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Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions
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Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions

Graphical abstract. Credit: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.115563 Harnessing just 2% of the energy potential from tidal and offshore solar...

Court backs California Coastal Commission in fight over offshore oil operation
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Court backs California Coastal Commission in fight over offshore oil operation

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Just days after a Texas oil firm shocked California environmentalists and regulators by announcing the resumption of offshore oil...

Trump admin ends halt on New York offshore wind project
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Trump admin ends halt on New York offshore wind project

Trump has repeatedly expressed opposition to wind energy, claiming turbines are unsightly and dangerous. President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed its halt on...

Danish firm Orsted halts huge UK offshore wind farm project
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Danish firm Orsted halts huge UK offshore wind farm project

Orsted posed lower-than-expected sales in the first quarter. Danish renewables firm Orsted said Wednesday it was shelving plans to build a massive wind...

New method quickly assesses underwater landslide risk for offshore turbines
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New method quickly assesses underwater landslide risk for offshore turbines

Illustration of dynamic forces acting on monopile and tower, and soil-structure interaction. Credit: Ocean Engineering (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.120464 Heriot-Watt researchers have developed an...

‘Won’t let it happen’: Indian fishers fight .8bn offshore minerals hunt | Mining
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‘Won’t let it happen’: Indian fishers fight $1.8bn offshore minerals hunt | Mining

Kollam, India – Sebastian Stephen has spent his adult life chasing ocean winds and catching fish off the coast of Kollam, in India’s...

Australia in prime position to benefit from offshore industries
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Australia in prime position to benefit from offshore industries

Credit: Ocean & Coastal Management (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107605 A new study led by Griffith University reveals great potential for co-locating offshore industries which...

Balancing techno-economic and socio-environmental factors in offshore wind site selection
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Balancing techno-economic and socio-environmental factors in offshore wind site selection

Baseline facility suitability scores in 90th percentile of all alternatives under the A) stakeholder and B) developer paradigms. C) Consensus areas (green) where...

Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump
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Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great quantities...