offshore wind Archives

UPDATE: New bipartisan energy reform legislation passes Senate committee. What’s in it, and what’s next

The Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 shortens judicial review timelines, accelerates permitting on federal lands, and much more.

CPUC proposes 7.6 GW of offshore wind over the next decade

The CPUC proposal calls for up to 1 GW of enchanced geothermal, 1 GW of multi-day LDES, and 1 GW of LDES with minimum 12 hour discharge.

CEC adopts plan for 25 GW of offshore wind by 2045

The plan outlines analysis and strategies to deploy floating turbines off California’s central and northern coasts.

Offshore wind cancellations put goal of 30 GW by 2030 out of reach

The 2024 Offshore Wind Market Report suggests the United States can quickly make up ground and have 40 GW of offshore wind deployed by 2035.

Dominion agrees to buy Kitty Hawk North Wind offshore wind lease area from Avangrid

If approved and constructed, the former Kitty Hawk North Wind site, now known as CVOW-South, would generate up to 800 MW of renewable energy.

Equinor breaks ground on marine terminal key to supporting offshore Empire Wind 1

Once completed, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind hubs in the United States.

Interior makes moves to advance Maryland’s offshore wind development

A memorandum of understanding between BOEM and Maryland will continue ongoing efforts to explore and identify potential areas for offshore wind leasing….

Empire Wind 1, Sunrise Wind finalize offtake agreements with NYSERDA

The two offshore wind projects, totaling over 1,700 MW, will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years once they enter operati…

Maine’s lease approved for floating offshore wind site

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in t…

New Jersey speeds up its offshore wind solicitation schedule

The NJBPU recently announced the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window wil…

First monopile foundation installed at Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy says the 2.6 GW project is still on schedule to be completed in late 2026, as a federal ruling looms….

New Maryland law aims to jumpstart offshore wind development

The law allows qualified offshore wind developers to apply for outstanding Offshore Renewable Energy Credits (ORECs) created as a result of changes in th…

The first US-flagged offshore wind vessel is christened

Ørsted’s 262-foot long liveaboard ECO EDISON will serve as a floating, year-round homebase for 60 of the first American offshore wind turbine technicians, wh…

New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back

The state Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday opened a fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms, giving interested companies until July 10 to subm…

Massive New York projects nixed as NYSERDA concludes third offshore wind solicitation

NYSERDA provisionally awarded three offshore projects in October, but has decided against granting final awards to Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind…