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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USD 21 million in funding for three projects supporting offshore wind energy technology demonstration and resource characterization. The projects will support offshore wind development by demonstrating innovative technologies not previously commercially used in the U.S. and by improving the ability to forecast energy production, DOE said. Atkins… Read More
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An environmentalist accused a city agency of underplaying the expected impact of a ferry line planned for Coney Island during a Monday meeting about the project. In a permit application for the ferry’s dock, the government reps claimed that the boat dock was “consistent” with the surrounding landscape and won’t “increase traffic” to the area…. Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — An impounded section of the Kalamazoo River will become a lake again now that repairs are finished on a hydroelectric dam that allowed huge quantities of sediment to wash downstream after the reservoir was drained. Eagle Creek Renewable Energy said it would begin refilling Morrow Lake this week after repairing spillway gates… Read More
The Barnstable County Dredge Program’s director Ken Cirillo proposed a new rate cost for dredging at the Assembly of Delegates meeting on Wednesday, December 17. The assembly was scheduled to vote on the new rate proposal after a discussion and presentation by Mr. Cirillo, but instead the assembly voted to postpone the dredge rate fee… Read More
Crews are hard at work in Fort Myers Beach a month after Tropical Storm Eta damaged Lynn Hall Park. A dune renourishment project is underway at the beach, which is closed from the fishing pier to the north end of the park. Work began Saturday, and Lee County plans to wrap up by Christmas Eve, but… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive DredgeWire has obtained new information about small ($150,000 and under) emergency loans granted to US companies involved in the dredging industry. After Congress in early March deemed the coronavirus outbreak a disaster, that allowed businesses to access to the Economic Injury Disaster Loans program (EIDL) administered by the Small Business Administation. The federal… Read More
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The Midwest isn’t what comes to mind when we think of America’s coastlines, but the total U.S. coastline of the Great Lakes is more in miles than both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The Midwest’s coastline is a magnet for the many people who visit its beaches and coastal towns, and for the lucky few wealthy enough… Read More
New loan program helps communities reduce shoreline erosion risk WASHINGTON — Legislation sponsored by Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow that would help shoreline communities address rising water levels and erosion passed the Senate this past week. The Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund… Read More
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reports that the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021 (NDAA), which today passed the Senate with a veto-proof majority, affirms that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) applies to offshore wind and other renewable energy projects constructed on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). OCSLA, which dates… Read More
American maritime and supply chain trade associations and organizations last week sent letters to Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin and Congressional leaders asking for help in coping with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One letter, signed by a notably broad industry coalition asks for $3.5 billion in aid to the industry. A separate… Read More
Avangrid’s project off Virginia and North Carolina coasts join gigawatts’ worth of offshore wind in the works along the Eastern seaboard. Avangrid Renewables has submitted a plan to federal regulators for the first 800-megawatt phase of its Kitty Hawk offshore wind project, an opening move in a plan to build 2.5 gigawatts of wind power… Read More
A temporary order extending the area where South Carolina’s residual property insurance market provides insurance has been renewed for another two years. An order issued by South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer says the renewal of the 2007 expansion of the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association (SCWHUA) territory is necessary “to address those… Read More