330 results found for 'ocean wind new jersey'

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  • New Jersey Accelerates Timeline for Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation

    29 May 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is advancing the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, commencing the round more than a year ahead of its original timeline. The state’s Board of Public Utilities announced on 28 May that it is moving up the next solicitation for additional offshore wind projects from the third quarter […]

  • New Jersey Grants Ørsted’s Motions to Vacate Orders for Cancelled Ocean Wind Projects

    16 August 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has granted a motion submitted by Ørsted on 1 July, requesting the BPU vacate the orders issued for the two Ocean Wind projects offshore New Jersey after the developer cancelled the projects last year. On 14 August, the BPU accepted Ørsted’s motions to vacate the BPU order […]

  • Final Construction Permit Granted to 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Projects

    2 October 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind projects in federal waters off New Jersey. The original lease was divided into two separate leases, both approximately 8.7 miles (about 14 kilometres) offshore New Jersey at their closest points. The […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • US Approves Two Offshore Wind Farms in One Day; 2.8 GW of Projects Off New Jersey Get Green Light

    2 July 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have approved the 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Project in the federal waters off New Jersey, developed by a joint venture between Shell and EDF Renewables. BOEM issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed development, comprising […]

  • Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, Attentive Energy Submit Bids in New Jersey’s Fourth Solicitation

    11 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Attentive Energy and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind have submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation. The NJBPU announced on 30 April the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 GW to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window remained […]

  • Environmental Review of New York Bight Lease Areas Completed

    22 October 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalised an environmental review to assess potential wind development activities across six lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey in an area known as the New York Bight. BOEM prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to analyse the potential environmental impacts of offshore wind […]

  • BOEM Starts Working on Second Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Auction

    21 August 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for a second offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic, seeking public input on potential development in areas off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. BOEM will public the Commercial Leasing for […]

  • Fugro Completes Four-Year Work for Atlantic Shores, Says Integrated Campaign Programme 30 Pct More Efficient

    5 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed four years of continuous survey operations for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind in New York and New Jersey, where the company was supporting the site assessment for five offshore wind projects across three lease areas. According to Fugro, a new data collection and management approach employed on the Atlantic Shores portfolio of projects […]

  • BOEM Gives Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind Green Light to Begin Offshore Construction

    24 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved Sunrise Wind’s construction and operations plan (COP), marking the final approval needed for the federal agency to move the 942 MW offshore wind project toward the start of offshore construction. Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind project, is being developed by Ørsted and Eversource […]

  • US Offshore Wind to Hit 14 GW by 2030, Missing President Biden’s 30 GW Target – ACP Report

    10 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Supply Chain

    The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has projected there will be approximately 14 GW of offshore wind capacity deployed by 2030, falling short of the 30 GW goal set by the Biden Administration in 2021. ACP’s recent report also outlines USD 65 billion (approximately EUR 60 billion) in investments and 56,000 jobs in the US […]

  • Opinion | Offshore Wind Energy: Delivering the American Dream

    22 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    This is an op-ed piece by Liz Burdock, Founder and CEO of Oceantic Network, the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation. When I started Oceantic Network 11 years ago, I was motivated by the confident belief that offshore wind would be an economic and environmental game-changer for the U.S. Not only because of the industry’s […]

  • US to Hold Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Sale in August, 6.3 GW Up for Grabs

    1 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of Interior (DOI) will hold an offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic in August this year, with the two areas auctioned by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) potentially generating up to 6.3 GW of renewable energy. BOEM will hold the auction on 14 August, featuring one area located […]

  • TGS Wraps Up Survey for Offshore Wind Project in New York Bight

    19 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Norwegian seismic company TGS has finished the acquisition of an ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHRD3D) survey on behalf of Community Offshore Wind in the New York Bight, providing soil condition data to guide the design of the offshore wind project. According to TGS, the survey began in October 2023 and had a total duration of more than […]

  • Opinion | The Offshore Wind Industry Is Strengthening American Communities—We Must Not Change Course

    1 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contribution, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Supply Chain

    This is an op-ed piece by Sam Salustro, Vice President of Strategic Communication at Oceantic Network, the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation.  Six months occupied with questions about the upcoming election have muddied the waters, shifting the conversation about offshore wind energy away from the real groundwork being laid and progress already underway in […]

  • Maryland Governor Enacts Bill that Enables State to Re-Allocate Ørsted’s Skipjack ORECs to US Wind

    13 May 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a new offshore wind bill on 9 May, under which the State will create a schedule for offshore wind solicitations until 2031 and revise previous solicitations. The latter will allow the State to re-allocate the support awarded to Ørsted’s Skipjack project, from whose power purchase agreement the developer withdrew, to […]

  • 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 […]

  • US Proposes Auctions for Over 18 GW of Offshore Wind Capacity

    30 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of the Interior has announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. The two sales proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have the potential to generate more than 18 GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ørsted, Eversource Greenlight 924 MW Sunrise Wind After Securing US Approval

    27 March 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm has received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In addition, the project’s developers, Ørsted and Eversource, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on Sunrise Wind and will now advance with onshore construction activities. Located approximately […]

  • BOEM Kicks Off Environmental Review of Proposed 157-Turbine Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    18 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has revealed that it will initiate the environmental review of a proposed wind project offshore New Jersey, the US, known as Atlantic Shores North, that would feature up to 157 wind turbines. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the […]

  • Shell Exits US Offshore Wind Project, Sells Stake to Ocean Winds

    21 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Shell New Energies, a subsidiary of Shell, has sold its 50 per cent equity share in SouthCoast Wind Energy, established in 2018 to develop wind projects off the coast of Massachusetts, to its joint venture partner Ocean Winds North America for an undisclosed sum. According to Shell, the deal with Ocean Winds was structured to […]

  • Empire Wind 1 Cleared to Start Construction

    23 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York, the US. With this approval secured, the developer is planning to start the construction of Empire Wind 1 later this year. The approved plan includes the construction and operation […]

  • New Jersey Kicks Off Work on Second Offshore Wind Transmission Tender

    6 February 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The US regional transmission company PJM Interconnection and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have signed an agreement that opens the path towards New Jersey’s second offshore wind transmission tender. The agreement was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on 2 February. PJM and NJBPU’s new collaboration is the next phase of […]

  • US Issues Clean Air Permit for 2.1 GW Empire Wind

    16 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Clean Air Act permit to Empire Offshore Wind, owned by Equinor. The air quality analysis, conducted by EPA, showed that the impacts on air quality from the construction and operation of the offshore wind project will not cause or contribute to a violation of federal air […]