Offshore Wind (OSW)
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The 2024 edition of the American Clean Power Association’s WINDPOWER conference was a celebration of achievement by the U.S. offshore wind industry and a recognition of the hurdles it still must cross.
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The first-ever offshore wind lease auction for the Gulf of Maine resulted in the sale of four offshore lease areas to two developers, bringing in a total of about $21.9 million.
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Despite some recent hiccups with supply chains and higher interest rates, the clean energy transition is set to accelerate with long-term policy support, panelists said at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum.
Community Offshore Wind
The latest iteration of Community Offshore Wind is a two-phase project that would reach peak output of up to 2.8 GW in the early 2030s.
GE Vernova
GE Vernova reported its onshore wind business had its best quarter in three years but its performance was canceled out by problems in its offshore wind business.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Barely three months after it was launched, New York’s fifth offshore wind solicitation has its first casualty.
BOEM
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s programmatic environmental impact statement looks at six wind lease areas covering nearly a half-million acres in the New York Bight.
Abraham Silverman, Johns Hopkins University
States can reap long-term savings by upgrading their onshore grids and coordinating transmission development to serve multiple offshore wind projects, but they’ll also face higher upfront costs, supply chain challenges and ratepayer concerns, speakers at a New Jersey conference said.
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The California Energy Commission is offering $43 million in grants to fund waterfront facility improvements to support the development and operation of floating offshore wind energy off the state’s coast.
The Brattle Group
FERC Order 1920 eventually may provide a structure for long-term, interregional transmission planning, but its anticipated yearslong implementation could mean states will have to lead in planning nearer-term transmission needs, according to a report from the American Council on Renewable Energy and The Brattle Group.
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