Vineyard Wind has selected SICdrone, Night Vision Technology Solutions, and Open Ocean Robotics for their Marine Mammal Challenge. The startups will focus on innovations in marine mammal monitoring through data collection, real-time transmission, and analysis. The technologies the companies will … Continued
As part of a $1.3 million state grant program, a partnership between the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association and the Northeast Maritime Institute will enroll commercial fishermen in a certification course that will qualify them to transport people and supplies to … Continued
A USACE permit has been filed for the New London port expansion, which would support Revolution Wind, Sunrise Wind, South Fork Wind, and other projects. The proposed work would be located at the State Pier in New London, CT on … Continued
On June 29th, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) published in the federal register a notice of the initiation of the northern NY Bight Port Access Route Study (NNYBPARS). Comments will be due on August 28. The NNYBPARS will evaluate the … Continued
New Jersey’s second wind solicitation will seek between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of capacity. The official solicitation is expected to be issued in September. The guidance document is available here
On July 21st, New England commercial fishermen meet with Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to address concerns over offshore wind development. Their concerns include safety of commercial and recreational boaters navigating through the wind farms, potential gear conflicts, and … Continued
The New England wind developers are funding free COVID-19 tests for fishermen in New Bedford. The initiative is being funded by the New England Wind Development Area (WDA), which consists of Vineyard Wind, Eversource/Ørsted, Mayflower Wind, and Equinor. Together, the … Continued
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced New York’s second offshore wind solicitation seeking up to 2,500 megawatts of projects. This is the largest in the nation’s history in addition to last year’s solicitation which resulted in nearly 1,700 megawatts awarded. This solicitation … Continued
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will host a public meeting to discuss the draft New Jersey Offshore Wind Strategic Plan on Monday, August 3rd. The meeting will include a brief presentation by NJBPU Staff recapping the State of New … Continued
The CEQ published a final rule to update NEPA regulations. These changes are meant to reduce the number of projects that require federal review and narrow the scope of effects considered under those reviews.