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NEW YORK: Long Island to Host Offshore Wind Training Center

November 14, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK: Long Island to Host Offshore Wind Training Center

ALBANY, New York, November 14, 2022 (ENS) – A land transfer between New York State and Suffolk County late last month will bring a National Offshore Wind Training Center to [...]

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Biden Budgets $50M to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Industry

September 16, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Budgets $50M to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Industry

WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2022 (ENS) – The Biden Administration is launching a fleet of coordinated actions to develop floating offshore wind platforms, an emerging clean energy technology that will [...]

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RHODE ISLAND: Requires 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2033

June 27, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on RHODE ISLAND: Requires 100 Percent Renewable Power by 2033

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27, 2022 (ENS) – Rhode Island lawmakers last week passed a bill requiring that within 10 years 100 percent of electricity sold in the state come [...]

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World’s First: Ships Will Charge Up at Offshore Wind Farms

February 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on World’s First: Ships Will Charge Up at Offshore Wind Farms

LYNGBY, Denmark, February 20, 2022 (ENS) – To support decarbonization of the maritime industry by eliminating idle emissions, Maersk Supply Service is launching its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom. The new [...]

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U.S. Turns to Nuclear Power as States Phase Out Fossil Fuels

January 31, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Turns to Nuclear Power as States Phase Out Fossil Fuels

WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2022 (ENS) – Two-thirds of U.S. states are considering how to safely install nuclear power to replace the coal, oil, and gas that are being phased [...]

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NEW YORK: Legal Issues Cloud Growth of Offshore Wind Power

January 17, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK: Legal Issues Cloud Growth of Offshore Wind Power

ALBANY, New York, January 17, 2022 (ENS) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a plan to make a nation-leading $500 million investment in offshore wind as part of [...]

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NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes

December 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes

WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2021 (ENS) – The construction and operations of the South Fork Wind power project offshore Rhode Island and New York has been approved by the Department [...]

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French Companies Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

December 2, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on French Companies Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

PARIS, France, December 2, 2021 (ENS) – The world’s first floating wind turbine with an integrated hydrogen production system onboard has advanced one step closer to realization.

Known as the [...]

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OREGON: Making Sure Wind Turbines and Whales Won’t Mix

October 24, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Making Sure Wind Turbines and Whales Won’t Mix

NEWPORT, Oregon, October 25, 2021 (ENS) – Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute has been awarded a $2 million grant to collect data about distribution and density of marine mammals [...]

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Biden Administration Plans Rapid Offshore Windpower Buildup

October 14, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Biden Administration Plans Rapid Offshore Windpower Buildup

BOSTON, Massachusetts, October 14, 2021 (ENS) – At least 16 wind energy projects are in the works for offshore locations around the United States, at various stages of development and [...]

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VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA: Commercial Offshore Wind Parks on Deck

July 4, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA: Commercial Offshore Wind Parks on Deck

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 4, 2021 (ENS) – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, BOEM, is starting its environmental review for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial, or CVOW-C, project. [...]

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NORTH CAROLINA: Governor Orders Expansion of Offshore Wind Power

June 10, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on NORTH CAROLINA: Governor Orders Expansion of Offshore Wind Power

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 10, 2021 (ENS) – North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, Wednesday issued an executive order emphasizing North Carolina’s commitment to offshore wind power as the [...]

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CALIFORNIA: Wind Farms Off U.S. Pacific Coast Poised for Permitting

May 26, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on CALIFORNIA: Wind Farms Off U.S. Pacific Coast Poised for Permitting

SACRAMENTO, California, May 26, 2021 (ENS) – The federal departments of the Interior and Defense and the State of California have agreed to accelerate wind energy development offshore the central [...]

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MASSACHUSETTS: First U.S. Commercial Offshore Wind Park Approved

May 26, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on MASSACHUSETTS: First U.S. Commercial Offshore Wind Park Approved

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 26, 2021 (ENS) – To be located in the Atlantic Ocean 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, the first commercial-scale offshore wind park in the United [...]

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