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The US offshore wind power industry along the East Coast is recovering from a tough 2023 when several developers canceled projects or contracts, dealing a blow to state decarbonization policies that relied on that emissions-free generation, but state regulators acted fast and conditions are improving, developers, regulators and other stakeholders, said April 9. “I think… Read More
The Maine House of Representatives voted Tuesday to protect sand dunes on Sears Island where the Mills administration has proposed to build an offshore wind terminal. In an 80-65 vote, the House rejected legislation that would have authorized the Department of Environmental Protection to grant a permit to build the terminal on an area of Sears Island… Read More
The United States crossed a significant milestone at the end of 2023. For the first time, wind power turbines sent electricity to the power grid from commercial-scale offshore wind farms. A turbine in the South Fork Wind Farm 35 miles from Montauk Point, New York, sent power to the state’s grid. A few weeks later, a turbine… Read More
Offshore wind is a big part of California’s new transmission plan as New Jersey proposal is unveiled and Equinor gets FERC boost After a difficult period in 2023, the offshore wind sector in the US is recovering quickly, but much remains to be done to build a transmission network that supports the rapid expansion of… Read More
California’s main grid operator wants to spend more than $4.5 billion to upgrade the state’s transmission system for offshore wind, underscoring a nationwide shift toward major investments in grid expansion. The California Independent System Operator released a $6.1 billion draft plan last week to prep the Golden State’s power system for clean energy. The largest… Read More
The Biden Administration, Tuesday, approved two large offshore wind projects off the coast of Massachusetts. Both projects– New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2– will be built approximately 20 miles off Martha’s Vineyard, just south of the first U.S. commercial-scale offshore wind farm, Vineyard Wind, which brought 100% clean power to the grid in January of this… Read More
Global offshore wind developer Corio Generation and Brazilian port developer Prumo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore using the Port of Açu, north of Rio de Janeiro, for the deployment of Corio’s future offshore wind projects – expected to be among the first wave of offshore wind farms built in Brazil. Corio is aiming to develop… Read More
One of the offshore wind developers vying to supply power to Massachusetts and/or southern New England secured a key federal approval Tuesday morning, becoming the eighth commercial-scale offshore wind farm to be approved under President Joe Biden and boosting the country above 10 gigawatts of approved offshore wind power. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s… Read More
Money to address Louisiana’s land loss crisis will soon be in far shorter supply as oil spill money runs dry. But part of the solution may be arriving with the winds. One state representative is proposing a constitutional amendment that would dedicate future revenue from offshore wind and other alternative energy to Louisiana’s coastal fund. While Gulf wind… Read More
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise. What happened? In early March 2024, the Florida House voted to pass a bill that will ban wind turbines offshore and on land within 1 mile of the coast and the Intracoastal Waterway…. Read More
At least five tribes along the West Coast have announced their opposition to proposed offshore wind development. Five areas off the California coast were auctioned off in late 2022 to build floating wind turbines. And the federal government is considering sales off the Southern Oregon coast. Derek Bowman, a council member with the Bear River… Read More
Massachusetts received bids from Avangrid Renewables, South Coast Wind Energy, and Vineyard Offshore in the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation. The bids were in response to Massachusetts’ fourth offshore wind solicitation — the region’s largest to date for up to 3,600 MW. In accordance with the RFP, bidders provided the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources… Read More
Interior Department has now approved more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind under President Biden’s leadership — enough to power nearly 4 million homes The Biden-Harris administration today announced its approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project – the nation’s eighth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership…. Read More
A coalition of independent fishing boat operators, seafood companies and industry groups is calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to ask the federal government to stop a planned auction for floating wind energy projects off the Oregon Coast. In a letter to Kotek on Tuesday, the more than 100 signatories said she should stop the U.S. Bureau of… Read More
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office quietly helped write a bill to curtail wind energy in the state of Florida, email records provided to the Tampa Bay Times show. A version of that bill is now awaiting DeSantis’ signature to become law, which will ban offshore wind turbines in state waters. It also proposes to delete the… Read More