Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain

NPR  

Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images The United States is trying to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in order to meet its climate goals under the Paris climate agreement. "I think offshore wind energy is poised to support good paying union jobs, middle class wages, we're seeing a lot of positive movement for it," says Trevor Falk, who is a special assistant for energy policy at NABTU. He had the opportunity to work on the country's first offshore wind farm - the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. Being out at sea for weeks or months at a time is not for everyone, but Jennifer Cullen, senior manager of Labor Relations & Workforce Development for Vineyard Wind, says interest in the company's offshore wind project remains high.

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Biden administration approves the nation’s eighth large offshore wind project
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration approves the nation’s eighth large offshore wind project

Associated Press  

The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state’s former coal-fired generating station. Avangrid’s New England Wind is the United States’ eighth large offshore wind project to be greenlit and is tied for the largest ever approved, but will probably be smaller. Ken Kimmell, …

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
9 months, 1 week ago

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

The Independent  

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The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
9 months, 1 week ago

The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come

Associated Press  

America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Revolution Wind will be Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, capable of powering more than 350,000 homes next year. High inflation, supply chain disruptions and the rising cost of capital and building materials …

New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers’ view
11 months ago

New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers’ view

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Stung by the pullout of the world’s largest offshore wind developer from two projects off the New Jersey coast last fall, state energy regulators on Wednesday approved two new wind farm projects, saying they remain committed to making the state a leader in the nascent industry. The board chose projects called Leading Light Wind and Attentive …

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
1 year, 1 month ago

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing the Biden administration’s goals of powering 10 million homes from towering ocean-based turbines by 2030 and establishing a carbon-free electric grid five years later. “While macroeconomic headwinds are creating challenges for …

Biden claims his economic policies are reviving manufacturing, making his case at a wind farm plant
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden claims his economic policies are reviving manufacturing, making his case at a wind farm plant

Associated Press  

BELEN, N.M. — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that his economic policies are reviving U.S. manufacturing as he toured the West to drum up support for his efforts on jobs and inflation in the face of voters’ doubts. And it’s turning things around.” Arcosa, the president said, was a “great example” of how the administration’s legislative achievements have bolstered jobs …

US offshore wind energy industry faces blowback from locals
2 years, 1 month ago

US offshore wind energy industry faces blowback from locals

Associated Press  

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — It’s just one cable meant to bring electricity from an offshore wind farm to a former coal-burning power plant in southern New Jersey, but it symbolizes a big challenge facing the renewable energy industry. But obstacles like the single contentious cable in New Jersey show the challenge the offshore wind energy industry must overcome — quickly …

Biden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday launched a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden’s plan for climate change. Youngkin is “fully committed to Virginia’s current offshore wind project” and will continue to support any future project “that meets Virginia’s economic needs and protects ratepayers …

Energy secretary: US offshore wind jobs should be union jobs
2 years, 6 months ago

Energy secretary: US offshore wind jobs should be union jobs

Associated Press  

NEW LONDON, Conn. — The growing offshore wind industry is often touted as a boon for job creation, but who will do the work? The U.S. energy secretary and Danish wind developer Orsted say they want American union workers to build offshore wind farms to dot the U.S. coastlines — the building trades workers who could otherwise be left out …

Carpenters Trade Union Bets Big On America's Transition To Renewable Energy
2 years, 7 months ago

Carpenters Trade Union Bets Big On America's Transition To Renewable Energy

Huff Post  

SICKLERVILLE, N.J. — On an overcast day last week, a union carpenter welded steel plates together at the bottom of a man-made lake as interested onlookers gathered around a laptop on a floating barge above to watch a live-feed video of his work. “We’re hoping this will create opportunities for all kinds of young adults that may be interested in …

Rhode Island leaders want ‘bold’ commitment to offshore wind
2 years, 9 months ago

Rhode Island leaders want ‘bold’ commitment to offshore wind

Associated Press  

Rhode Island leaders want offshore wind to supply more of the state’s power in order to cement its position as a hub for the industry, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set an example for other states looking to stave off the worst effects of a warming planet. McKee said Wednesday that expanding the state’s offshore wind resources will further position …

Offshore wind energy auction in NJ, NY draws $4.37B in bids
2 years, 9 months ago

Offshore wind energy auction in NJ, NY draws $4.37B in bids

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Six companies bid a combined $4.37 billion for the right to build wind energy projects on the ocean floor off New Jersey and New York in the U.S. government’s largest such auction in history, a federal agency said Friday. The auction by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management involved six tracts off New York and …

Energy secretary: Offshore wind brings ‘gust’ of job growth
3 years ago

Energy secretary: Offshore wind brings ‘gust’ of job growth

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that the administration’s goal for offshore wind and the projects being developed now represent a “gust of job growth throughout the country.” Granholm visited a new offshore wind manufacturing hub in Providence to talk about the Biden administration’s plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 and …

Work starting on 1st commercial-scale US offshore wind farm
3 years, 1 month ago

Work starting on 1st commercial-scale US offshore wind farm

Associated Press  

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday to mark the groundbreaking of the Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. “This project and others across the country will create robust and sustainable economies that lift up communities and support good-paying jobs, while also ensuring future generations have a …

New wind farms would dot US coastlines under Biden plan
3 years, 2 months ago

New wind farms would dot US coastlines under Biden plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Seven major offshore wind farms would be developed on the East and West coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan announced Wednesday by the Biden administration. The projects are part of President Joe Biden’s plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, generating enough electricity to power more than 10 million homes. …

Concern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm
3 years, 3 months ago

Concern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ACK Residents Against Turbines say Vineyard Wind’s proposed project …

Biden wants to create clean energy jobs. Here’s what they might look like
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden wants to create clean energy jobs. Here’s what they might look like

LA Times  

Workers place panels at the construction site of Westlands Solar Park in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Solar fields such as those at Westlands Solar Park in the San Joaquin Valley provide good-paying, blue-collar union jobs, but they also require fewer workers to operate than natural gas plants and oil refineries do. “It’s difficult to find comparable jobs at those good …

Offshore wind farm gets approval from coastal regulators
3 years, 6 months ago

Offshore wind farm gets approval from coastal regulators

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island coastal regulators have given a proposed wind farm off the state’s coast critical approval over the objections of the fishing industry and some environmentalists. The vote Wednesday by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council in favor of the South Fork Wind Farm moves the project one step closer to reality. The environmental group Save …

Vineyard Wind: America’s first major offshore wind farm is central to Biden’s climate ambitions
3 years, 7 months ago

Vineyard Wind: America’s first major offshore wind farm is central to Biden’s climate ambitions

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A brand-new industry is launching in America — and its fate is inextricably linked to the success or failure of President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate agenda. The federal government this week gave the green light to Vineyard Wind, the nation’s first commercial scale offshore wind farm. “We do feel a responsibility to get it right,” …

Offshore wind project seen as key to clean energy gets OK
3 years, 7 months ago

Offshore wind project seen as key to clean energy gets OK

Associated Press  

An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes and is touted by backers as a key piece of America’s transition to renewable energy was approved Tuesday by the federal government. The project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration’s push to grow …

Biden Administration Approves 1st Major Offshore Wind Energy Project
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Administration Approves 1st Major Offshore Wind Energy Project

NPR  

Biden Administration Approves 1st Major Offshore Wind Energy Project Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP Michael Dwyer/AP The U.S. Interior Department approved the country's first large-scale offshore wind project Tuesday, a final hurdle that reverses course from the Trump administration and sets the stage for a major shift in the energy landscape. Lars Pedersen, Vineyard Wind's CEO, recently told …

Biden’s climate push promises ‘jobs, jobs, jobs.’ Here’s what that might look like
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden’s climate push promises ‘jobs, jobs, jobs.’ Here’s what that might look like

CNN  

New York CNN — In his first address to a joint session of Congress last week, President Joe Biden framed his climate change agenda as a once-in-a-generationeconomic opportunity, speaking directly to blue-collar workers. Although the investment in combating climate change will inevitably lead to more new jobs, many existing jobs — in the fossil fuel industry, for example — will …

Biden Administration Boosts Wind And Solar Ambitions Ahead Of Infrastructure Push
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Administration Boosts Wind And Solar Ambitions Ahead Of Infrastructure Push

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Biden administration is laying the policy groundwork to boost renewable energy production ahead of unveiling an anticipated $3 trillion package to prioritize green infrastructure and curb planet-altering greenhouse gas emissions. “I recognize that over the past few years, the federal government’s approach to offshore wind has probably seemed like a chicken with its head cut off,” …

Biden administration announces plan to expand wind power
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden administration announces plan to expand wind power

Al Jazeera  

The White House said the plan would create more than 44,000 jobs and employ nearly 33,000 in offshore wind activity. The White House has announced plans to expand offshore wind energy in the coming decade by opening new areas to development, speeding environmental permitting, and boosting public financing for projects. The plan would create jobs for more than 44,000 workers …

Offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard nears approval
3 years, 9 months ago

Offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard nears approval

Associated Press  

— The first commercial-scale offshore wind power development in U.S. history is edging closer to approval, federal officials said Monday. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management made the announcement about Vineyard Wind, a much anticipated and debated project off Massachusetts that would include dozens of turbines and produce enough power for more than 400,000 homes. President Joe Biden’s administration has …

Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host of challenges — including the coronavirus pandemic and restoring hundreds of thousands of lost jobs — to get it done. To reach Biden’s 100% renewable energy goal will require a massive buildout of grid …

Offshore wind farms, big in Europe, could boom in US under Biden
3 years, 10 months ago

Offshore wind farms, big in Europe, could boom in US under Biden

Live Mint  

Developers of offshore wind farms, long awaiting their moment in the US, are pushing the Biden administration to cut through red tape that has for years stymied the industry’s domestic growth. President Biden signed an executive order last month directing the Interior secretary to identify steps to double offshore wind production by 2030, part of an effort to deploy more …

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion
4 years, 2 months ago

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

NPR  

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan and Spencer Platt/Getty Images Justin Sullivan and Spencer Platt/Getty Images In 2008, Daimon Rhea moved to Utah to find work in the oil fields. Meanwhile, Biden is promising to shift away from fossil fuels and create new "clean energy" jobs …

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