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This story was co-published byEnergy News Network,theMaine Monitor, andGrist.

Ron Huber rifled through a thick folder full of decades of state environmental records outside a community hall in the tiny coastal Maine town of Searsport. For the longtime local conservation activist, the scene inside was a familiar one: Dozens of neighbors, workers, and environmentalists mingled over pizza and coffee, discussing the merits of a proposed industrial project that has potential to transform the local economy, but at the expense of a locally beloved natural area.

Weve seen these things rise and fall many times, Huber said outside the event late this past spring. Conservationists have celebrated over the decades as plans for a coal plant and a liquefied natural gas terminal on Sears Island came and went without success.

This latest proposal presents a new kind of conflict. Rather than pitting townspeople against a corporate polluter, this development would support clean energy and be integral to the states plan for cutting climate emissions.

In May, the state applied for a $456 million federal grant to build a specially designed port on about 100 acres of Sears Island to support Maines nascent floating offshore wind industry. About two-thirds of the 941-acre island is in permanent conservation, and the state retains an easement on the rest, which has been reserved for a potential port for years.

Were not optimistic that this ones going to die under its own weight, Huber said, noting that the offshore wind port has far more popular support than previous development proposals.

Visits to recent community events like this one show that, unlike the polarized fights over clean energy projects in other parts of the country, Maines wind port is creating more personal divides challenging residents values around climate change, conservation, and economic factors. It previews what could be coming as wind grows in the Northeast.

My question is really about why were not actually all on the same team, said Belfast, Maine, resident Julianne Dow inside the community hall, during a Q&A period with New England labor organizers. Im very pro-union, Im pro-offshore wind, and pro having it here, and for the economic benefits for the region. But Im also very pro maintaining Sears Island as a precious Midcoast resource.

Dow and activists like Huber want the port built instead at a Sprague Energy-owned oil and logistics terminal across the water known as Mack Point. It was considered as an alternative in lengthy public processes in recent years, and Sprague and opponents of the Sears Island proposal have continued to urge reconsideration for it so far this summer.

Offshore wind has taken some big steps forward in Maine this year. Federal regulators approved a state research array of floating turbines, which generate power in deep waters far offshore, and are nearing leasing for commercial projects. A new state law calls for Maine to procure 3 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040, using union-standard labor to build the projects and a floating wind-focused port.

Formal environmental assessments and site analyses are still pending. But state port authority director Matthew Burns wrote in June that Mack Points physical and logistical constraints, need for significant dredging, and increased costs to taxpayers for land leasing and port construction would result in an expensive and inferior port for Maine compared to a versatile, purpose-built port on Sears Island.

Still, opponents worry that wetlands and forests on Sears Island could be disrupted by port construction, even if most of the surrounding ecosystem remains intact.

Because we have to sacrifice something, lets sacrifice something irreplaceable, instead of cleaning up a dirty old existing port? Huber said outside the event. Thats just ridiculous.

Asked if he saw wind as a climate solution more broadly, Huber began to express doubts about how turbine arrays would affect the ocean ecosystem. Fellow opponent Lou MacGregor of Belfast cut in.

Right now, what were focusing on is protecting Sears Island, MacGregor said. We can get to whether we support offshore wind or not after we protect Sears Island.

Scott Cuddy, who until recently was the executive director of the Maine Labor Climate Council, emphasized at the recent event that his group is agnostic about the ports location, focusing instead on the benefits it could bring. Under Maines wind procurement law, he said, the ports labor standards will be the same wherever it ends up.

We desperately want to see this happen, because we need to fight climate change, and we need to do it with good jobs, Cuddy said.

Cuddy and other labor organizers said state studies indicate that the port project and new wind farms could bring thousands of jobs to coastal Maine towns like Searsport. Local leaders said it could be a boost for shrinking school populations, attracting families to stay in the town long term.

I think theres been a mindset for a long time among kids, especially in rural Maine, like this was the thing I always heard: You got to leave the state if you want to get a good job,' said Sam Boss, the director of apprenticeships, workforce, and equity for the Maine AFL-CIO. Weve got to find ways to keep our people here. And if theres good opportunities, people will stay for them.

Boss, Cuddy, and others answered locals questions about plans for training programs for young people to enter the trades, and the family-sustaining wages and benefits promised by the growing wind industry both in short-term construction positions and into the future.

These are the skills that pay the bills, and theyre skills that dont go away. The work might change you know, we went from nuclear power plants, to now were doing offshore wind power development. But the skills are transferable, said Nicki Kent, a union electrician who came to talk about her experience working on offshore wind in Rhode Island. Weve just got to get screwdrivers and wrenches into kids hands.

Belfast resident Daniel Cowan was taking diligent notes on the back of an envelope while his teenage sons listened from the audience. A Navy veteran now pursuing a degree through the GI Bill, Cowan said he was curious about the possibility of wind industry jobs that could help him and his kids stay in Maine.

Cowan empathized with attendees who were opposed to building the port on Sears Island, but said he thought the projects benefits sounded like they would outweigh the costs.

Youre going to destroy something no matter what you do. I love Sears Island, I think its great, I love walking my dogs out there. But I dont think thats going to change, he said. The world is coming to an end one way or another, and how fast we get there makes a difference.

The island itself is connected to the mainland by a long causeway, bisected at its start by rail lines that snake around the coastline toward nearby Mack Point. The causeway juts out into Penobscot Bay, and Sears Island opens up at its end, an oval of land covered in trees and flanked by sandy, seaweedy shores.

On a Saturday morning not long before the Searsport labor dinner, a large group of birders gathered at the gate where the causeways pavement continues into the forest. They had come to scout for the tiny, colorful songbirds that rest on the island each year amid long migrations between Canada and the tropics.

Near the edge of the woods, someone had spray-painted the asphalt road with Wassumkeag, the Indigenous Wabanaki name for the island. Hand-lettered signs with the web address for the advocacy group Alliance for Sears Island read, Wind power = Good? On Sears Island = Bad!

The state does not plan to site wind turbines on Sears Island itself. Workers at the proposed port would help build and assemble towers and blades in pieces, towing them far out to sea for final assembly.

Still, anti-wind groups have seized on the proposed project. Lobstermen affiliated with the New England Fishermens Stewardship Association, or NEFSA, a Maine-based advocacy group founded in 2023 that focuses partly on opposing offshore wind, spoke out against the port at the recent jobs event.

My concern is only that in trying to affect climate change, that were going to cause more damage to the environment than climate change is already causing, said NEFSA officer Dustin Delano, a commercial fisherman from Friendship, Maine.

NEFSA has since posted signs where the island causeway intersects with the heavily trafficked Route 1 that read, Keep Sears Island wild. Similar signs showing a crossed-out wind turbine bore the name of Rhode Island-based Green Oceans. Since its founding in 2022, it has focused mostly on opposing Revolution Wind, currently under construction in waters between Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Many who joined the recent birding trip seemed unaware that Maines plans for Sears Island did not involve actually erecting turbines there or close to shore. Others expressed doubts about wind generally. Some did not want to discuss the issue at all, focusing instead on peering through binoculars at the Northern parula, black-throated green warbler, or hermit thrush chirping in the trees along the road.

A few people mentioned concerns that wind projects could harm whales. Scientists have found no evidence to support this claim, which has been linked to fossil fuel-funded disinformation campaigns. Green Oceans campaigns in Rhode Island have mimicked the delay and disinformation strategies of climate denialist groups like the Texas Public Policy Foundation, according to Brown University research.

The threat of climate change to ecosystems like Sears Islands, meanwhile, is very real. The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming water bodies in the world, swelling sea levels, threatening the lobster fishery and leading to more frequent, destructive storms. Maine saw a state-record four federal disaster declarations in 2023 and has received two more already this year.

The warming trend may affect the migratory birds that draw crowds to Sears Island each year. Warming temperatures are reshaping the length and timing of Maines seasons, which, combined with declines in insect populations driven by agriculture and other factors, could threaten the birds success, studies show.

If you look at decades and decades of patterns, youll see that birds are arriving one to two weeks earlier, said William Broussard, a Midcoast Audubon board member who led the recent Sears Island trip. If they get here early, they might not have the insects that they depend on to be out, because maybe the trees arent leafing out and that can be really tough.

Midcoast Audubon hasnt taken a position on the wind port issue. Its a chapter of Maine Audubon, which separately supports the project but is not advocating for one site over the other. Maine Audubon is likewise independent from the National Audubon Society, which advocates for responsibly sited renewable energy, including wind, as a climate solution.

Marge Stickler, a birder from Belfast, said she wished the port would be built at Mack Point instead. I have mixed feelings about what theyre doing here, she said. I love coming here Its a special place.

She had read an opinion piece earlier this year by activist Bill McKibben, founder of the climate groups 350.org and Third Act, that urged Mainers to support the wind port even on Sears Island. McKibben wrote for Mother Jones last year that solving climate change will require a new yes in my backyard mindset.

McKibben wrote that you have to look at the climate as a whole, and this may be a good thing to have here, Stickler said. Im not sure why did he write that for Maine, he lives in Vermont but he said its better to have it and its better to have it here, maybe.

Dave Andrews, a retired engineer from South Bristol, Maine, struck a different tone as he trailed after the other birders. Hed worked on Superfund cleanups and brownfield solar projects in his career, and said hed often heard not in my backyard sentiments from neighbors who were worried about viewshed impacts or a change in a places character.

If its a Walmart shopping center, I guess you have a valid statement, he said. But when it comes to something like this, this is a different balance.

Andrews called the ports siting a terrible dilemma. But he felt swayed by the urgency of climate change and the fact that the project would leave much of Sears Island intact. As permitting and siting progress in the coming months, he said he hoped others who love the island would be able to accept the sacrifice.

I dont think there is a choice, he said.

This story was updated to clarify Maine Audobons position on the project, and corrected Scott Cuddys role.

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A total of 12 offshore wind farms in the region have now been awarded feasibility licences by the Australian government, with the planned projects backed by a range of major wind developers, including rsted, Iberdrola, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Corio Generation.

Australia is reliant on fossil fuels to meet most of its existing energy demands and aims to pivot to renewables including offshore wind in line with global climate and energy transition goals.

The licences give the developers the exclusive rights to develop offshore wind farms in their respective seabed areas in the Bass Strait off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria, in the south of the country. The Australian government finalised a15,000km2 area for offshore wind development in the region in 2022.

German utility RWE confirmed on Wednesday (17 July) it was one of six developers or consortiums awarded a feasibility licence by the Australian government for its offshore wind project in the Bass Strait.

RWE said it received a seven-year seabed lease and the rights to explore the development of its Kent Offshore Wind Farm, which has a potential capacity of up to 2GW. The project is located around 67km from the coast of Gippsland, with average water depths of 59 metres.

BlueFloat announced its 2.1GW Gippsland Dawn offshore wind project was awarded a feasibility licence in the Bass Strait.The company said the wind farm represents a proposed capital investment of around $10 billion, with a possible construction start date of 2029.

A joint venture between Australian energy firm Origin Energy and UK-based Renewable Energy Systems (RES) also secured a feasibility licence for their 1.5GW Navigator North project in a 700km2 area around 34km from the shore.

Corio Generation's 2.5GW Great Eastern Offshore Wind project, around 22km offWilsons Promontory in Gippsland, was also granted a feasibility licence.

Overall six offshore wind projects were awarded feasibility licences by the Australian government in the latest round of approvals, joining six other projects that were granted licences in May.

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The Haewoori offshore wind project in South Korea has successfully concluded its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultation.

The project is led by Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) on behalf of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI V fund.

The 1.5GW floating wind farm will be situated 80km offshore Ulsan.

The EIA process is a critical component in ensuring that the potential environmental impacts of the project on both offshore and onshore ecosystems are thoroughly evaluated.

This includes assessing the effects on marine and onshore environmental quality, noise levels and socioeconomic factors.

Copenhagen Offshore Partners has been actively engaging with local governments and the public to gather and incorporate feedback.

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The completion of the EIA consultation with the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy confirms that the project adheres to environmental standards.

COP Korea co-CEO and Haewoori offshore wind CEO Jonathan Spink stated: The completion of the EIA consultation is meaningful as we focus on corporate social responsibility and sustainable development across our entire floating offshore wind portfolio in Ulsan.

Haewoori is committed to making continuous efforts to closely follow what we have discussed with MOE and actively communicate with relevant agencies in case of unexpected impact during consultation as a responsible member of the local community.

In February 2024, Aker Solutions was awarded a contract to carry out the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Haewoori offshore wind 2 and 3 projects.

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Following a blade damage incident that took place on 13 July at its 800 MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind has revealed that it is mobilising debris recovery teams on Nantucket.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Iberdrolas US subsidiary Avangrid and Denmarks Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced on 16 July that it will deploy trained individuals to walk the southern-facing beaches of the island for the recovery of debris. Patrol teams will inspect the areas in the morning and evening.

Teams will visit Miacomet Beach and the Southeastern tip of Nantucket, including Nobadeer Beach, Madequecham Beach, Pebble Beach, Tom Nevers Beach, Low Beach, and Sconset Beach, or other areas where debris may wash ashore.

So far, Vineyard Wind recovered three large fragments and will continue to monitor the offshore area for any floating debris with aerial overflights and vessel patrols, the company said.

The debris consists of non-toxic fiberglass fragments ranging in size from small pieces to large sections, typically green or white in colour, according to Vineyard Wind.

Any potential debris washing ashore will be pieces 1 square foot or less, which should only be picked up and collected by patrol teams, said the developer.

In addition to deploying two teams of four individuals, Vineyard Wind said it remains focused on ensuring the safety of personnel and mariners in the offshore area and continues to work with the US Coast Guard to maintain a safety zone of 500 metres around the impacted turbine offshore.

To remind, a turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm was damaged on Saturday evening. The company confirmed in a statement that no personnel or third-party contractors were present in the area at the time.

Located 15 miles (approximately 24 kilometers) off the coast of Massachusetts, the offshore wind farm is set to feature 62 GE VernovasHaliade-X 13 MW wind turbines, each with a 220-meter rotor and 107-meter blades.

GE, as the projects turbine and blade manufacturer and installation contractor, will be conducting an analysis into the root cause of the incident.

A GE Vernova Spokesperson said: On July 13, a single turbine at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm experienced an isolated blade event. No injuries occurred, and GE Vernovas Wind Fleet Performance Management team have initiated our investigation protocols into the event in coordination with our customer.

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A new cable manufacturing facility is coming to Chesapeake, Virginia, and you wont be able to miss it.

The building is slated to reach around 700 feet off the ground. It will be the tallest building between Charlotte and Philadelphia. For reference, the Washington Monument is about 550 feet tall. The Westin at Town Center in Virginia Beach, currently Virginias tallest building, is 508 feet tall. Its function? To build the cables that run under the bottom of the ocean to service the offshore wind industry.

LS GreenLink USA is building the facility. LS GreenLink is a subsidiary of LS Cable & System of South Korea. They have multiple facilities in the United States. The plant in Chesapeake will construct undersea cables for offshore wind projects. Patrick Shim, the Managing Director for LS GreenLink, explained why the building has to be so tall. LS GreenLink uses gravity to make miles of cable at once. Gravity naturally pushes material down and makes tighter cables.

Governor Glenn Youngkin said, LS GreenLinks investment in Virginia will showcase the Commonwealth as a leader in offshore wind industry manufacturing. LS GreenLink has recognized that Virginia has the skilled talent, world-class logistics location, and business environment that will allow it to serve its growing global customers for submarine power cables.

The Chesapeake location competed with 15 other locations for the factory, one of which was in nearby Norfolk. Chesapeake won for a variety of reasons. The Chesapeake Property was for sale, and LS GreenLink wanted to own the property. The site is on the Elizabeth River, near Paradise Creek. The building may literally cast a shadow on neighboring properties. In addition, LS GreenLink received $13.2 million from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and $100 million in tax credits from the federal Inflation Reduction Act. The facility will cover 750,000 square feet and should offer over 300 full-time jobs.

It is not known if the height of the building will pose problems for aircraft. Helicopters from Navy Base Norfolk routinely fly up and down the Elizabeth River. The route is frequented by Coast Guard aircraft coming in from Elizabeth City. Chesapeake Bay Magazine reached out to the Navy public affairs office for comment, but has not yet received a response.

LS Cable and System develop and provide cable solutions for power grids and communication networks around the world. They have over 6,450 employees and 35 subsidiaries in 17 countries. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the City of Chesapeake, the Hampton Roads Alliance, and the Virginia Maritime Association to secure the project for Virginia. The company is eligible to receive state benefits from The Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Zone Grant Program.

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RWE has been granted a feasibility licence from the Australian government for the development of an offshore wind farm close to the Kent Group islands in the Bass Strait, off the Gippsland coast in the state of Victoria. This area is Australias first designated offshore wind zone.

This licence approval grants RWE, a key global player in renewable energy, an exclusive seven-year seabed right to develop the Kent offshore wind farm project. The approval also allows RWE to apply for a commercial licence to build and operate the wind farm for up to 40 years.

The lease area awarded to RWE has the potential to host a wind farm with up to 2 GW of capacity, enough to power up to 1.6 million Australian homes with green electricity. The site is about 67 km off the coast and has average water depths of 59 m. The wind farm is expected to become operational in the first half of the 2030s, subject to the timing of the planning and approvals process, secured offtake, as well as grid connection.

Sven Utermhlen, CEO of RWE Offshore Wind, said: Australia is a very attractive growth market for renewable energy. RWE has been active in the country for 10 years and operates one of Australias largest solar farms. By securing exclusive seabed rights in the Bass Strait off Gippsland, we are now entering the Australian offshore wind market and will bring our more than 20 years of experience in this field. With the Kent project, we will work on developing one of the first offshore wind farms off the Australian coast. This is in line with our strategy to grow our renewables portfolio in Australia and the wider APAC region.

The next step for RWE in the further development of this early-stage project is to carry out studies to help determine the project design and to submit applications for planning permission. RWE will also engage with key stakeholders, First Nations groups and other communities. Another key milestone in the projects development at a later stage is to secure an offtake agreement.

The Summer 2024 issue of Energy Global starts with a guest comment from Terrawatt on the streamlining of the permitting process in Italy, before moving on to a regional report from Frost & Sullivan on the energy landscape in Asia Pacific. This issue looks at key topics such as wind installation vessels, offshore wind turbine foundations, weather analysis, solar maintenance, and more!

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Saudi Arabia has seen its International Monetary Fund growth projections downgraded, in a move that reflects the oil-producing giants recent decision to reduce output.

The kingdoms gross domestic product will rise by 1.7% in 2024, a sizeable fall from the global organisations April estimate of 2.6%. The fund estimates global GDP to rise by 3.2% in 2024.

The Saudi government recently pushed through production cuts for OPEC and OPEC+ members, reducing crude output in 2023 to maintain what it sees as an acceptable oil price. The cuts will continue for some months.

The fund, which tries to push sustainable economic growth, also lowered Saudi Arabias projection for next year to 4.7%, from the figure of 6% previously published.

However, Saudi Arabias economy, as part of a deliberate policy of diversification, is becoming less reliant on oil production for its revenue.

The kingdoms Ministry of Economy and Planning recently revealed that non-oil revenues hit 50% of the kingdoms GDP in 2023.

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The country raised more than $12bn (SR45bn) a few weeks ago, from selling additional shares in state-owned Aramco, after the offering was increased for the energy giant.

The company, one of the most valuable in the world, raised $1bn more than expected from the stake sale.

The revenue will likely go towards helping Saudi Arabia diversify its economy away from oil and gas production under the kingdoms Vision 2030 plan.

The decision to downgrade was entirely down to the production cuts, said a senior IMF representative at a press conference on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia remains the worlds biggest petroleum exporter, but lowered its output to nine million barrels a day (mmbl/d) last year.

But, it seemingly kept hold of some of its oil in June, with sea-based exports dropping substantially. It contributed to a global reduction in seaborne oil movements of just over one million barrels a day, the biggest monthly drop of the year.

The nation, which holds around 17% of the worlds proven crude oil reserves, accounted for around half of the decline, reported Bloomberg, after assessing ship-tracking data.

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