Marine Energy

United States

Philippines Launches Offshore Wind Auction as Asia Advances Marine Energy Amid US Setbacks

In December 2025, the Philippines initiated their inaugural dedicated offshore wind auction of 3.3 GW capacity at Pambujan and Sta. Clara ports. South Korea awarded Vestas with 390MW contract while US projects such as Empire Wind were issued stop-work orders or Vineyard Wind faced policy uncertainty; these events highlighted divergent regional trajectories for marine energy development.[58 words]
United States

Nova Scotia awards tidal stream capacity as research initiatives advance global marine energy initiatives.

Marine energy continued to progress this month, with Nova Scotia issuing 12.5 megawatts of new tidal stream licenses to Eauclaire Tidal and Orbital Marine Power at Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy site. National laboratories and international collaborations worked on tools, research programmes, coordination platforms to accelerate the testing and deployment of wave and tidal technologies.