US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey
6 months, 1 week ago

US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S. Interior Department approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey on Tuesday, giving a major boost to a project that would be the state’s first. “We recognize the significance of this milestone, and we’re thrilled to work with our supply chain partners to continue making near-term investments and creating great paying union jobs.” Opponents of offshore wind are well organized and vocal in New Jersey, and one of several groups against the plan, Protect Our Coast-NJ, said the federal and state governments “are forging ahead like a bull in a China shop, hurting overburdened communities and our incredible ocean with unwanted industrial construction projects.” “Offshore wind construction and operations disrupts wildlife and ecosystems, and threatens the livelihoods of commercial fishermen and small businesses up and down the East coast,” the group said in a statement. Atlantic Shores, which was given preliminary approval in 2021 by New Jersey utility regulators, has now gotten nearly as far as a previously approved project that would have been New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm. “We are proud to see New Jersey move towards renewable energy and offshore wind development, and away from dirty fossil fuels.” Doug O’Malley, director of Environment New Jersey, added: “On the cusp of a historic heat wave, there is no better week for the federal government to give a green light to the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project.

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Still unable to find equipment makers, New Jersey offshore wind project seeks 2nd delay
1 week, 2 days ago

Still unable to find equipment makers, New Jersey offshore wind project seeks 2nd delay

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey offshore wind project is seeking a second delay, saying it still can’t find someone to build crucial equipment for the turbines in the latest patch of turbulence striking the industry. “We can only draw one logical conclusion: the Trump administration threatens the lifeblood of the offshore wind industry, namely, large government subsidies and …

Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

Associated Press  

NEWPORT, Ore. — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a sandy beach along the forested shoreline. The federal government issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine in August, and Oregon’s commercial lease sale is next month. The opposition …

Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Offshore wind projects undergo rigorous …

Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction next month, saying the environmental analysis underpinning the sale was too narrow and based on a “predetermined political decision.” The lawsuit, filed by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw …

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

Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach. “We …

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A partnership that proposed an offshore wind farm in New Jersey last year but was not selected by state utility regulators to move forward with it is trying again. Community Offshore Wind said Thursday it had submitted a bid a day earlier to build a wind farm off the state’s southern coast. “Community Offshore Wind was …

Up to two new offshore wind projects are proposed for New Jersey. A third seeks to re-bid its terms
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Up to two new offshore wind projects are proposed for New Jersey. A third seeks to re-bid its terms

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Up to two additional offshore wind projects were proposed for the New Jersey coast Wednesday, and the developers of a third project that already has preliminary approval sought to re-bid its terms. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities received three bids by Wednesday’s deadline in the state’s fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms. …

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects
7 months, 1 week ago

New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year — a little over a third of what the company once was required to pay. The state’s Board of Public Utilities said Tuesday that New Jersey and Orsted have settled claims …

Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm
8 months ago

Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore 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. Read our privacy policy Three anti-wind power groups are …

New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back
8 months, 1 week ago

New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back

Associated Press  

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort. “Advancing this solicitation really demonstrates that we are committed to seeing the economic development that offshore wind is bringing …

Gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects

Associated Press  

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Government supporters of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey and New York are trading blows with opponents in some shore towns who say many vacationers and local residents don’t want to see turbines filling the ocean horizon. “It is imperative that any offshore wind projects are placed far enough out to avoid these drastic …

Gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects

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. Read our privacy policy Government supporters of offshore wind …

Biden administration approves the nation’s eighth large offshore wind project
9 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Two groups appeal the selection of new offshore wind projects for New Jersey, citing cost
10 months ago

Two groups appeal the selection of new offshore wind projects for New Jersey, citing cost

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Two homeowners’ groups are challenging New Jersey’s preliminary approval of two new offshore wind power projects, saying they would be unlawfully costly to electricity customers. Protect Our Coast New Jersey and Defend Brigantine Beach and Downbeach filed an appeal to the approval Tuesday in state court, saying that power contracts granted to the project developers violate …

U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases
11 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development. The agencies said they are trying to find ways to better protect the whales amid a surge of offshore wind farm projects, particularly on the U.S. East Coast. It also calls for avoiding the granting of offshore wind leases …

New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers’ view
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Wind farm off New Jersey likely to ‘adversely affect’ but not kill whales, feds say
1 year ago

Wind farm off New Jersey likely to ‘adversely affect’ but not kill whales, feds say

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The lone remaining offshore wind project in New Jersey with preliminary approval is likely to “adversely affect” whales and other marine mammals, but its construction, operation and eventual dismantling will not seriously harm or kill them, a federal scientific agency said. With proposed protective measures in place for the project, NOAA predicted that “all effects to …

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
1 year, 2 months 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 …

In a setback for the wind industry, 2 large offshore projects are canceled in N.J.
1 year, 2 months ago

In a setback for the wind industry, 2 large offshore projects are canceled in N.J.

NPR  

In a setback for the wind industry, 2 large offshore projects are canceled in N.J. Enlarge this image toggle caption Wayne Parry/AP Wayne Parry/AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wind energy developer Orsted is writing off $4 billion, due largely to the cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey whose financial challenges mirror those facing the nascent industry. …

Massive windfarm project to be built off Virginia coast gains key federal approval
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Wind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says
1 year, 3 months ago

Wind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says

Associated Press  

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — A proposed wind energy project off New Jersey would be among the farthest from land on the East Coast, the New York-based development company said Monday. State regulators did not identify the company when bids were received in August — one of four received as the state pushes to become the East Coast hub of the …

Orsted delays 1st New Jersey wind farm until 2026; not ready to ‘walk away’ from project
1 year, 4 months ago

Orsted delays 1st New Jersey wind farm until 2026; not ready to ‘walk away’ from project

Associated Press  

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Orsted, the global wind energy developer, says its first offshore wind farm in New Jersey will be delayed until 2026 due to supply chain issues, higher interest rates, and a failure so far to garner enough tax credits from the federal government. Orsted has federal approval for the Ocean Wind I project, and has state approval …

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
1 year, 5 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 …

US gives go-ahead for Orsted’s New Jersey offshore wind farm to start construction
1 year, 6 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 Jersey’s other wind farm developer wants government breaks, too; says project ‘at risk’
1 year, 6 months ago

New Jersey’s other wind farm developer wants government breaks, too; says project ‘at risk’

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A company approved to build New Jersey’s third offshore wind farm says it, too, wants government financial incentives, saying its project and the jobs it would create are “at risk” without the additional help. Atlantic Shores issued a statement Friday, shortly after New Jersey lawmakers approved a tax break for Danish wind developer Orsted, which has …

US energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind
1 year, 9 months ago

US energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind

Associated Press  

The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to meet the goal of vastly expanding offshore wind energy to address climate change. The Biden administration wants to build 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 — enough to power more than 10 million homes. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm promised in a statement that offshore wind “will …

New Jersey seeks more offshore wind projects; foes want halt
1 year, 10 months ago

New Jersey seeks more offshore wind projects; foes want halt

The Independent  

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New Jersey seeks more offshore wind projects; foes want halt
1 year, 10 months ago

New Jersey seeks more offshore wind projects; foes want halt

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey utility regulators are seeking additional offshore wind farm projects to generate electricity, even as opponents of wind power want to pause or halt the projects. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a third solicitation of offshore wind projects Monday; three wind farms have already been approved for the waters off southern New …

Groups: ‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in NJ-NY
1 year, 11 months ago

Groups: ‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in NJ-NY

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Environmental and fishing groups said Tuesday there is “no evidence” that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states. Many of New Jersey’s leading environmental groups held a press conference on the Atlantic City Boardwalk — directly in front …

Lease costs for offshore wind firms at NJ facility unknown
1 year, 11 months ago

Lease costs for offshore wind firms at NJ facility unknown

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A second offshore wind firm agreed Wednesday to lease space in a state-built, taxpayer-financed staging facility for such projects, but how much either of them will pay remains unknown. Phil Murphy announced that Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC signed a letter of intent with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to lease 35 acres of land …

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 …

Better late than never: Biden administration unveils new push for offshore wind
2 years, 6 months ago

Better late than never: Biden administration unveils new push for offshore wind

Salon  

The Biden administration and 11 states on the East Coast are working together to accelerate the construction of offshore wind projects in the United States. Through a new initiative called the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, Biden administration and governors from states where offshore wind projects exist or are in the works aim to expedite permitting processes, build the infrastructure …

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 …

Firms hired to connect NJ offshore wind farm to power grid
2 years, 8 months ago

Firms hired to connect NJ offshore wind farm to power grid

Associated Press  

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — The developers of a wind energy farm off the southern New Jersey coast said Monday they have hired two companies to connect the project to the electrical grid on land. Ocean Wind 1 has signed contracts with companies that will build electrical substations on land and run power lines from the offshore wind farm to the …

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, 10 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 …

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, …

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, 4 months ago

Concern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm

The Independent  

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They’re not blown away by NJ’s offshore wind power plans
3 years, 5 months ago

They’re not blown away by NJ’s offshore wind power plans

Associated Press  

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — New Jersey is moving aggressively to become the leader in the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry on the East Coast, but not everyone is blown away by those ambitious plans. “They’re still learning about this, and we’re the guinea pigs,” said Rick Bertsch, who is active with a group of Ocean City residents opposed to three …

Offshore wind farm gets approval from coastal regulators
3 years, 7 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 …

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 …

Offshore wind project near Martha’s Vineyard approved
3 years, 7 months ago

Offshore wind project near Martha’s Vineyard approved

LA Times  

An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes, was approved Tuesday by the federal government. The Vineyard Wind project, south of Martha’s Vineyard near Cape Cod, would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters. The $2-billion project is a critical piece of the Biden administration’s plan to …

Offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard nears approval
3 years, 10 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 …

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