Shell and EDF Renewables Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind joint venture this week received Construction and Operations Plan (COP) approvals from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for its Atlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2, which combined will be New Jersey’s first offshore wind project, generating enough renewable energy to serve more than a million Garden Statehomes.
COP approval is the final approval needed from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s issuance of its July 2024...