offshore wind

A wind turbine off the coast of Rhode Island.

Budding US offshore wind industry facing rough seas

BY: - July 14, 2023

BOSTON — Just as the U.S. is plunging into the deep end of offshore wind energy development, the nascent domestic industry is facing major supply chain problems, surging costs, permitting delays and other headwinds that could affect the aggressive installation timelines state and federal governments have targeted. Those obstacles, chiefly triggered by the pandemic, inflation […]

A wind turbine off the coast of Rhode Island.

Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so.

BY: - May 23, 2023

Years from now, when Chicagoans stroll the Lake Michigan waterfront, they may see the blades of wind turbines glinting on the horizon. Clevelanders could glimpse wind farms over Lake Erie. And cities like Milwaukee and Buffalo could be vying to attract a burgeoning offshore wind industry on the Great Lakes. That’s the vision some regional leaders have […]