Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource are establishing a manufacturing facility for offshore wind foundation components at ProvPort in Rhode Island, United States. The new 228-foot long facility will be used for advanced fabrication and assembly of foundation platforms for … Continued
BOEM withdrew two New York Bight wind energy areas from consideration for 2021 leasing, citing potential conflicts with maritime traffic, fishing, and views from Long Island. The State of New York requests wind farms to be at least 18 miles … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has published recommendations to BOEM on mapping Essential Fish Habitats to refine developer’s benthic surveys and data collection. The recommendations include additional information for each step in the mapping process, includes details on sampling … Continued
The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) requests proposals from qualified contractors to develop a report with recommendations for standardizing and sharing fisheries resource data. The report will aim to support better understanding of the impacts of offshore wind development on … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be hosting an upcoming virtual meeting of the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force for the New York Bight on April 14 & 16, 2021. The meeting will focus on the following topics: … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified nearly 800,000 acres as Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the New York Bight, between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. The agency will now initiate an environmental review, with public input, … Continued
New Hampshire Senators are working on a bill to request proposals from Developers for 600 MW of offshore wind to the state. The bill comes from state Sen. David Watters, a Dover Democrat. His proposal would have New Hampshire work with … Continued
The Maine Governor’s Energy Office is holding a webinar on UK Lessons in Supply Chain on March 30. This webinar will be held by UK Government and Carbon Trust, in partnership with the State of Maine and the Maine International … Continued
Four coastal U.S. Representatives have formed the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus, including Congresswoman Elaine Luria, Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Congressman Jimmy Panetta, and Congressman Salud Carbajal. This bipartisan group aims to develop solutions to address the offshore wind industry’s challenges, … Continued
The South Fork Wind Farm received a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need from the New York State Public Service Commission, giving it state approval to land a cable in Wainscott and connect to the grid. This announcement is … Continued