The U.S. Department of Energy estimates 43,000 new jobs will be created in the offshore wind market by 2030. The East Coast, and particularly, the Northeast, is poised to benefit from this growing industry.
source: The Barnstable Patriot
During the June 8 SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting, several commercial fishermen called in during public comment and submitted letters requesting the board pause on approving a resolution that supported initiatives to develop wind energy.
The resolution, which supervisors...
source: New Times San Luis Obispo
Leveraging federal law permitting the suspension of a renewable energy lease, the Long Beach Island Coalition for Wind Without Impact on June 5 submitted a request to the secretary of the Department of Interior to squelch the forward...
source: The SandPaper
On June 16, the US Coast Guard issued a notice of availability of the draft report for the Port Access Route Study (PARS) for the Approaches to the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The study area extends approximately 220...
source: ACP
On June 18, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will issue the Notice of Intent (NOI) to complete a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Equinor's Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 projects and their cables off the coast of New York and New Jersey. These...
source: ACP
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have entered into an agreement in support of planning and reviewing renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
The agreement will allow USACE to provide BOEM additional...
source: Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House have made offshore wind a centerpiece of plans to strengthen the nation’s energy infrastructure, announcing a goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 —...
source: CleanTechnica
Vessel availability is a key planning issue for offshore wind development anywhere in the world and particularly so in the United States where the Jones Act requires that qualified U.S.-flag vessels be utilized for certain activities. Although the U.S. Government issued...
source: Winston & Strawn LLP
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of installing 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental...
source: Windpower Engineering & Development
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a law that would fast-track offshore wind energy projects by removing the ability of local governments to control power lines and other onshore components. The bill, introduced last week and advanced on Tuesday, would give wind energy...
source: U.S. News & World Report
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) recently issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced a competitive lease sale for offshore wind development for New York and New Jersey.
“American...
source: REVE
To address global warming the White House has stated that president Biden’s green energy plan aims to set the US on a course toward achieving “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. If achieved, it would mean the...
source: Quartz
Maine lobstermen and other fishermen have made it clear they don’t want offshore wind power and consider it a threat to their way of life.
That’s why Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor), a lobsterman himself, led the effort in the Legislature to block...
source: News Center Maine
As Rhode Island's economy rebounds from the coronavirus crisis, what does the future look like?
It's a question that will be a key focus for political and business leaders for the rest of 2021 and beyond.
Under former Gov. Gina...
source: The Providence Journal
North Carolina governor Roy Cooper (D) last week issued an executive order, “Advancing North Carolina’s Economic and Clean Energy Future with Offshore Wind,” that formally sets the state’s first-ever targets for offshore wind procurement.
source: Electrek
