341 results found for 'ocean wind new jersey'

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  • Ørsted Sets Up Offshore Wind Trust in New Jersey

    22 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has launched a USD 15 million fund to support businesses in New Jersey to enter the offshore wind industry. The Pro-NJ Grantor Trust will offer New Jersey-based small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses support in re-tooling their businesses to enter the offshore wind industry. It will also provide funding for infrastructure resiliency improvements critical to […]

  • AWC Selects Bechtel, Alstom to Build NJ Energy Link (USA)

    17 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), developer of the New Jersey Energy Link, the first offshore backbone electricity transmission system proposed in the United States, has selected major construction and design firm Bechtel as its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor and international power equipment supplier Alstom as its HVDC technical advisor for this first phase […]

  • 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 […]

  • New Jersey Expands Qualified Offshore Wind Project Definition

    22 January 2020
    Authorities

    New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill which expands the definition of a “qualified offshore wind project” to include an “open access offshore wind transmission facility”. Open access offshore wind transmission facility is a high voltage transmission facility that conforms to applicable FERC regulations and policies regarding open access transmission, the […]

  • 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. 

  • New Jersey Okays Almost USD 6 Million for Offshore Wind

    10 September 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have approved two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that will make nearly USD 6 million available to support offshore wind and other clean energy projects. Under the agreements, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) will provide USD 4.5 million to support NJEDA-led […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • Plans Submitted to Link 6 GW of Offshore Wind Farms to New Jersey Grid

    5 April 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Research & Development

    National Grid Ventures (NGV) and Con Edison Transmission have submitted plans for building a transmission infrastructure that will connect offshore wind power to the New Jersey electricity grid. The project, named the Garden State Energy Path, proposes laying underground cables that will enable the delivery of approximately 6 GW of offshore wind power from its […]

  • 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 […]

  • BOEM Gives Environmental Green Light for 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1

    23 May 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey. Ocean Wind LLC proposes to construct up to 98 wind turbines and up to three offshore substations within its lease area. Ocean Wind 1 is […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • Ørsted and New Jersey Reach USD 125 Million Settlement Over Scrapped Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting

    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted will pay New Jersey USD 125 million (approximately EUR 115 million) to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farm projects, Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2, last year. The state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) said the USD 125 million it will receive will be […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ørsted Cancels Two Wind Projects Offshore New Jersey, Clears Revolution Wind for Takeoff

    1 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted has decided to cease the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 offshore wind projects in New Jersey. In addition, the company, together with Eversource, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the 704 MW Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • BOEM Issues Final EIS for Atlantic Shores South Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    24 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind projects offshore New Jersey that are being developed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and EDF-RE Offshore Development. If approved, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and Atlantic Shores Offshore […]

  • New Jersey Launches Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation, Aims to Award Up to 4 GW of Capacity

    6 May 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    On 30 April, the US state of New Jersey launched its fourth round of offshore wind solicitation, aiming to award between 1.2 GW and 4 GW of generation capacity. The application window will stay open until 10 July 2024. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) president Christine […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • 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 Exploring Alternative Uses for Its Offshore Wind Port

    18 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), which has developed the New Jersey Wind Port on behalf of the New Jersey State, is assessing options and alternatives for the hub-style port for offshore wind as the market is facing challenges. The offshore wind port is located in Lower Alloways Creek, Salem County, and is being […]