Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time

Associated Press  

For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra said 2023 was a historic year for offshore wind with “steel in the water and people at work, and today, we begin a new chapter and welcome 2024 by delivering the first clean offshore wind power to the grid in Massachusetts.” Avangrid is an energy company headquartered in Orange, Connecticut. On Wednesday, Equinor and BP announced a “reset” for Empire Wind 2, a 1,260-megawatt offshore wind project off the coast of New York, citing changed economic circumstances on an industry-wide scale. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Wednesday’s announcement is a “great way to kick off 2024.” The 800-megawatt wind farm will power more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.

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Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence as Leading Light seeks pause
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence as Leading Light seeks pause

Associated Press  

Another offshore wind project in New Jersey is encountering turbulence. Leading Light Wind is asking the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to give it a pause through late December on its plan to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Beach Island. The statement added that the company, during a pause, would continue moving its project …

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, …

Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey would have 157 turbines and be 8.4 miles from shore
9 months, 1 week ago

Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey would have 157 turbines and be 8.4 miles from shore

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J, — An offshore wind power project proposed for New Jersey would have 157 turbines and be located 8.4 miles from shore at its closest point, data released by the federal government Friday shows. It is one of three offshore wind projects currently pending in New Jersey, which is trying to become the East Coast leader in offshore …

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 …

Wind farm off the Massachusetts coast begins delivering steady flow of power
10 months ago

Wind farm off the Massachusetts coast begins delivering steady flow of power

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Vineyard Wind, the wind farm under construction off the coast of Massachusetts, has begun delivering energy to the power grid from five of its planned 62 wind turbines, company and state officials said Thursday. Maura Healey said the delivery of power to the grid from the first five turbines “marks a turning point in the clean energy transition.” …

Feds finalize areas for floating offshore wind farms along Oregon coast
10 months, 1 week ago

Feds finalize areas for floating offshore wind farms along Oregon coast

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — The federal government has finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast, authorities announced Tuesday, bringing the state closer to commercially developing and producing a renewable energy source that’s part of the fight against climate change. “Offshore wind is likely to play an important role in meeting our state’s growing energy demand and …

Decades after Europe, turning blades send first commercial offshore wind power onto US grid
1 year ago

Decades after Europe, turning blades send first commercial offshore wind power onto US grid

Associated Press  

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Despite some recent financial setbacks, U.S. offshore windpower has hit a milestone. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource announced Wednesday the first electricity from what will be a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York. Wind turbine blades for South Fork Wind, an offshore wind …

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 …

Massive windfarm project to be built off Virginia coast gains key federal approval
1 year, 1 month ago

Massive windfarm project to be built off Virginia coast gains key federal approval

Associated Press  

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia’s coast gained key federal approval Tuesday after the Biden Administration evaluated the project’s potential impact on the environment. Dominion said its project will be the largest offshore wind farm under development in the United States. “Today’s approval of the largest offshore wind project in …

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
1 year, 4 months ago

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. “Offshore wind, done responsibly, offers Maine the opportunity to secure abundant clean energy, stable energy prices, good-paying jobs and a healthier environment for future generations,” Mills said in a statement. The timeline calls for …

Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects
1 year, 5 months ago

Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and produce enough power for about 900,000 homes from floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine. Lawrence, of York, said previously that he believes the compromise proposal has necessary “guardrails in place to make sure this is done right and truly …

US gives go-ahead for Orsted’s New Jersey offshore wind farm to start construction
1 year, 5 months ago

US gives go-ahead for Orsted’s New Jersey offshore wind farm to start construction

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The federal government gave the go-ahead Wednesday for New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm to begin construction, clearing the way for the first of at least three — and likely many more — such projects in a state trying to become the East Coast leader in wind energy. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s action represents …

New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it wants to do the same with wind power
1 year, 6 months ago

New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it wants to do the same with wind power

Associated Press  

— New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Nearly two centuries later New Bedford aspires to light the world again, in a different relationship with the sea, as the offshore wind industry arrives here. Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Skoust Moeller said New Bedford is the …

Five companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast
2 years ago

Five companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration’s first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale for federal waters off the West Coast generated more than $750 million, as energy companies competed for five areas that could eventually be home to massive floating wind turbines. “I don’t see that happening again anytime soon.” The lower bids in this week’s lease sale were due in part …

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
2 years ago

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast. Europe has some floating offshore wind — a project in the North Sea has been operating since 2017 — but the potential for the technology is huge in areas of strong wind off America’s coasts, …

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 …

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 …

Closed coal plant will be transformed into offshore wind hub
2 years, 10 months ago

Closed coal plant will be transformed into offshore wind hub

Associated Press  

The site of a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset will be transformed into the first offshore wind manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, the governor announced Thursday. An Italian cable manufacturing company, Prysmian Group, finalized an agreement to acquire a 47-acre parcel at the site to make subsea transmission cables that will bring power generated by offshore wind to the electrical …

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 …

Interior Department approves 2nd large US offshore wind farm
3 years, 1 month ago

Interior Department approves 2nd large US offshore wind farm

Associated Press  

The Biden administration approved an offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and New York on Wednesday as part of a plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it approved the construction and operations of the South Fork Wind project, the department’s second approval of a commercial-scale, …

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  

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Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California

LA Times  

The federal government plans to open more than 250,000 acres off the California coast to wind development, the Biden administration announced Tuesday, as part of a major effort to ramp up the nation’s renewable energy and cut its climate-warming emissions. The Department of Defense had also pushed back on expanding offshore wind power into California, warning in the past that …

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 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,” …

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 …

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 …

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