According to a recent release from Avangrid, the energy company that owns half of the offshore wind project, the first five turbines for Vineyard Wind have been installed and are expected to deliver 65 megawatts of energy by the end of the year.

Source: https://www.mvtimes.com/2023/12/11/vineyard-wind-expected-deliver-power-weeks/

A credit equal to 20 percent of the cash bid to bidders who commit to supporting workforce training programs and developing a domestic supply chain for the offshore wind energy industry.

Source: https://press-herald.com/biden-harris-administration-holds-first-ever-gulf-of-mexico-offshore-wind-energy-auction/

A estimates that 3.4 million white collar jobs in the US will be sent offshore between 2003 and 2015.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/opinion/economic-nationalism-is-on-the-rise-bringing-new-risks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=economic-nationalism-is-on-the-rise-bringing-new-risks

A Gervais’ beaked whale, a very rare species of whale that lives 300 miles+ offshore, was found alive on the beach in Emerald Isle, North Carolina late last month.

Source: https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2023/11/10/whale-calf-dies-on-a-north-carolina-beach-after-ingesting-a-balloon/

“A government request saw ESO produce an initial report which identified benefits of coordinating the connection of offshore wind farms and other electricity generators to the onshore national electricity network.

Source: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/23434548.campaigners-object-frinton-beach-ardleigh-works/?ref=rss

A half-century before New Jersey’s current offshore wind farm debate, an audacious plan for a floating nuclear power plant captivated and divided the Jersey Shore community.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/09/24/new-jersey-almost-had-an-offshore-nuclear-power-plant/

Air temperatures are moderated because of the influence of relatively mild water just a few miles offshore.

Source: https://mulletwrapper.net/pier-shore-fishing-outlook-12-13-23/

A low pressure system will linger offshore for the next few days, with a hazardous surf warning for the NSW South Coast.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8185552/canberra-braces-for-its-chilliest-day-of-the-year/?src=rss

Amid the brouhaha it was striking however that nobody seemed to suggest that offshore windfarm developers may be being a bit greedy.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23780648.renewables-projects-shetland-orkney-win-cfd-support/?ref=rss

Analysts say the fundraising spree is due to the market's offshore designation, which makes it an elegant alternative for local vehicles frozen out of onshore borrowing by tighter rules on their finances since 2021.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/analysisstruggling-china-local-governments-find-fundraising-loophole-lifeline-pearl-bonds-3528356?cid=cna_flip_070214

A natural gas flare from an offshore oil drilling rig is seen in Cook Inlet in an undated photo.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/02/03/gov-dunleavy-says-alaska-doesnt-flare-its-natural-gas-it-does/

And it hit Acapulco head-on, picking up intensity over warm offshore waters with stunning velocity — wind speeds increasing by 115 miles an hour during a 24-hour period.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-11-13/acapulco-fabled-beach-town-a-wreck-in-aftermath-of-otis

And the next day my Edgartown School second grade class got to see large numbers of them fishing well offshore from Wasque; we were there on a Trustees of Reservations science program about erosion.

Source: https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2023/04/05/raven-review

And the US Department of Energy 'Floating Offshore Wind Shot seeks to reduce floating offshore wind cost by 70%, to $45/MWh by 2035.'

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/pip/us-offshore-wind

And yet the profits keep rolling in – and then out – to offshore hidey-holes in many cases.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23451702.letters-workers-need-learn-strikes-achieve-nothing/?ref=rss

An energy boss hit a woman with his car on the A96 then fled the scene and went offshore for work while police tried to identify him.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/6270379/aberdeen-offshore-energy-robert-hay-a96-crash/

AN offshore worker who pushed his partner to the floor and injured a Police officer has been sentenced.

Source: https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/man-floored-partner-before-driving-with-police-officers-arm-303875/

Another sets standards for the creation of a port where offshore wind technology could be built and deployed.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/06/18/our-view-maine-must-act-now-to-make-the-most-of-offshore-wind/

A novel interactive online guide created to aid the acceleration of commercial floating offshore wind development has today been published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.

Source: https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/comprehensive-guide-floating-offshore-wind-farm-launched-support-industry-learning

An overhaul of the electric power system requires the rapid build-out of all good options, and offshore wind has a successful track record in Europe.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/tr/political-economy-us-offshore-wind