Energy companies point to area's existing oil-gas infrastructure and supply chain as feds aim to lease project sites off Louisiana and northern Texas next year.
Probe of Chinese-made components from four Asian nations will continue, but prospect of retroactive tariffs that have delayed imports and project work for months is abated for two years; "we lost track of prioritizing domestic manufacturing," said one former industry exec in a podcast
While total financed capacity fell 11% in 2021, most was for relatively low-cost onshore wind, with the 24.6 GW funded a record for a single year, says trade group WindEurope.
Developers weigh options to expedite export infrastructure as Biden administration pushes market to help Europe cut Russia ties, but U.S. and global clean energy pressure clouds long term growth outlook. Issues also are set to scale up mining projects in the U.S.
Six teams are provisional winners of U.S. Interior Dept.'s 64-round auction of ocean areas in the New York Bight south of New York City, with future development to be done under project labor agreements, it said.
Multi-faceted federal effort includes largest yet U.S. auction of offshore wind project lease tracts, in metro New York City area, and more renewables built on public lands.
Contractor Ferrovial used two 500-ton crawler cranes to raise and rotate six vertically cast floater elements for transport and assembly to support the 2-MW turbine in 85 ft of water.
The firm is valued at $1.9B in link with NASDAQ-traded investor, but Fluor stays a majority stakeholder and exclusive engineer-builder of planned small reactors for global clients.
Utility stops construction following Nov. 2 voter rejection of the transmission corridor, but awaits a court ruling to enjoin the vote. A state agency on Nov. 23 suspended a project environmental permit that also halts work.
Bechtel will lead EPC work on a 345-MW reactor at Kemmerer site for Bill Gates-founded firm TerraPower; Southern Co. also announces demonstration project with the developer in Idaho.