Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:13:35 +0000
The US offshore wind energy industry has survived, and thrived, despite attempts by former President Trump and others to blow it off.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:31:16 +0000
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, these areas … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:25:06 +0000
The Three New Wind Energy Reports Highlight Industry Development, Expansion, and the Policies and Incentives Driving Wind Energy Forward WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the past year, the U.S. wind energy sector showcased its resilience and potential, as detailed in the 2024 editions of the annual market reports released today by the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:08:12 +0000
From California to Maine, the race to build vast arrays of offshore floating wind turbines is finally taking shape after years of R&D.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:50:38 +0000
Lease area has potential to create up to 144 megawatts of clean energy In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior [last week] announced the execution of the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:28 +0000
Leased areas have the potential to power over 2.2 million homes with clean energy, continuing Administration’s historic actions to grow the American offshore wind industry WASHINGTON — Following the completion of the fifth offshore wind lease sale held during the Biden–Harris administration, the Department of the Interior today announced the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:09:19 +0000
In support of the Biden–Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed wind project offshore Maryland. BOEM has now completed environmental reviews for … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:08:08 +0000
Like a bolt out of the blue, the US firm Hecate Energy reached out and tapped the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last week, requesting the right to develop two federal offshore wind energy areas assigned to Texas. The surprise move was, well, surprising. BOEM has been trying, and failing, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:42:08 +0000
Climate change, fish-stealing sharks, and a new offshore wind industry present challenges and opportunities for the US state of Louisiana.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:44:47 +0000
Interior Department has now approved more than 13 gigawatts of offshore wind energy — enough to power nearly 5 million homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project – the nation’s ninth commercial-scale, offshore wind energy … [continued]
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