Offshore Wind

A floating wind turbine under tow to the experimental Hywind site off Scotland. Statoil photo.

NOAA grants $155,000 to examine floating offshore wind and fishing

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The Empire Wind project is planned for two phases, totaling a potential 2.76 gigawatts production, with power export cables to New York City and Long Island. BOEM graphic.

Empire Wind plans power delivery to New York in 2025

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Maine_Aqua_Ventus_VolturnUS (800x373) — Maine Aqua Ventus is a proposed 12 MW wind turbine demonstration project off the coast of Maine. University of Maine image.

Maine compromise prohibits new offshore wind development in state waters

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The first Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel is currently being built by Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville, Texas, shipyard for Dominion Energy. Dominion Energy rendering

BOEM opening environmental impact study for Virginia offshore wind

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Red knots and horseshoe crabs on a Delaware Bay beach at Mispillion Harbor, Del., in 2019. Photo by Gregory Breese/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Offshore wind developers fund shorebird study

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Eneti Inc. has entered a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build the 485'x183' NG-16000X wind turbine installation vessel. Eneti image.

Eneti will build Jones Act installation vessel for U.S. market

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposes more wind energy lease sales in the New York Bight. Scallop fishermen want a buffer between their fishing grounds and the Hudson South area (bottom left). BOEM image.

Biden administration aims for vast offshore wind expansion

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The Atlantic Shores offshore wind project would be built 10 to 20 miles off the New Jersey coast between Barnegat Light and Atlantic City. Atlantic Winds image.

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind begins New Jersey survey

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