Headline News:

• “Empire Wind Farm Gets Assist From ‘Heerema’s Workhorse'” • A 1980s-era semisubmersible crane vessel known as “Heerema’s Workhorse” steamed its way over to Rhode Island last week to gear up for its next assignment, building the 810-MW Empire Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Island. It shows Empire is back in business. [CleanTechnica]

Semi-submersible crane vessel Thliaf (courtesy of Heerema)

• “India’s Renewable Energy Rose 47% In Utility Solar” • India’s renewable energy sector made major strides in Q1 of 2025. Utility-scale solar dominated new installations between January and March, contributing about 5.93 GW of added capacity, a 12.2% rise compared to the previous quarter. Wind power also rebounded, adding 1.87 GW of capacity. [MSN]
• “Enviromena Given Go-Ahead For PV-And-BESS Project” • Independent power producer Enviromena was given a green light to build a solar farm and battery energy storage system in County Durham. The solar project, with a capacity of 49.9 MW, will be capable of providing enough clean energy to meet annual power needs for nearly 26,000 homes. [reNews]
• “Ahead Of Hurricane Season, Dominion Energy Expands Its Underground Power Line Initiative” • Hurricane season begins on June 1, but Dominion Energy says it works year-round to keep storm-related power outages in Virginia to a minimum. It is moving power lines underground, where they are shielded from wind, rain, and falling trees. [WRIC ABC 8News]
• “State Leaders Reveal New Plan To Revive Wasted Land Hiding In Plain Sight” • As Michigan state searches for suitable sites to develop new solar projects on, policy advocates suggest turning contaminated brownfields, abandoned or underused industrial sites, into locations for producing clean, renewable energy, Inside Climate News reported. [The Cool Down]

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