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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.


December 21, 2023 • Louisiana, Print storyE-mail story

Norwegian firm cancels plan for wind farm off Louisiana coast

A Norwegian company that hoped to build the first wind farm in the Gulf of Mexico has ceased operations and canceled plans to bid for a wind lease area off the coast of southwest Louisiana. Havfram, an Oslo-based energy company, confirmed this week that its efforts to build “a commercial-scale” wind project in the Gulf evaporated when it shut down Kontiki Wind, a subsidiary focused on wind farm development. In a statement, Havfram said the company will now focus on . . . Complete story »


August 27, 2022 • Louisiana, TexasPrint storyE-mail story

Gulf shrimpers brace for offshore wind

VENICE, La. – Trae Cooper risks punctures to the fiberglass hull of his grandfather’s boat every time he pulls out into the gray waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Trawling for shrimp that swim along Louisiana’s muddy coast means coexisting with the forgotten pipelines, corroded steel, gnawed plastic and bits of iron that the oil industry left behind as it marched gradually through these marshes and out to sea. And that’s why Cooper, 39, and many shrimpers in the . . . Complete story »


August 24, 2022 • Louisiana, TexasPrint storyE-mail story

The Gulf’s first offshore wind energy zones prompt concerns from Texas, shrugs from Louisiana

Federal regulators have heard little from Louisiana about a wind energy zone proposed in the Gulf of Mexico near Lake Charles, part of a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to generate 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has been asking the public to weigh in on the Gulf’s first two proposed wind energy zones: the 188,000-acre area south of Lake Charles and a 547,000-acre area near Galveston, Texas. The Lake . . . Complete story »


July 23, 2022 • Louisiana, TexasPrint storyE-mail story

Offshore wind farm proposed for Gulf of Mexico near Galveston could power 2.3 million homes

HOUSTON – The Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind farms will be developed off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, and together they’re projected to produce enough energy to power around 3 million homes. The wind farms likely will not be up and running for years, energy analysts and the state’s grid operator said, but the announcement from the U.S. Interior Department is the first step in ramping up offshore wind energy in the United States, . . . Complete story »


Biden ’emergency’ offshore wind push faces Trump roadblock

As part of his efforts to take executive action to address climate change, President Joe Biden said yesterday he would advance offshore wind development for Southeastern states – a prospect seemingly prohibited by a moratorium signed by his predecessor. Wind advocates said they aren’t ready to celebrate yet, instead focused on maintaining a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act currently moving through Congress to reverse the 10-year ban on offshore energy development in the southern Atlantic Ocean signed by former . . . Complete story »


July 21, 2022 • Louisiana, Texas, U.S.Print storyE-mail story

Biden moves to expand offshore wind to Gulf of Mexico

The Biden administration on Wednesday said it had identified 700,000 acres for possible offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking to expand a growing clean energy industry to a major U.S. oil and gas hub. It also said President Joe Biden would direct his Interior Department to move ahead with offshore wind development in areas of the Atlantic coast where former President Donald Trump banned oil and gas development. “Today we open up yet another coast and . . . Complete story »


June 23, 2022 • LouisianaPrint storyE-mail story

Gov. John Bel Edwards signs offshore wind bill despite worries it may discourage wind farms

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an offshore wind energy bill Tuesday that has received mixed reviews from proponents of the Gulf of Mexico’s nascent wind industry. Edwards, who strongly backs offshore wind development in the Gulf, signed House Bill 165, which creates a framework that would allow offshore wind leasing for the first time in Louisiana waters. Some members of the offshore wind industry objected to a provision that lets the state take a cut of wind farm revenues while . . . Complete story »


May 4, 2022 • LouisianaPrint storyE-mail story

Louisiana lawmakers propose study for wind energy pilot project in Gulf

Louisiana lawmakers want state regulators to study the most cost-effective pathways to complete an offshore wind energy pilot project in the Gulf of Mexico within four years. The state House of Representatives made its request official Monday with the adoption of House Resolution 25, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Orgeron, R-Larose. According to the resolution, the House “urges and requests” the Public Service Commission to study the benefits, costs and best ways of achieving a demonstrable offshore wind pilot project by . . . Complete story »


April 11, 2022 • LouisianaPrint storyE-mail story

Louisiana bill that would exclude solar and wind from tax exemption put on hold

Legislation to exclude wind and solar farms from a Louisiana tax exemption program drew pushback from lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee this week, forcing the bill’s author to voluntarily defer the measure for now. Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, told committee members on Tuesday he sponsored House Concurrent Resolution 6 to exclude wind and solar power facilities from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) to ensure an “equal playing field” with oil and gas producers. The program . . . Complete story »


March 28, 2022 • LouisianaPrint storyE-mail story

Legislation to attract wind energy development off of Louisiana’s coast heads to the House floor

Legislation that would make state waters more attractive to companies interested in developing wind energy projects off of the state’s coastline is headed to the House floor. Houma Representative Jerome Zeringue says he supports oil and gas production but also recognizes alternative energy is coming. “And it’s something that we can and should take advantage of, both for the opportunities it presents in generating energy, but also in terms of jobs,” said Zeringue. Zeringue says a recent study shows a . . . Complete story »


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