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BOEM Announced Lease Auction Date for New York Bight for February 23, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced in January the next offshore wind farm lease online auction date for February 23,...

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The Hidden Potential of Green Hydrogen and Can It Temper the Fluctuating Natural Gas Market?

Green or renewable hydrogen is gaining momentum as an electricity storage solution to overcome grid frequency fluctuations that are...

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U.S. and European Views Differ over Disposing Wind Blades in Landfills

When ramping up the U.S. offshore wind industry, it becomes crucial to solve the question of how to decommission a wind farm ahead of...

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NJ Board of Public Utilities Awarded Two Large Wind Farm Projects

On June 30th, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) awarded two new large wind farms with a combined capacity of 2,658 MW to...

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BOEM Prepares for Eight Offshore Wind Lease Auctions for 2021

Update (August 9, 2021): BOEM announced today to extend the public comment period until September 23, 2021 - 11:59 PM ET and published a...

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U.S. Wind Industry Needs 77,000 More Trained Workers by 2025

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), an international trade organization for the wind industry, published its Global Wind Workforce...

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Three Jones Act Compliant Vessels Being Built to Serve Offshore Wind Industry

One of the crucial pillars to meet President Biden's goal to build 30 GW of Offshore Wind (OSW) power (by 2030) in U.S. waters will be...

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Trump Memorandum Can Potentially Stop Offshore Wind in Southern Atlantic States

A memorandum by the Trump Administration issued in September 2020 has the potential to stop offshore wind deployments in the Southern...