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
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