The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed a groundbreaking new strategy to expand the nation’s offshore wind energy capacity. The DOE’s Offshore Wind Energy Strategy outlines plans to achieve…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-releases-strategy-to-expand-offshore-wind-capacity/
By Elise Young (Bloomberg) –A spate of whale and dolphin deaths along New Jersey’s shore is prompting Republican lawmakers to call for a halt to preliminary work on Governor Phil Murphy’s…
https://gcaptain.com/dolphin-deaths-spur-calls-for-wind-power-halt-in-new-jersey/
By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — Four Republican lawmakers criticized offshore wind farms planned for waters off the East Coast at a New Jersey event, marking the latest sign of mounting pushback against…
https://gcaptain.com/republican-lawmakers-critical-of-east-coast-offshore-wind-plans/
Navantia Seanergies, a leading Spanish offshore wind energy company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. shipyard General Dynamics NASSCO to advance offshore wind energy development in…
https://gcaptain.com/general-dynamics-nassco-enters-offshore-wind-partnership/
By David French HOUSTON, March 8 (Reuters) – Offshore wind is a bad bet due to the complications of installing and maintaining infrastructure at sea and the high cost of transmitting electricity back…
https://gcaptain.com/nextera-ceo-says-offshore-wind-a-bad-bet/
By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Capital Link’s Jones Act webinar on Offshore Wind, moderated by lawyer Winston & Strawn’s Charlie Papavizas, provided good insights into the plans of leading U.S. participants in the sector. The panel offered an extremely positive view of the most exciting sector in Jones Act shipping at this time. Panelist Jeff Andreini of Crowley, which is involved in multiple aspects of the business (“across five verticals”), conveyed his company’s enthusiasm, as indicated by...
https://gcaptain.com/offshore-winds-jones-act-supply-chain-getting-into-gear/
Republican Congressman from New Jersey Jeff Van Drew has announced plans to hold a local hearing on offshore wind projects along with plans to introduce legislation seeking to put a…
The U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The proposed sale includes a 102,480-acre area offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana…
By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — The blustery waters off Massachusetts are prime real estate for wind farms key to meeting US climate targets. That area of the ocean is also a…
https://gcaptain.com/offshore-wind-developer-turns-to-ai-to-protect-right-whales/
By Carly Wanna, Jennifer A Dlouhy and Josh Saul (Bloomberg) –The offshore wind industry has a 40-ton problem on its hands. Since early December, close to two dozen large whales have washed up…
https://gcaptain.com/the-100-billion-offshore-wind-industry-has-a-whale-problem/