Integrating 9000MW of offshore wind generation by 2035 into the New York power grid should be achievable without major onshore bulk transmission upgrades, according to a new report.
This would be beyond expanding Long Island bulk transmission links and likely local upgrades...
source: Renews.biz
Executives for EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies held an online forum Jan. 13 to exchange information with recreational fishermen on their Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project. But the questions from the public ranged beyond recreational...
source: The SandPaper
The developer of the first major U.S. offshore wind farm said on Wednesday it will soon apply for a federal permit from President Joe Biden's administration, after former President Donald Trump's government abruptly canceled...
source: Offshore Engineer
Could a Charleston, South Carolina, factory connect the future of renewable energy in the U.S.?
Paris-based Nexans, the world's second largest cable manufacturer, is betting on it: A $200 million upgrade, to be completed...
source: Forbes
One Brownsville, Texas, manufacturer is getting a unique opportunity on the ground floor of the U.S. offshore wind energy.
source: San Antonio Business Journal (Subscription required)
Massachusetts lawmakers promised to immediately re-introduce a zero-carbon-by-2050 bill after their first attempt died under Gov. Charlie Baker's veto.
The bill (S. 2995) would have nearly doubled the amount of offshore wind power for...
source: Bloomberg
The US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have agreed to a framework for coordination in regulating renewable energy activities on the outer continental shelf (OCS).
The memorandum...
source: Offshore
On January 20, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued a press release on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
"American Clean Power congratulates President Biden as he takes his oath of office today. The President has made...
source: ACP
Equinor and strategic partner BP have secured a renewable energy agreement with New York State to deliver almost 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power.
In one of the largest US renewable energy procurements to-date, the European...
source: NS Energy
French energy major Total has signed an agreement to develop 12 utility-scale solar and energy storage projects in the U.S., announcing the deal Jan. 14, the same day the company said it has joined with Spain's Iberdrola in a bid for one...
source: Power
Offshore wind development is gaining momentum around the globe. Expected to constitute more than 20 percent of total wind energy installations by 2025, offshore wind is growing in both near-shore environments and in deeper waters farther...
source: Wind Systems
A Gulf of Maine offshore wind power initiative Maine Governor Janet Mills rolled out late last year has raised concern in the lobster fishing community, with Maine Lobstermen's Association Executive Director Patrice McCarron telling The American that "the area identified...
source: The Ellsworth American
Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14.5 million for environmental research to support U.S. offshore wind development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support regionally-focused,...
source: Energy.gov
GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has finalized supply and service contracts (subject to final notice to proceed) with Ocean Wind, the Ørsted offshore wind project located 15 miles off the coast of southern New...
source: Renewable Energy World
In the selection of Gina Raimondo as the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the offshore wind industry would get a champion in Washington.
What influence she could bring to bear for the emerging energy sector remains to be seen, but if...
source: The Providence Journal
