Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has made substantial strides, representing a milestone in the expansion of renewable energy within the United States. The company has completed the installation of 78 monopile foundations and four offshore substation foundations, wrapping up the first phase of construction for this ambitious 2.6-gigawatt endeavor. This development highlights […]
The Biden-Harris administration has marked a significant milestone in its offshore wind development efforts by approving US Wind Inc.’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project, the nation’s tenth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project. The approval aligns with the administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, with over 15 GW already approved, […]
In a landmark decision that could reshape the future of renewable energy in the United States, the U.S. Department of the Interior has issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease to the State of Maine. This move represents a significant milestone in the Biden-Harris administration’s drive to accelerate the transition to a […]
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) declared it will stage the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. This move propels the Biden-Harris administration’s agenda to achieve 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and accomplish a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035. Slated for August 29, 2023, the […]
AVANGRID has been issued the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the 800MW Vineyard Wind 1 project from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The FEIS marks the final step prior to a record of decision (ROD) from the federal agency for the proposed Vineyard offshore wind farm in Massachusetts. The ROD is […]
The US Department of the Interior said that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed to offer nearly 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale through the Lease Sale 254 program, scheduled for March 2020. Lease Sale 254 will include all available unleased areas in the US territorial waters of the Gulf […]
The 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore project, offshore Massachusetts, is set to become the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the US, as the country opens up its waters for wind power generation. Business-News-Today brings you a detailed profile of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project here. Vineyard Wind offshore project owners The project is being […]
Wind industry news : Norwegian energy company Equinor successfully bid $135 million for one of three lease areas offshore Massachusetts in the online offshore wind auction held by the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The lease area secured by Equinor in this connection is OCS-A 0520, which is spread […]