U.S. District Court Allows Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind to Resume Work
;s lawsuit challenging the agency’s action proceeds. Our team will now focus on safely restarting work to ensure CVOW begins delivery of critical energy in just weeks. While our legal challenge proceeds, we will continue seeking a durable resolution of this matter through cooperation with the federal government.CVOW will consist of 176 offshore wind energy turbines generating a total of 2.6-gigawatts — enough energy to power up to 660,000 homes. CVOW is a critical part of Dominion Energy’s all-of-the-above diverse energy supply strategy to meet our region’s growing demand
Advanced Navigation Appoints New APAC Head to Drive PNT Solutions
activity and national security. She is tasked with accelerating the delivery of Advanced Navigation’s dual-use Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions across extreme environments, from deep sea to space.Toscan joins Advanced Navigation after nearly two decades of supporting the Federal Government, Defence and industry in the procurement, delivery, and employment of advanced technologies critical to Australia’s national interests.Her career highlights include:Anduril Industries: Director of Strategy and Commercial, leading growth across the air, land, sea, and space domainsGoogle:&
Western Australia Can’t Wait [for a Decommissioning Hub]
has set up an Offshore Decommissioning Directorate.The Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia (WA), has previously been flagged as the most promising site for a decommissioning hub, but, says local environmental organizations and unions, along came AUKUS.“In late 2024, the federal government announced that Henderson would be developed as a base for servicing nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS security agreement. A three-year feasibility study was launched, with headlines promising up to 10,000 high-skilled jobs. Critics have questioned the credibility of these figures,
First Steel Cut for HVAC Infrastructure for Belgian Offshore Energy Hub
government’s recent decision to develop an alternative approach for the HVDC components will ensure that we can maintain the strategic ambition of the project in a more cost-effective way,” said Frédéric Dunon, CEO of Elia Transmission Belgium.On June 6, 2025, the Belgian federal government announced that an alternative approach for the next phase of the Princess Elisabeth offshore energy hub would be developed.While aligned with the project’s original goals, the updated approach will be aimed at reducing the costs involved by responding to the sharp global increase in the
Trump to Wind Down FEMA After Hurricane Season
Noem said that FEMA "fundamentally needs to go away as it exists" and that governors were being encouraged to work together to respond to disasters."We're building communication and mutual aid agreements among states ... so that they can stand on their own two feet with the federal government coming in in catastrophic circumstances with funding," Noem said.FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security.(Reuters - Reporting by Nathan Layne in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis
Belgian Energy Island in North Sea Starts Taking Shape (Video)
decades. In the longer term, the project also offers opportunities to integrate Belgium into a unified European electricity grid at sea. The Princess Elisabeth Island is one of the flagship projects of the Federal Development Plan for the Belgian high-voltage network, which was approved by the federal government in 2023.The construction of the island and the implementation of the already signed alternating current (HVAC) contracts are continuing without interruption. Two of the three future offshore wind farms - or 60% of the new Princess Elisabeth Wind Zone – will thus be completed.Due
Trump Moves to More Easily Fire NOAA, DOE Employees
the DOE have also been notified that they will be reclassified, according to another source familiar with the situation.A NOAA spokesperson said the agency does not discuss personnel matters, while the DOE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Most of the 2.2 million employees of the federal government are hired to career positions that are not tied to specific administrations, and can only be fired for cause.Trump on January 20 signed an executive order creating the new "schedule policy/career" category of federal employees, who could be fired at will. The executive order pointed
White House Could Bypass UN on Deep-Sea Mining
to do with efforts to reduce China's broad control over their production and processing, with Beijing beginning to block exports of key minerals used in defense applications.It was not immediately clear what kind of staffing NOAA would require to review deep-sea mining permits. Like many U.S. federal government agencies, NOAA has seen job cuts as part of Trump's efficiency push with Elon Musk.Deep-sea mining is also more technically complex than mining on land given the distance from shore, among other factors.In a visit last week with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, U.S. Secretary of
Xodus Delivers Jobs Guide for Australia’s Marinus Link Interconnector
drilling (HDD). By outlining workforce requirements at this early stage, the easily accessible guide will assist both Marinus Link and its subcontractors in planning for the project’s needs,” said Lara Taylor, Lead Renewables Consultant, Xodus.Marinus Link is jointly owned by the Federal government (49%), Tasmanian state government (17.7%) and Victorian (33.3%) state government
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