On January 4th, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State Address where she announced that New York will make a nation-leading $500 million investment in offshore wind ports, manufacturing, and supply chain to be integrated within NYSERDA’s 2022 … Continued
BOEM has announced that it will hold a wind auction on February 23rd for six lease areas in the New York Bight, totaling more than 480,000 acres, the largest single-event auction thus far. This will be the first auction under … Continued
The United States Coast Guard has published the Northern New York Bight Port Access Route Study (NNYBPARS). The study was conducted to evaluate the adequacy of existing vessel routing measures and determine whether additional vessel routing measures are necessary for … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the New York Bight. The final Environmental Assessment (EA) assessed potential impacts from the issuance of leases within … Continued
The Massachusetts Governor’s Office has announced that it will buy 1,200 megawatts of offshore wind power from Vineyard Wind and 400 megawatts of offshore wind power from Mayflower Wind. The Vineyard Wind Project will generate 800 MW of energy, consist … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is working with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and affected coastal states to develop guidance to be used in developing plans and environmental reviews for reducing or avoiding impacts from offshore wind projects … Continued
A group of regional state partners has submitted a letter to BOEM with regard to fisheries compensation efforts to encourage the development and advancement of a fair, equitable, and transparent process. These states include Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mayflower Wind Energy project. The Mayflower Wind Construction and Operations Plan is also available on the BOEM … Continued
The American Fisheries Society (ASF) is hosting their annual meeting on November 6-10 in Baltimore, Maryland. This meeting has a symposium on the “Interactions Between Offshore Wind, Fisheries, and Fisheries Resources” which will examine the potential interactions of offshore wind … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind projects. The NOI as well as the Project’s Construction and Operations Plan is … Continued