The European offshore wind market is experiencing a structural supply constraint as the exit of GE Vernova from new orders leaves Siemens Gamesa and Vestas as the primary suppliers for the region. Turbine selling prices have increased by 40% to 45% since 2020, a surge that outpaces manufacturing cost inflation and reflects the immense technical […]
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ENB Pubnote: This article was run on David Blackmon’s Energy Additions Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. This morning on Mornings with Maria, Secretary Chris Wright hit it out of the park, and we will have that information out later. California is a self-imposed energy island with a crisis brewing, and Secretary Wright is spot […]
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UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is under fire for blocking the release of a key government document that critics say would expose how Labour’s net zero policies are set to drive up household electricity bills while protecting profits for offshore wind developers. The controversy centers on Miliband’s decision last year to scrap proposals for zonal (or […]
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David Turver, an Energy Analyst from the UK, stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast. With the spotlight on the world stage around the price of oil, the world is bifurcating into two camps. Those going after Energy Security Starts at home, and the other camp is tripling down on Green Energy and Deindustrialization. I […]
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GE Vernova, the turbine supplier for the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind project, is pushing back hard against Vineyard Wind’s assertions that its departure would cause “irreparable harm.” In an emergency motion filed this week in Suffolk County Superior Court, GE Vernova argues that the recent activation of the project’s long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) […]
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For two decades, governments, corporations, and activists have poured trillions into wind, solar, batteries, and hydrogen as the path to a “clean” energy future. The result? According to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the world has spent roughly $10 trillion—yet wind and solar deliver only about 3% of global primary energy consumption. And nobody is […]
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The United Kingdom’s vaunted renewable energy fleet delivered a stark reality check over the recent weekend. Despite boasting approximately 32 GW of installed wind capacity—onshore and offshore combined—actual output plummeted to just 0.6 GW, less than 2% of nameplate capacity. This collapse occurred overnight, when solar generation was zero, leaving Britain functionally reliant on dispatchable […]
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The European Union’s energy policymakers have spent years touting their “REPowerEU” strategy as a masterstroke of independence from Russian fossil fuels. Yet in March 2026—mere weeks after the EU began rolling out its formal ban on short-term Russian LNG purchases—the bloc imported more Russian liquefied natural gas than in any month on record. According to […]
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The Trump administration announced two new landmark agreements today with offshore wind developers Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind, marking the latest step in redirecting capital from subsidized, intermittent renewable projects toward reliable oil, natural gas, and LNG infrastructure. Under the deals, the companies will voluntarily relinquish federal offshore wind leases originally awarded during the […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first run on America Outloud by Ronald Stein, and we recommend signing up for his newsletter and reading America Outloud. Executive Orders in the United States are moving the country away from electric vehicles (EVs) and wind and solar electricity systems. Executive Orders issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025, ended the […]
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