November 22, 2024

Offshore Wind Power

ACP
Clean Power Installations Hit Record for Second Quarter, ACP Says
Clean energy developers set a record for the second quarter with 11 GW of installations – up 91% from the same three months last year.
BOEM
BOEM Sets Oct. 15 Oregon Wind Lease Auction
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the two lease areas being offered hold a potential capacity of more than 3.1 GW of energy generation if fully developed.
BLM
CPUC Approves Plan to Procure 10.6 GW of Clean Resources
California regulators have approved a plan for the state to buy up to 10.6 GW of long-lead time clean energy resources, including 7.6 GW of offshore wind along with geothermal energy and long-duration energy storage.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
DOE Wind Power Reports Show Mixed Results in 2023
The 2024 editions of the Department of Energy’s wind energy market reports show growth amid challenges.
BOEM
Maine Approved for Floating Wind Research Lease
BOEM's decision paves the way for placement of up to 12 floating turbines with a combined rating of up to 144 MW in a Gulf of Maine research array.
Revolution Wind
Revolution, Sunrise OSW Projects Face New Delays
Ørsted has run into new delays that will push back completion at least one of the two offshore wind farms it is building in U.S. waters. 
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Mass. Breaks Ground on Salem Offshore Wind Terminal
Massachusetts government leaders and project developers ceremonially broke ground on a major offshore wind terminal in the port city of Salem at the former site of a coal plant.
Chevrolet
NJ Awards $4.5M for Local Clean Energy Projects
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities awarded $3.4 million in grants to 18 proposals under a new program designed to help municipalities implement clean energy projects.
BOEM
Dominion and Equinor Win OSW Lease Auction
Two Central Atlantic offshore wind areas drew a combined $92.65 million in high bids during the region’s first federal wind lease auction in a decade.
BOEM
No Environmental Impact Seen from Oregon OSW Leasing
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has concluded that leasing areas off the Oregon Coast for wind energy development would have no significant environmental impact.

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