Offshore Wind

New Jersey officials and Ørsted settled claims over the cancelled Ocean Wind turbine array off Atlantic City, N.J., reducing the company's potential penalties from $300 million to $125 million. Ørsted image

Ørsted gives up on New Jersey wind projects

Kirk Moore

The first eight steel monopile foundations for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project arrived Oct. 19 in Portsmouth, Va. Dominion Energy photo.

Feds approve Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; first foundations arrive

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The Saildrone’s mission track went around the Farallon Islands off California, recording the location and density of the bats it recorded. Bat Conservation International graphic.

Saildrone tests tracking technology for bats and offshore wind

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The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management released its draft plan for four new wind energy areas in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM graphic.

BOEM finalizes next Gulf of Mexico wind energy areas

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New York tries again on offshore wind

Kirk Moore

New Jersey officials and Ørsted settled claims over the cancelled Ocean Wind turbine array off Atlantic City, N.J., reducing the company's potential penalties from $300 million to $125 million. Ørsted image

New Jersey county challenges Ørsted’s wind project

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Partners Equinor and BP had sought a 54% increase in New York power purchase prices for energy from their planned Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects. Equinor image.

New York rejects wind developers’ call for higher power prices

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The E-Fireball works on types A, B, and C fires, activating when exposed to flames. The extingusher weighs 2.86 pounds, and its polystyrene shell contains a dry chemical that is both non-toxic and eco-friendly. Robin Coles photo.

Fire safety and wind turbines

Another New Jersey survey shows sharp plunge in support for offshore wind

Kirk Moore

Governors warn Biden offshore wind projects ‘increasingly at risk of failing’

Kirk Moore

The first GE Haliade-X turbine components for Vineyard Wind were moved from the port of New Bedford Sept. 6, 2023 by Foss Maritme on the 400' deck barge Marmac. Vineyard Wind photo.

Vineyard Wind and Foss begin moving turbine components offshore

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