Offshore Wind Foes Finally Give Up The Ghost … Or Did They?
The US offshore wind industry has outlasted its critics, as indicated by a new rash of activity including a green light for the massive 2-gigawatt Maryland Offshore Wind project.
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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is A Winter Powerhouse
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]
BOEM Announces Third US Offshore Wind Competitive Lease Auction
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced it will hold America’s third competitive offshore wind lease auction for 80,000 acres off Maryland’s coast.
A $1.6 Million Win In America’s Second Offshore Wind Lease Auction
American offshore wind took another major step forward yesterday with the second-ever competitive lease sale to develop renewable energy in federal waters.
A subsidiary of Dominion Virginia Power won the Interior Department’s auction to develop 112,800 acres about 23 miles from Virginia Beach with a bid of $1.6 billion.
Deepwater Wind Wins America’s First Offshore Wind Competitive Lease Sale
Deepwater Wind has won the Interior Department’s first-ever competitive offshore wind lease auction, totaling 164,750 acres near Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Deepwater’s $3.8 million bid wins it the right to build the Deepwater Wind Energy Center, a 1,000MW utility-scale wind farm with 200 turbines and a regional transmission system linking to New York State and southeastern New England.
Virginia’s Coastline Could Soon Be Home To 2 GW Of Offshore Wind
The Interior Department announced this week it will hold America’s second-ever competitive lease sale for offshore wind on 112,800 acres located 23.5 miles from Virginia Beach with 2,000 megawatts potential renewable energy capacity.
Interior Department Approves Up To 4GW Of New Renewable Energy Projects
So far this week, the Interior Department has approved three major renewable energy projects and announced it will hold the first-ever auction for offshore wind leases – for a total of up to 4GW new clean energy capacity.
Maryland Passes Landmark Offshore Wind Legislation
Maryland’s state legislature has passed Governor O’Malley’s signature clean energy initiative to install 200MW of offshore wind capacity and kickstart the state’s clean energy industry.
Deepwater Wind Files Final Federal, State Permits for Block Island Wind Farm
Said to be “the most thorough study ever conducted of a U.S. offshore wind farm,” Deepwater Wind invested three-years and $7 million in completing the permit applications for the proposed 30-MW Block Island Wind Farm, a project that management sees as a stepping stone on the path toward carrying out much larger projects off the US northeast and mid-Atlantic coast.
300,000 Jobs and $200 Billion Economic Potential from U.S. Offshore Wind
America is at a turning point toward harnessing 52 GW of generation capacity, 300,000 jobs, and $200 billion in economic activity from offshore wind. […]
