Offshore Wind
AI
Energy
Europe’s Data Center Renewables Crisis: PPA Volumes Collapse 38% as AI Buildout Accelerates
Offshore wind delays and permitting backlogs force hyperscalers toward fossil fuels despite climate pledges, threatening digital sovereignty as electricity costs double US rates.
Energy
Markets
$885 million in offshore wind lease cancellations deepen US fossil fuel pivot as oil prices breach $100
Two additional developers walk away from federal leases as geopolitical energy shocks expose inflation risks of hydrocarbon dependency.
Energy
Geopolitics
Japan’s ¥2.5 Trillion Bet on Floating Wind Faces 2035 Execution Test
Tokyo's gigawatt-scale Izu Islands project targets energy independence, but cost inflation and typhoon engineering threaten to validate renewables skeptics.