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  • New Jersey One Step Closer to Offshore Wind Energy

    18 July 2014
    Authorities

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank have announced the proposed sale of leases for nearly 344,000 acres offshore New Jersey for commercial wind energy leasing. “Responsible offshore wind energy development has the potential to create jobs, expand our domestic clean energy resources, and strengthen […]

  • Ørsted to Open New Jersey Office in May

    5 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted, the developer of the Ocean Wind project proposed to be built off New Jersey, will open an office in Atlantic City next month, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced at the International Partnering Forum (IPF) 2018 in Princeton. 

  • Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project Reaches New Milestone

    20 June 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey. BOEM’s DEIS for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action described in Ocean Wind’s project plan for constructing […]

  • New Jersey Receives 80 Offshore Wind Transmission Proposals

    1 February 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and PJM Interconnection have received 80 different proposals for offshore wind transmission solutions through solicitation launched last year. NJBPU and PJM are currently reviewing the applications, with a determination expected later in 2022, when the two will decide on which applications, if any, will be approved. This is […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Projects Reach Federal Permitting Milestone

    16 May 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind energy projects offshore New Jersey that are being developed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a US joint venture between EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies. The federal permitting process started in 2021, with BOEM announcing the […]

  • NJBPU Launches Second Offshore Wind Transmission Solicitation

    27 April 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has requested PJM Interconnection (PJM), New Jersey’s regional grid operator, to include New Jersey’s current public policy of 11 GW of offshore wind by 2040 into PJM’s Regional Transmission Expansion Planning (RTEP) using their State Agreement Approach (SAA). This will be the State’s second use of the SAA […]

  • LS Power Grid Details New Jersey Offshore Wind Power Transmission Bid

    23 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Electric transmission company LS Power Grid, a subsidiary of LS Power, has unveiled plans to bring power generated from New Jersey offshore wind farms into the state’s onshore electric grid. The company said the costs of its plan are between 20 and 50 per cent lower than the costs of competing proposals, which would amount […]

  • New Jersey Targets 11 GW of Offshore Wind by 2040, Focuses on Job Creation

    22 September 2022
    Authorities

    New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a new executive order on 21 September, increasing the state’s offshore wind target for 2040 from the current 7.5 GW to 11 GW. Together with signing off the new offshore wind goal, the Governor also announced the release of two reports focused on the creation of green jobs in […]

  • New York-New Jersey OceanGrids Move Through the System

    21 June 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published the official notice for comment on Anbaric’s proposed New York and New Jersey OceanGrids offshore transmission system. Anbaric is the first to present to BOEM a planned transmission system for both New York and New Jersey, and to file and advance its application to use […]

  • DONG Seals New Jersey Deal

    20 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has taken over more than 1,000MW development project rights off the coast of New Jersey from RES Americas Developments Inc (RES). The companies finalised the deal during Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) New Jersey Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting held in Trenton on 19 May. The New Jersey lease area, which was […]

  • Shell, EDF Acquire US Wind’s New Jersey Lease Area

    20 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies have acquired US Wind’s rights for the OCS-A 0499 lease area off New Jersey and formed a joint venture to bring an offshore wind project at the site to realisation.

  • Offshore Wind Companies Want to Delay Leasing off New Jersey

    27 January 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    New Jersey Governor  Chris Christie and legislative leaders were warned to delay leasing offshore wind tracts along the Jersey coast, writes the New Jersey  Spotlight. Namely, top companies from this industry, including Deepwater Wind and Offshore MW,  wrote a letter saying that the state  could ” lose the opportunity of offshore wind entirely, should the […]

  • Offshore Wind Advocate Wins New Jersey Gubernatorial Race

    9 November 2017
    Authorities, Environment

    Phil Murphy, a U.S. Democrat and a proponent of an ambitious offshore wind development plan for the State of New Jersey, has won the Garden State governor’s race.

  • New Jersey Wind Port Opens Doors to Tier 1 Component Manufacturers

    25 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will shortly launch the next phase of its tenant selection process for the New Jersey Wind Port. This phase will involve seeking offers from Tier 1 wind component manufacturers, such as blades, for an approximately 70-acre parcel of property at the port. The parcel is currently undeveloped but […]

  • USA: AWC Gathering Political Support for NJ Link

    30 January 2013
    Grid Connection

    The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) developers are gathering political support for the New Jersey part of the project, the first offshore backbone electricity transmission system proposed in the United States, which would link the offshore wind generators to the mainland via subsea cables. Although the developers are presenting the New Jersey link as a cost-effective […]

  • Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Rutgers University Team Up Off New Jersey

    7 June 2019
    R&D

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rutgers University to advance ocean research and monitoring that will support offshore wind development off the coast of New Jersey. The five-year cooperative agreement term will initiate this summer and help to bolster on-going efforts at the Rutgers Center for Ocean […]

  • Ørsted Holding Ocean Wind Online Meets

    7 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted is hosting three virtual open houses to update interested parties on the progress of its Ocean Wind offshore wind project in New Jersey. Attendees will listen to subject matter experts discuss specific aspects of the company’s plans to build the 1,100 MW offshore wind farm. The open houses will be held on 20 October […]

  • New Jersey: Offshore Wind Economically Non-Viable

    26 November 2015
    Authorities

    An update to New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan has shown a non-enthusiastic and careful approach to offshore wind, referring to it as not being economically viable at this time.  On 20 November, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection released a draft update to the 2011 New Jersey […]

  • BOEM to Kick-Start Ocean Wind Environmental Review

    30 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Notice of Intent (NOI) to launch the formal environmental review for Ørsted’s Ocean Wind project offshore New Jersey. The NOI announces the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ocean Wind LLC. This opens a […]

  • Ørsted Notches Double Win in New Jersey

    18 May 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has officially opened its office in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ørsted North America President Thomas Brostrøm was reported by media as saying that the Ocean Wind project had received site assessment plan approval from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that same day.

  • Business Network for Offshore Wind Expands to New Jersey

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Business Network for Offshore Wind, a nonprofit network championing the development of the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, has established its presence in New Jersey with the opening of an office in Woodbridge. The opening of the office coincided with the the 6th anniversary of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s signing the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act. “New […]

  • Ørsted Deploys AXYS FLiDAR WindSentinel Off New Jersey

    17 July 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has deployed the AXYS FLiDAR WindSentinel floating LiDAR at the federally leased area some 10 miles (approx. 16 kilometres) off the coast of Atlantic City in New Jersey, where the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm is proposed to be built.

  • USA: LNG Project Faces Opposition, People Want Offshore Wind

    27 August 2013
    Authorities, Environment

    The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with other environmental organizations and with a large public support, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Maritime Administration in response to the agency’s request for public comments on a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of New Jersey and New York. Namely, Liberty Natural […]

  • Ørsted, PSEG Select Ocean Wind 1 Onshore Transmission Team

    26 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and PSEG, the developers of the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New Jersey, have awarded engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for the project’s onshore transmission system to JINGOLI Power and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company. The contracts include the installation of two high voltage substations and around nine miles (14 […]

  • New Jersey Congressman to Hold Keynote Session at Energy Ocean Conference

    18 April 2014
    Authorities

    Energy Ocean will be the host to the United States Congressman for New Jersey, Frank Pallone, Jr., who will deliver the closing Keynote session at 12:15 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 5th. The Energy Ocean Conference and Exhibition, which will be held June 3-5, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is […]

  • Ocean Winds Taps Cathie for 1.7 GW Bluepoint Wind Offshore Wind Farm

    16 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Cathie has been awarded a contract to provide geophysical and geotechnical consultancy services for the up to 1.7 GW Bluepoint Wind offshore wind project in the United States. Located 38 nautical miles off the coast of New York and 53 nautical miles off the coast of New Jersey, Bluepoint Wind offshore wind project is being […]