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The sun sets behind spinning land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 13, 2023. On April 24, 2024, eight Jersey Shore towns wrote to New Jersey utility regulators saying that a proposed wind farm off Long Beach Island will be costlier than expected. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Gusts of activity underway by friends, foes of offshore wind energy projects in NJ, NY

Shore towns spanning much of New Jersey's 127-mile coastline wrote to the state's Board of Public Utilities, saying the proposed Atlantic Shores wind...

The logo of Engie is seen during the company's annual general shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/ File photo
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Engie to invest up to 4 billion euros in Belgium to boost renewables

PARIS – French energy company Engie plans to invest up to €4 billion ($4.3 billion) in Belgium by 2030, the company announced on...

The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/ File photo
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Equinor upbeat about investor interest in US offshore wind farm

Revised contract from state authorities changes economics for New York wind farm, says Equinor CFO.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks during a briefing about the bipartisan infrastructure law at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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US sets plan for 12 offshore wind auctions over five years

Wind farm auctions scheduled by US Interior Department, with four due to take place this year.

Asia Pacific president of Danish wind farm developer Orsted, Per Mejnert Kristensen, speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
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Orsted says Taiwan wind project to power TSMC on track for 2025 finish

Wind farm developer Orsted's Taiwan plan will supply 920MW to valuable chipmaker TSMC.

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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies: Volatility in electricity markets

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper on the difficulty of hedging against price volatility in electricity markets — and...

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Podcast: CleanTech Talk

The CleanTech Talk podcast is hosted by CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan and COO/Founder Scott Cooney. They “discuss cleantech news and do original analyses...

The project will be built off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire (Ben Birchall/PA)
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World’s biggest floating offshore wind farm gets go-ahead in Scotland

Green Volt wind farm will boast up to 35 floating turbines and provide 560 megawatts of energy off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little//File Photo
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Denmark launches its biggest offshore wind power tender

Six wind power sites could reach capacity of 10GW if competing companies erect enough turbines, says Danish ministry.

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Column: China widens wind power lead with new generation record

China's wind farms produced over 100 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in March, the highest monthly total ever by a single country

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