Offshore

DOE, NOAA launch initiative to gather data near U.S. wind farms

The aim of the 18-month study is to obtain weather, ocean, and wildlife data near the sites of active offshore wind farms and lease areas off the coast of the Northeast United States, in an effort to improve the design and operation of offshore wind turbines and wind farms.

Virginia lawmakers delay decision on Dominion Energy’s offshore wind monopoly

02.15.2024

A proposal to inject competition into the state’s offshore wind procurement has been delayed until 2025 and is set to be studied by a revamped energy commission.

Eversource sells offshore wind projects for $1.1B

02.14.2024

Eversource will share its 50% ownership in the two wind farms to Global Infrastructure Partners, following increased costs and economic uncertainty across the offshore wind industry.

Feds finalize areas for floating offshore wind farms along Oregon coast

02.14.2024

The two zones cover roughly 195,000 acres (78,914 hectares) and are both located in southern Oregon, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said.

Fish and Wildlife Service simplifies incidental take permitting process for endangered eagles

02.08.2024

The Endangered Species Act requires that an incidental take permit be obtained for any “take” of an endangered or threatened species incidental to an otherwise lawful activity.

House leaders prepping legislation to boost Maryland offshore wind

02.07.2024

House Economic Matters Chair C.T. Wilson (D-Charles) and Vice Chair Brian M. Crosby (D-St. Mary’s) will introduce a bill later this week to buttress USWind and encourage more players to enter the marketplace.

Polls show most conservatives like clean energy. So why isn’t the North Carolina GOP doing more to support it?

02.05.2024

Special interest groups, far-right misinformation, and entrenched individual lawmakers are among the barriers facing clean energy policy in this purple state.

BOEM seeks public input on Beacon Wind offshore site

Equinor and BP say Beacon Wind will be developed in three phases, with the first phase bringing 1,230 MW online for use in New York….

Virginia bill to let non-utilities supply offshore wind energy pushed back to 2025

Dominion has said the proposal is a bad idea because buying power from a third-party offshore wind developer could be more expensive than producing the power it…

Solar and wind PPA prices rise in North America amid economic uncertainty

North American P25 power purchase agreement (PPA) offer prices rose by 4% in Q4 of 2023, according to a new report from LevelTen Energy, a PPA marketplace opera…

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind gets final federal approval

Dominion has received final approvals necessary to start construction of 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, which is expected to be completed in late 2026….

Maine environmental groups urge support for proposed offshore wind port ahead of siting decision

The state has limited deepwater options to build a port that can accommodate the huge components of floating offshore wind arrays planned for the Gulf of Maine….

New York’s latest offshore wind solicitation attracts big bidders

NYSERDA received proposals from Equinor; RWE and National Grid Ventures; and Ørsted and Eversource. A full list of proposals is forthcoming….

New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers’ view

The action brings the state’s total of preliminarily approved offshore wind projects to three — the same level it was at before Danish wind developer Orsted …

IEA: Clean energy to outpace demand through 2026

By early 2025, the IEA expects renewables to make up more than a third of total generation, overtaking coal. …

EIA: Solar and wind to lead U.S. generation growth for next two years

As a result of new solar projects coming online this year, the EIA forecasts that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh…