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South Fork Wind Offers Tremendous Opportunities To Lower CO2 Emissions

November 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, carbon emissions, clean power, largest offshore wind farm, New England, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, renewable energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:25:34 +0000

Offshore wind holds “massive promise” for the economy, for home-grown energy, and for the planet,” according to a Conservation Law Foundation attorney working on clean energy. Look at the recently completed South Fork Wind Farm, situated between Block Island, Rhode Island, and Long Island, New York, as a bright example. … [continued]

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US Offshore Wind Industry Pulls The Supply Chain Card In Effort To Survive

November 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, Connecticut, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, supply chains, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us offshore wind power, us wind energy supply chain, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:10:20 +0000

Facing rough political waters in the coming years, the US offshore wind industry aims to leverage its sprawling domestic supply chain for support.

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The Offshore Floating Wind Horses Have Already Left The Barn, Thanks To US Taxpayers

November 17, 2024 admin aker solutions, clean power, Energy, floating wind, floating wind energy, floating wind farm, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, principle power, renewable energy, South korea, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, windfloat

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:54:12 +0000

US taxpayers can pat themselves on the back for supporting new floating wind technology that expands the reach of offshore wind farms into deep waters all around the world.

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How Big Can Offshore Wind Turbines Go? 25 MW And More, That’s How Big

November 16, 2024 admin arpa-e, clean energy innovation, clean power, deb haaland, disruptive innovation, Energy, energy innovation, national renewable energy lab (nrel), nrel, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, siemens gamesa, usa, wind energy, wind turbine blades, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:30:37 +0000

A new wave of supersized, morphing wind turbines will help cut costs for the US offshore wind industry, if it can survive the next four years.

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No Bird Collisions At Offshore Wind Site, Study Determines

October 27, 2024 admin carbon emissions, Norway, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, research, siemens, siemens gamesa, siemens gamesa renewable energy, wind energy, wind farms birds, wind turbines birds

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:37:32 +0000

For more than two years, the floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar at METCentre off the coast of Norway has been monitored by a bird camera. No bird collisions have been recorded. The Norwegian company Spoor that is responsible for the bird monitoring. Since January 2022, they have mapped bird activity … [continued]

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Funding Notice: Nearly $2 Million Available to Support U.S. Offshore Wind Workforce Readiness Programs

October 13, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:05:44 +0000

Offices: Office of Technology Transitions, Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) Funding Amount: $1.9 million Link to apply: PPO-CWX-006-WETO: Offshore Wind Workforce Readiness – Connectwerx The offshore wind industry is growing. According to the 2024 Offshore Wind Market Report, the U.S. industry’s project pipeline grew by 53% from the previous year—enough to power more than 26 … [continued]

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POWER: Spearheading the Philippines’ Offshore Wind Energy Revolution

September 29, 2024 admin clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Philippines, wind energy

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:33:57 +0000

Last December, the major players in the offshore wind energy sector got together in collaboration with the Philippine Department of Energy to consolidate their expertise and quickly move forward in what was called a “transformative journey towards a clean energy future, harnessing the vast potential of offshore wind power.” The … [continued]

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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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