Joe Nolan

NYSERDA finalizes new Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind contracts

NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) has finalized new purchase and sales agreements for the energy produced by two major offshore wind projects:

  • Empire Wind 1, a planned 810-megawatt project (developed by Equinor)
  • Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project (developed by Ørsted and Eversource).

Both projects had previously been awarded contracts by NYSERDA in 2019, but had been put in doubt when, last October, the New York State Public Service Commission denied...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/nyserda-finalizes-new-empire-wind-and-sunrise-wind-contracts/

Sunrise Wind passes two new milestones

Yesterday the Sunrise Wind project received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), crossing a critical milestone in the federal environmental review process. The ROD formally concludes the agency’s National Environmental Policy Act review process and precedes the anticipated approval of Sunrise Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP), expected this summer. Marking a business milestone, developers Ørsted and Eversource reported that they had jointly...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/sunrise-wind-passes-two-new-milestones/