The first U.S. commercial-scale offshore wind project
GREENPORT, N.Y. – Roughly 35 miles off the east coast of Montauk, New York, 12 turbines gently spin in the wind at Orsted’s newly developed South Fork Wind farm. The …
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From Bill Gates to the pope, talk of carbon capture is dividing society
This image from 2016 shows a carbon capture project in Texas. Houston Chronicle/hearst Newspapers Via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28) is …
Demand for fossil fuels set to peak by 2030, but it’s not enough: IEA
Solar panels and wind turbines in the Netherlands. Daniel Bosma | Moment | Getty Images Demand for oil, coal and natural gas is set to peak before the end of …
America’s first major offshore wind farm installs first turbine
This image, from June 2023, shows blades for the Haliade-X turbine in New Bedford, MA. David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images A project to develop a facility …
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 | …
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 …
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
Scroby Sands wind farm, 1.5 miles (2.5km) off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Jay Farrar | Shutterstock LONDON — An offshore wind turbine in the North Sea caught fire …