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Trump lifts Empire Wind pause, offshore project resumes
Empire Wind project off Long Island resumes after Trump lifts pause, saving 1,500 jobs and advancing New York’s clean energy and offshore wind goals.
An offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned over Trump administration delays
Equinor warns it may scrap Empire Wind after Trump halts work; $2.5B project in jeopardy as construction pause costs up to $50M weekly.
Tariffs could add $500M to Dominion offshore wind project
Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy says the cost of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in Virginia Beach could rise by about $500 million due to tariffs on imported goods imposed by President Donald Trump.
States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy
17 states sue Trump for halting wind energy projects, claiming his executive order is unlawful and harms clean energy, jobs, and climate progress.
Dominion offshore wind project on track despite hurdles
Dominion’s $10.7B Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project remains on schedule despite rising costs and federal policy uncertainty under Trump.
Port of Virginia channel widening boosts ship traffic
Port of Virginia completes channel widening, enabling 2-way ship traffic and boosting cargo volumes as deepening continues and offshore wind grows.
LS GreenLink breaks ground on $700M tallest structure in Virginia
LS GreenLink USA on Monday broke ground on the tallest structure in Virginia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sen. Tim Kaine and several Chesapeake officials gathered at 1213 Victory Blvd. in Chesapeake to kickstart the construction of the company’s more than $680 million offshore wind subsea cable manufacturing facility, the first of its kind in the United States.
Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project
The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Empire Wind, a fully-permitted […]
Lawmakers grapple with Virginia’s increasing energy demand
Virginia faces a dilemma. Data center developers are clamoring to build in Virginia with the sort of zeal typically reserved for hipsters attempting to win admittance into secret speakeasies. Residents of some Virginia localities have fought mightily against data center growth, citing environmental concerns and increased demand for electricity, and county and state politicians have […]
Construction of Virginia’s tallest building slated for April
LS GreenLink USA will begin constructing the tallest structure in Virginia next month. During Old Dominion University’s Maritime and Offshore Wind Conference on Tuesday, LS GreenLink USA’s managing director, Patrick Shim, revealed the company will break ground April 28 on its $680 million-plus offshore wind subsea cable manufacturing facility in Chesapeake, the first of its […]
Dominion says offshore wind farm moving forward, despite executive order
President Donald Trump started his second term Monday with a flurry of executive orders, including one that temporarily ceases all federal wind leases under consideration and calls for an “immediate review” of the policies before resuming. So, what does that mean for Virginia and Dominion Energy, which is midway through constructing its $9.8 billion Coastal […]
Mind the gap
Margaret Abrams was studying engineering at Liberty University when she came across an online job advertisement from Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries. HII, Virginia’s largest industrial employer, was offering a $2,500 signing bonus to job candidates who successfully completed a 16-week computer numerical control training at the Navy’s Advanced Training in Defense Manufa[...]
