore zone.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2024

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Renewables

Second turbine blade failure hits world’s largest offshore wind farm, in fresh blow to GE Vernova
The incident is the second to hit the massive 3.2GW Dogger Bank project in the UK and the third involving GE Vernova’s 13MW Haliade-X turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 23, 2024

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