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Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, two major offshore wind projects in the US, received 90-day suspension orders from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, halting activities despite being in advanced construction stages and fully permitted, with plans to deliver power to over a million homes in 2026.
The Trump administration has halted an already-approved offshore wind farm off Rhode Island, citing national security concerns without specifying details, delaying construction and raising concerns about energy reliability and policy impacts.
The U.S. Department of Interior has rescinded over 3.5 million acres of designated offshore wind energy areas, including nearly 195,000 acres off Oregon's coast, effectively halting current federal offshore wind development efforts in the region, though future projects may still be possible under different administrations or state initiatives.
BOEM has rescinded all designated Wind Energy Areas on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, ending federal plans for offshore wind development in over 3.5 million acres across multiple regions, in accordance with recent government orders and policies.
Saildrone, a California-based technology startup, has completed a historic, crewless mission to map over 17,000 square miles of the previously unknown ocean floor around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and off the California coast. The mission was undertaken by the Saildrone Surveyor, which took 52 days to map the area around the Aleutian Islands before embarking upon its second mission off the California coast. The missions, which mapped “high priority” areas across “key regions” in high resolution, yielded unexpected discoveries, such as “a previously unknown seamount standing approximately 1,000 meters [3,200 feet] high.”
Saildrone, a California-based technology startup, has completed a historic, crewless mission to map over 17,000 square miles of the previously unknown ocean floor around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and off the California coast. The mission was undertaken by the Saildrone Surveyor, which took 52 days to map the area around the Aleutian Islands before embarking upon its second mission off the California coast. The missions, which mapped “high priority” areas across “key regions” in high resolution, yielded unexpected discoveries, such as “a previously unknown seamount standing approximately 1,000 meters [3,200 feet] high.”