A three-year study of cod and other commercial fish species is underway around New England offshore wind energy sites, part of a NMFS effort to better understand how proposed turbine arrays will affect the environment and fisheries.
The bill proposes to compensate commercial fishermen for lost revenues associated with the effects of certain offshore wind energy projects and require disclosure of the contract and associated documents for such project.
The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) has appointed Lyndie Hice-Dunton as its first executive director.
BOEM announced a revised schedule for the Vineyard Wind project. The Final EIS will now be November 13, 2020, and the Record of Decision will be on December 18, 2020.
The 2021 budget of $189 million allocates $26.5 million to advance offshore wind development. BOEM’s leasing program will use the budget to continue offshore wind advocacy, while streamlining its review processes under NEPA.
The Port of Virginia announced a lease agreement with Ørsted, a wind developer, for to make 40 acres available for vessels, materials for offshore wind construction, and turbine components beginning in May of 2020.
The draft Offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island Port Access Route Study, by the First Coast Guard District in Boston and published in the Federal Register, is now available for comments. The aim of the study, conducted between March 26 – … Continued
NYSERDA filed a petition with the New York Public Service Commission to procure at least 1,000 MWs of offshore wind energy. The Commission could decide to authorize an even greater capacity depending upon several market variables.
NYSERDA filed a petition to initiate a regulatory proceeding seeking Commission authorization to issue a 2020 offshore wind solicitation. The petition addresses Governor Cuomo’s announcement in his 2020 State of the State Address, that in 2020, NYSERDA should issue its … Continued
Within the Energy Plan is a proposal to develop 7,500 MW of offshore wind energy generation by 2035. The entire Energy Plan can be viewed here.