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  • 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,” […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • USA: New Jersey Proposes Offshore Wind Sales-Tax Exemption Bill

    24 September 2012
    Authorities

    A new bill that goes in favour of offshore wind development in the U.S. was put before the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday and received bipartisan support, the NJ Spotlight news site informs. The new bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan, proposes sales-tax exemption, eliminating sales taxes on materials and equipment for manufacturing […]

  • Deutsche Bahn Buys Electricity from TWB

    8 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG (TWB) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Deutsche Bahn for electricity generated at the Trianel Windpark Borkum I offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the agreement, TWB will supply Deutsche Bahn with wind power from the North Sea in the coming year. As part of the […]

  • EnBW Appoints North America Managing Director

    19 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    German offshore wind developer EnBW has hired Bill White to serve as Managing Director of EnBW’s North American operation.

  • Congressman Pallone Welcomes Offshore Wind Initiative (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Authorities

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the initiative announced on Monday by the Obama Administration to accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind as an energy source in a strategic plan that includes the Outer Continental Shelf off New Jersey. “Offshore wind energy is a smart way to generate clean, inexpensive electricity,” said Pallone. […]

  • Siemens 4MW Turbines to Spin off Atlantic City

    19 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Fishermen’s Energy will utilize Siemens 4MW turbines and traditional sources of project financing for its Atlantic City Demonstration project, the company reported in a press release.  “With the legal challenges behind us, we can now announce progress we have made to reconfigure the project to address the issues that the BPU raised in denying approval last year – namely cost, using […]

  • Equinor Joins Whale Monitoring Effort Offshore New York

    10 April 2019
    Environment

    Equinor Wind US, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have launched a joint project to expand the detection and monitoring of whale species found in the waters of New York Bight. The partners will deploy two acoustic buoys designed to provide near real-time monitoring of species such as […]

  • RCG Boosts North American Team

    20 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has named Doug Pfeister as a Director and Co-Regional Head for North America, based out of the company’s office in New York City. This addition to the RCG team underscores the firm’s focus on the U.S. renewable energy sector. Pfeister is working with a team of specialist engineers and subject matter experts […]

  • County Road Permit Impedes Progress on Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Approved in US

    19 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has filed a complaint against Cape May County with the Superior Court of New Jersey as the developer has not yet received a permit required for investigation works at a section of a county road. The company says this is creating “a cascading and adverse effect” on the recently approved 1.1 GW Ocean Wind […]

  • BOEM Gathers New York Bight Feedback

    5 September 2018
    Authorities

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is hosting three public meetings to discuss the feedback received from the Call for Information and Nominations published in April to obtain information on potential offshore wind energy leasing and development in the New York Bight.

  • Report: Offshore Wind Could Create 75000 Jobs on US East Coast

    9 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The construction of new offshore wind farms off the US East Coast states could lead to the creation of more than 75,000 clean energy jobs, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and the New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC).

  • BOEM to Start Environmental Review of 2+ GW Empire Wind

    17 June 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting an environmental review of the Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey. On 18 June, BOEM will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Empire Wind, LLC, […]

  • Eight German Offshore Wind Companies to Visit New Jersey in October (USA)

    27 September 2011

    As part of the German American Offshore Wind Conference on October 18th, the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) will… (renewableenergyworld) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyworld, September 27, 2011

  • TDI-Brooks Wraps Up Survey Campaign Offshore New York & New Jersey

    2 April 2024
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    US-based TDI-Brooks has completed a large survey campaign offshore New York and New Jersey. Between January 2023 and February 2024, the company conducted an extensive site investigation programme in two offshore wind blocks in state and federal waters. TDI-Brooks carried out various tasks at different stages, such as geophysical surveys, UHRS detailed surveys, archaeological identification […]

  • 77 Pct of Atlantic City Residents Support Offshore Wind

    15 April 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    The majority of residents in Atlantic City, N.J., and surrounding communities favor the construction of an offshore wind power project, based on surveys conducted through the Delaware Sea Grant College Program. Article by Teresa Messmore, UDaily Results show that 77 percent of residents are inclined to support a demonstration project of five offshore wind turbines visible from […]

  • USA: New Jersey BPU to Hold Meetings on New Offshore Wind Funding Mechanism

    22 January 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a stakeholder meetings February 21, 2013 for all interested parties and members of the public regarding the Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) funding mechanism specified in the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy rules at N.J.A.C. 14:8-6.6. BPU Staff has determined that the OREC […]

  • Fugro Streamlines Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project with Geo-Data Platform

    28 June 2021
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed the first phase of a two-year contract with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to build and manage a centralised, cloud-hosted Geo-data repository for the company’s lease development off the coast of New Jersey in the US. The web-based engagement platform was recently delivered and utilises Fugro’s Gaia technology to provide Atlantic Shores and […]

  • Ocean Surveys Kick Off at Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Site

    25 September 2019
    R&D

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC is launching ocean survey operations at its 183,000ha lease area off the New Jersey coast, which has the potential to generate 2.5GW of offshore wind. Survey vessel Geosea will be deployed to carry out the operations in order to inform future turbine development. The vessel will characterize the seabed, collect samples and determine the […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Joining US Multi-State Plan for Northeast Clean Hydrogen Hub

    13 February 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration

    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50:50 US partnership between Shell and EDF Renewables, has joined the Northeast Clean Hydrogen Hub, a major multi-state initiative in the US that plans to develop a proposal to become one of up to 10 regional clean hydrogen hubs in the country. The developer of a 1.5 GW offshore wind project […]

  • US Issues Record of Decision for 7 GW Offshore Wind Area

    3 December 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the New York Bight offshore wind area. The ROD specifies environmental measures expected to be applied to the development of projects in the six lease areas that BOEM awarded in 2022. Set to be published in the Federal Register […]