The Special Initiative on Offshore Wind and the American Wind Energy Association partnered to publish the new Offshore Wind Public Participation Guide. Which will help the public engage and share opinions in the existing federal feedback process for offshore wind … Continued
The American Wind Energy Association and the University of Delaware developed a new guide that identifies opportunities for interested parties and public stakeholders to be heard.
According to research from DNV GL, multiple oil & gas companies are planning to invest in renewable energy projects this year. Offshore wind is expected to spearhead the renewable energy campaign.
Significant improvements have been made in subsea cable technology over the past ten years. About 80 percent of all offshore wind insurance claims involve the cables, making it a risky area for offshore wind farms.
The second solicitation for at least 1GW of offshore wind capacity in 2020 is being issued by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
The world’s largest single offshore wind project proposed to date, Dominion Energy’s proposed 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind project, will likely feature Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) supplied turbines.
New York will create a training institute on Long Island for prospective employees of planned offshore wind farms. The state will spend $20 million on the offshore wind training institute, which will be housed at Stony Brook University and Farmingdale … Continued
NYSERDA is making available up to $5.5 million to support the collection of geotechnical and geophysical data from areas off New York’s coast that hold offshore wind development potential.
Leaders in states around the Gulf of Maine express support for offshore wind. This sets the region up to become the next battleground over the resource as objections are voiced from the area’s influential fishing industry.
Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia has proposed a budget that creates Virginia’s first Office of Offshore Wind.