Stories About American Offshore Wind Energy

Explore how our offshore wind energy resources contribute to U.S. economic growth, job creation, and clean, reliable energy for Americans throughout the country.

• Offshore Wind Is Investing in New Jersey

  Offshore wind is driving investment to the Garden State and providing reliable, affordable, domestically-sourced energy.

• What is the future of offshore wind farming?

  Wind energy has been the subject of debate for many years. Here in New York, a project off the coast of Long Island is leading the country in the fight over clean energy. FOX 5 NY’s Liv Johnson tells us what this offshore wind farm is and how it works.

• Offshore Wind Provides Job Creation Opportunities

  With construction of Vineyard Wind 1 ongoing, Vineyard Offshore continues to draw lessons from the project to determine how to maximize employment opportunities for local workers, union and non-union, on the offshore wind projects that will power the U.S. economy of the future. Hear from Greny Bartelus, Electrical Apprentice at Vineyard Wind as she describes the job opportunities and economic benefits offshore wind is providing to local workers.

• Port of New Bedford and Vineyard Wind 1: Setting the Stage for the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

  Vineyard Wind is constructing the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project – with 62 turbines planned for development off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Meet CEO of Vineyard Wind, Klaus Møller and learn why New Bedford has what it takes to be a leading hub for the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry.

• CBS News: Protecting the Planet

  Last week, the first full utility-scale offshore wind farm in United States waters started sending power to American shores. But the offshore wind industry is facing daunting economic conditions that are slowing down overly-optimistic clean energy projections.

• When Offshore Wind Work Becomes More Than a Job

  Maximo and his union trained and worked hard every day to ensure that they were protecting the marine environment while working on the Block Island Wind Farm. Now that it’s built, he wants even more offshore wind projects to support a cleaner environment for his kids and grandkids.

• Vineyard Wind providing power to New England grid for first time

  For the first time, a wind turbine off Martha’s Vineyard is providing power to New England.