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Eversource Secures Federal Funding for Offshore Wind Hub in Southeastern Connecticut in Collaboration with New England States

August 24, 2024 admin clean power, Connecticut, green economy, green jobs, high voltage power transmission, high voltage transmission lines, high-voltage direct current, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, press releases, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:18:33 +0000

Montville-based project is part of the Power Up New England portfolio recently awarded $389 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Grid Innovation Program” Eversource Energy is pleased to announce its Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub project proposal was recently awarded $89 million in federal grant funding through the second … [continued]

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East Coast Battles West Coast For Offshore Floating Wind Title

August 23, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), California, clean power, floating offshore wind, floating wind, green economy, maine, maine aqua ventus, national renewable energy lab (nrel), offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, university of maine, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit 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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U.S. Interior Department Issues Offshore Wind Research Lease to State of Maine

August 23, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, deb haaland, Joe Biden, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, wind energy

Credit 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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New Life For Old Oil Industry Assets, Ocean Exploration Edition

August 20, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, National Geographic, Ocean, oceans, oceanx, offshore wind energy, Oil, oil and gas exploration, research, SCIENCE, Sharks, Whales, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:05:52 +0000

The elaborately outfitted OceanXplorer research vessel is a former oil industry asset repurposed for science, education, and the environment.

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Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Sale Yields Nearly $93 Million To Power 2.2+ Million Homes

August 17, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, deb haaland, delaware, Department of the Interior, green economy, green jobs, investment, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, MARYLAND, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, Virginia, wind energy

Credit 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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The Stark Differences Between Wind & Oil Industry Accidents

August 9, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, Louisiana, Massachusetts, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Oil, policy & politics, research, vineyard wind, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:00:40 +0000

Two recent accidents in the energy sector — an oil spill in Louisiana and a wind turbine failure in New England — have generated starkly different responses from the impacted communities and government agencies that regulate the industries. The distinctions, so far, are separated by geography, culture and wealth, among … [continued]

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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is A Winter Powerhouse

August 9, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, Massachusetts, massachusetts offshore wind, natural gas, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, union of concerned scientists (ucs)., us offshore wind energy, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:29:26 +0000

It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. An Arctic air mass had descended on New England, causing temperatures in Boston to remain below 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a week. Outside, the windchill was negative 15 degrees, and the regional … [continued]

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Natural Gas Expansion Goose Cooked By Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub

August 5, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean hydrogen, clean power, Fossil Fuels, gas pipelines, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, natural gas, New Jersey, new jersey offshore wind, offshore wind energy, pipelines, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:00:54 +0000

Instead of getting more natural gas from elsewhere in the US, New Jersey is growing its own offshore wind industry and a new clean hydrogen hub, too.

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BOEM Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Wind Energy Project Offshore Maryland (2,679 Jobs)

August 1, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, department of the interior (doi), Joe Biden, MARYLAND, maryland offshore wind, maryland wind energy, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us wind, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit 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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Green Hydrogen Could Make Texas Offshore Wind Happen, Finally

August 1, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean hydrogen, clean power, electrolysis, green economy, green hydrogen, hecate energy, hydrogen, offshore wind energy, renewable energy, scotland, texas, texas wind energy, usa, wind energy

Credit 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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