US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

What this means for your job search: Tech candidates targeting the US energy sector will see fewer new roles in offshore wind development, with increased opportunities instead in conventional gas projects like LNG. Focus on demonstrating skills applicable to optimizing traditional energy infrastructure. German energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout deal with President Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior (DoI). RWE said that it will now reinvest the sum into conventional gas projects, including $900m (£669m) in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export [...] The post US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects appeared first on Kahawatungu .