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
The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) is hosting an Open Forum Session, “Anthropogenic Energy in the Marine Environment”, on 18 June 2025 from 10:00-11:00am BST (9:00-10:00am UTC). The session will include presentations on energy pollution from … Continued
The South Fork Wind Benthic Monitoring Program released a visual survey earlier this month conducted at South Fork Wind, an offshore wind farm located 16.5 nautical miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island in the Cox Ledge area. The survey … Continued
Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order has been lifted for the 810-megawatt (MW) Empire Wind 1 … Continued
US Wind, an offshore wind developer, has announced a significant $20 million investment package to support commercial fishing operations in Maryland and Delaware through agreements with their respective environmental agencies. The investment, described as one of the region’s largest commitments … Continued
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases challenging the federal approval of Vineyard Wind. Commercial fishing interests sued the federal agencies involved in approving the wind farm, which is under construction 15 miles off the coast of … Continued