The first of three offshore substations has been installed at the 2.6-gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, located 43 kilometers off the coast of Virginia Beach, the US. The 3,907-metric ton lift marks the completion of the installation … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made a Draft Finding of no historic properties affected for passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). PAM activities include deploying passive acoustic equipment and collecting data … Continued
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of fishing groups and communities, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on March 5 to hear their challenge against federal permits for the Vineyard Wind 1 project off southern New England. The case … Continued
The Ocean Energy Systems (OES)-Environmental has released its 2024 State of the Science Report, a comprehensive 300-page document examining the potential environmental effects of marine renewable energy development worldwide. The report, representing the culmination of a four-year effort (2020-2024) with … Continued
Italian company, Prysmian Group, has canceled plans to build an undersea cable factory for the offshore wind industry on the site of the former Brayton Point Power Plant in Somerset, Massachusetts. The factory would have created at least 150 manufacturing … Continued
New Jersey has abandoned plans for a fourth offshore wind solicitation, effectively ending the proposed Atlantic Shores project following Shell’s withdrawal as an equity partner. This decision by the state Board of Public Utilities marks a significant retreat from Governor … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has cancelled its planned virtual public meetings for the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic offshore wind project following a federal directive to pause offshore wind leasing. The decision follows a memorandum from the Department of the … Continued
President Trump issued a memorandum implementing a temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from offshore wind leasing and ordering a comprehensive review of federal wind leasing and permitting practices. The directive withdraws all areas within … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized guidance aimed at mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy projects on commercial and for-hire recreational fisheries. BOEM’s final guidance, informed by extensive public input, provides a national framework for addressing … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Managment (BOEM) announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) of Vineyard Mid-Atlantic’s proposed offshore wind energy project, located in the federal waters offshore New York … Continued