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
The Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) and Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) have issued the final report for the 2021 Partners in Science Workshop, which was hosted virtually on January 28, 2021. This workshop, Identifying Ecological Metrics and … Continued
BOEM has extended the comment period on the Draft EA for the Proposed Wind Energy Areas offshore of New York and New Jersey to September 23rd, 2021. Information on the Draft EA as well as instructions on how to leave … Continued
BOEM is taking public comment on a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sunrise Wind project offshore New York. The updated September 3rd NOI, the August 31st NOI, and the Construction and Operations … Continued
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is seeking resource experts to take part in their offshore wind research priorities survey. New Jersey’s 2020 solicitation for offshore wind requires developers to commit $10K/MW to fund environmental and fisheries research. Responses … Continued
Members of the public are invited to join a Port Access Route Studies Update & Map Data webinar on Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. In this special edition of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal’s “How Tuesday” webinar series, presented in … Continued
The final State of the Science workgroup reports are available on the NYSERDA Environmental Technical Working Group website. Following plenary presentations in November of 2020 on the cumulative impacts to wildlife from offshore wind energy development, seven workgroups met over … Continued
Orsted has submitted a bid to the Maryland Public Service Commission to develop Skipjack Wind 2, a proposed project of up to 760 MW. Orsted will be hosting a virtual open house on July 19 to answer questions from the … Continued
On July 1st, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Commercial Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project. The Notice of Intent initiates a 30-day public comment period … Continued
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities has selected both Atlantic Shores and Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 2 projects in its latest 2.7GW offshore wind solicitation. Both projects will use EEW foundation manufacturing facilities that will be constructed in Paulsboro, NJ and … Continued