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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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1st Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Gulf of Maine to Power More than 4.5 Million Homes

September 19, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, maine, Manufacturing, Massachusetts, new hampshire, offshore wind energy, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, Water, wind energy

Credit 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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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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US Offshore Wind Farm Progress — Chart

July 12, 2024 admin clean power, market research, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, research, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us offshore wind power, us wind, us wind energy, us wind farms, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:55:30 +0000

The amount of offshore wind generating capacity that is under construction or planned in the United States is in flux after two projects in New Jersey were canceled last year. Of the 7,200 megawatts (MW) of capacity reported in May in EIA’s latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, projects totaling … [continued]

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Avangrid Commissions Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in USA

June 29, 2024 admin avangrid, clean power, iberdrola, iberdrola group, Massachusetts, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, press releases, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us offshore wind power, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:35:51 +0000

Avangrid places 10 turbines into production, making Vineyard Wind 1 largest operating offshore wind farm in United States BOSTON, Massachusetts — Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment and in offshore … [continued]

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Floating Offshore Wind Lease Sale Lands $757 Million in Winning Bids

December 13, 2022 admin clean power, floating wind energy, floating wind farms, offshore wind energy, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, wind energy

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 04:22:41 +0000

The first-ever auction for wind lease tracts off the West Coast concluded Wednesday, pulling down $757 million in winning bids. Government and industry officials touted the impressive bidding as evidence of the growing momentum in the offshore wind sector and for floating offshore wind specifically. While offshore wind developers can expect a welcoming policy environment, […]

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Biden–⁠Harris Admin — New Actions to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Energy

September 16, 2022 admin clean power, floating wind farms, Joe Biden, offshore floating wind farms, offshore wind energy, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:50:03 +0000

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Courtesy of The White House Today, the Biden–Harris Administration is launching coordinated actions to develop new floating offshore wind platforms, an emerging clean energy technology that will help the United States lead on offshore wind. In tandem with President Biden’s economic and clean […]

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A 1st in the U.S., Unions Announce Deal to Build Offshore Wind Farms (Video)

May 8, 2022 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Ørsted, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us offshore wind power, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 03:53:09 +0000

The National Offshore Wind Agreement sets industry on a course to build an equitable offshore workforce with family-sustaining careers