811 results found for 'New Jersey'

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  • Feds Nominate Fishermen’s Energy to Develop WInd Turbines off Ocean City Coast (USA)

    16 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has nominated a New Jersey company to develop 300 wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City, Md.,…   By Hayley Peterson (washingtonexaminer) [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, January 17, 2011

  • Fishermen’s Energy Receives Another Rejection from NJ BPU

    23 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has once again rejected the Fishermen’s Energy proposal for a demonstration offshore wind project off the coast of Atlantic City.  On Friday, the BPU said that the project is financially unviable for the state and ratepayers. The BPU objected the Fishermen’s Energy Atlantic City Windfarm (FACW) for the same reason in March, […]

  • Atlantic Shores, Rutgers University Deploy Onshore LiDAR

    26 June 2020
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has collaborated with Rutgers University to deploy an onshore LiDAR at the university’s Marine Field Station in Tuckerton, New Jersey. The Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL), the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS), and Atlantic Shores installed the wind LiDAR (light detection and ranging) […]

  • NJ to generate 1,100 MW of offshore wind power with four wind farms (USA)

    11 October 2010
    Authorities

    New Jersey is stepping out as a national leader in the wind energy business. Not only does it have the most ambitious wind power goal of any… By Michael Miller (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity,October 11, 2010;

  • BOEM Extends New York Bight Comment Period

    23 May 2018
    Authorities, Environment

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has extended the comment period for information and industry interest in offshore wind energy development within the New York Bight region.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sierra Club NJ: Pro-Wind Energy, But Against Atlantic City OWF

    6 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Sierra Club’s New Jersey chapter has voiced its opinion over the 24MW Atlantic City Wind Farm after a bill reviving the pilot project was approved by the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee on 22 March. The organisation is looking at the project as not being the best option to reach the state’s offshore wind targets.

  • Offshore Wind Farm Developers to Meet With Fishermen at New Bedford Whaling Museum (USA)

    31 January 2011

    A New Jersey-based wind energy company with a request for proposal (RFP) before the state to establish a wind turbine installation off New… (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, January 31, 2011

  • Ambitions Should Rise for New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Energy (USA)

    18 February 2011

    New Jersey’s and other states’ ambitions for developing a robust offshore wind industry may not be big enough. That was the message from… By Tom Johnson (njspotlight) [mappress] Source:njspotlight , February 18, 2011

  • Political group protests against offshore wind industry (USA)

    3 September 2010
    Authorities

    A political group protested the state’s plans to spend public money on New Jersey’s new offshore wind industry. About 20 members or… By Michael Miller (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, September 03, 2010;

  • USA: CCAN to Hold Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Seminar

    23 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The ‘Offshore Wind Projects in Mid-Atlantic Region’ seminar is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 in Washington. Markian Melnyk (Atlantic Wind Connection) will detail the project of wind farms from northern New Jersey to southern Virginia to be built in phases over a 10-year period. Keith Harrington (Chesapeake Climate Action Network) will focus on the proposed wind farm in […]

  • Synced Approach to Help US Coastal States Reach Offshore Wind Targets, PJM Study Finds

    20 October 2021
    Grid Connection, R&D

    US regional transmission system operator (TSO) PJM Interconnection has published the Phase 1 results of a study into offshore transmission options to deliver offshore wind electricity to coastal states from their soon-to-be-built offshore wind farms. According to the first results of the study, undertaken together with state agencies to identify solutions across the PJM footprint, […]

  • Atlantic Shores to Install Research Buoys at Offshore Wind Lease Area

    22 April 2021
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind is deploying two buoys in its lease area off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, to collect atmospheric, cold pool and animal migration data. The aim is to strengthen atmospheric models that help inform how the developer designs and estimates energy production for its proposed project. The buoys will be […]

  • USA: NJ Holds Great Tidal Energy Potential

    15 March 2012

      A new study published by Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, a company devoted to developing tidal power generation, says the tides of the New Jersey shore offer enough energy to power 200,000 homes. “At about $5 million per Mega Watt installed, that’s a $2 billion investment opportunity to create jobs and provide clean energy,” […]

  • Oregon Proposes Approval of Wave Energy Plan (USA)

    13 October 2011

    Oregon environmental regulators today proposed approving a New Jersey company’s plan to put 10 wave energy buoys off the central Oregon…   By Scott Learn (oregonlive) [mappress] Source: oregonlive, October 13, 2011

  • Belgian TSO Enters US Market with energyRe Giga Buy-In

    6 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    Elia, through its subsidiary WindGrid, has acquired a 35.1 per cent stake in the US company energyRe Giga, a subsidiary of energyRe, the co-developer of the 2.4 GW Leading Light Wind offshore wind project in New Jersey. The transaction, which closed at the beginning of February, is worth USD 400 million (approx. EUR 368 million) […]

  • RES and US Wind Bid $1.9M to Win NJ Offshore Wind Sites

    9 November 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The provisional winners of today’s auction for the New Jersey offshore wind lease area are RES America Developments Inc. and US Wind Inc., the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) reported on its official website.  The area was auctioned as two leases: the South Lease Area, covering 160,480 acres, and the North Lease Area, which consists of 183,353 […]

  • Ørsted Awards Secondary Steel Contract for New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    21 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Foundations, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Riggs Distler, a subsidiary of infrastructure company Centuri Group, has been selected as a tier 1 secondary steel contractor for 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1, New Jersey’s first offshore wind project. Riggs Distler will provide onshore heavy civil, mechanical, and electrical services focused on the construction, assembly, inspection, and onshore installation of advanced foundation components. […]

  • New Jersey BPU Probes OREC Funding Mechanism Rulemaking Process

    10 May 2018
    Authorities

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has held a public hearing regarding the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) funding mechanism rulemaking straw proposal.

  • RWE Freezes US Offshore Wind Activities, Citing Political Uncertainty

    28 April 2025
    Business & Finance

    German renewable energy developer RWE has stopped all its offshore activities in the US for the time being, said Marcus Krebber, CEO of RWE, in a transcript of a speech planned to be delivered to shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting on 30 April. Krebber added that the US stands out for its increasing […]

  • ABS Flags Safety Issues in Deepwater Wind’s Construction

    14 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The developer of US first offshore wind farm, Deepwater Wind, is making some safety changes after an independent consultant has identified several health and safety issues. ABS Group, a Houston-based firm listed several concerns during the construction of five foundations at the 30MW Block Island offshore wind farm. In the report for Rhode Island Coastal […]

  • Deepwater Wind to Propose Offshore Wind Farm to NYPA (USA)

    16 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Deepwater Wind hailed yesterday’s announcement by the New York Power Authority​ (NYPA) to jumpstart the process for developing a large offshore wind farm to serve downstate New York. NYPA has filed an application with the United States Department of the Interior​ to lease an offshore site at least 13 miles south of New York City […]

  • New Jersey’s Second Offshore Wind Solicitation Could Top 2.4 GW

    23 July 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    New Jersey will seek to procure between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of capacity in its second offshore wind solicitation, expected to be issued in September. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has also reserved the right to select less than 1,200 MW or more than 2,400 MW, if circumstances warrant, the recently […]

  • BOEM Calls for New York Bight Wind Areas Discussion

    16 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding the New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on 28 November in New York.