On June 30, 2025, Delaware Governor Matt Meyers signed Senate Bill (SB) 159 – later amended as SB 199 – effectively overruling Sussex County’s December 2024 denial of a conditional use permit for a US Wind offshore substation critical to … Continued
Massachusetts’ latest round of offshore wind solicitations – totaling 2,678 megawatts (MW) across three projects – will face further delays in final contract execution and filing amid federal permitting uncertainty. Originally scheduled for August 2024 with an April 2025 filing, … Continued
The Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund, administered by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI), recently announced its biennial project solicitation for wind- and solar-wildlife research projects. The application is open through July 11, 2025. Projects selected through this solicitation will … Continued
An offshore wind project planned off the coast of Maryland has received a final state air quality permit, pushing it closer to construction. The multi-phased offshore wind project known as the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. The Maryland Department of the … Continued
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, the developer behind the 1.5-gigawatt (GW) Atlantic Shores 1 wind energy project in progress offshore New Jersey, filed a petition asking the state’s Board of Public Utilities to terminate the project’s offshore renewable energy credits and release … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a new report, “Offshore Wind Impact on Oceanographic Processes: North Carolina to New York.” The study, prepared by RPS Ocean Science, a Tetra Tech company, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, study … Continued
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind petitioned the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) on June 4, 2025 to terminate its Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) order. The company, which is a partnership between power and fuel company Shell and EDF … Continued
The early registration deadline for the American Fisheries Society (AFS) 155th Annual Meeting has been extended until July 8, 2025. The American Fisheries Society’s Annual Meeting brings together a global community of fisheries professionals to share knowledge, foster innovation, and … Continued
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is hosting a Learning from the Experts webinar, “Offshore Wind Vessels – Constraints and Opportunities”, on 11 June 2025 from 1:00-2:00pm EST (5:00-6:00pm UTC). In this webinar, Tyler Boje and … Continued
OES-Environmental has recently added a new guide to its Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) Educational Resources page on Tethys, which hosts resources to increase awareness and understanding of marine renewable energy and associated environmental effects and support the future workforce. The … Continued