BOEM Releases FEIS for the Vineyard Wind Project
BOEM has published the Vineyard Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement. More information on Vineyard Wind as well as the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) is provided on the BOEM website.
$200 million New Jersey Port Upgrade
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy committed to spend $200 million to upgrade a new port in South Jersey to serve offshore wind projects. Governor Murphy states that the significant investment by New Jersey is a clear signal that it is … Continued
New London Community Agreement
Developers Eversource and Ørsted signed a host community agreement with the city of New London, CT, ending a year-long stalemate. The agreement allows the use of State Pier to develop Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind, and Sunrise Wind. Governor Lamont … Continued
ME Offshore Wind Fisheries Working Session
The State of Maine’s first Fisheries Work Session is scheduled for March 10, 5:30-7:30pm. The fisheries-focused work sessions are aimed to gather input and data from members of the commercial and recreational fishing industry and will focus on fishing activity and … Continued
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold various meetings over the week of March 1 through March 5th. Council Session I on March 1, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. will include a presentation on the Kitty Hawk … Continued
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to host a technical conference on offshore wind transmission on March 12
The purpose of this Technical Conference is to further examine the risks associated with apotential separation of the generation and transmission throughout the development andoperation phases of offshore wind generation development. More information and registration is available on their website.
NY and NJ U.S. Representatives Urge for Jump-Start in New York Bight Offshore Wind Development
A group of 25 U.S. Representatives from New York and New Jersey urged BOEM director Amanda Lefton to “jump-start the offshore wind leasing process” in New York Bight. New York and New Jersey “would see more high-paying jobs, new sources … Continued
Request for Qualifications: Regional Wildlife Science Entity
NYSERDA and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) are officially announcing the Regional Wildlife Science Entity for Offshore Wind (RWSE) Request for Qualifications (RFQL) in collaboration with the Interim Steering Committee. The RFQL can be found here and will be open until … Continued
New York Offshore Wind Public Webinar
On February 10th, NYSERDA will be holding a public webinar on offshore wind updates in New York. The webinar will provide details on the two recently-awarded offshore wind projects, Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind, as well as updates on … Continued
ABS to Class U.S. First Offshore Wind Farm Service Operation Vessel
Maritime classification society ABS will class the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act offshore wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) ever ordered. The vessel, ordered last year, will be engineered, constructed, and operated by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) for long-term charter to … Continued