A lot of green energy investments are going to be delayed by uncertainty around the US election outcome – this week, it’s offshore wind which has suffered the most overt setback, although the EV industry saw Tesla pausing a gigafactory plan, and there are several reasons US offshore wind is weak right now, not just politics. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has cancelled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, citing a lack of competitive interest – with only one company, Hecate Gulf Wind Energy, expressing interest in participating. The previous lease sale covering the Gulf of Mexico held in August 2023 awarded one lease area to RWE, while two other areas –…