US Wind

BOEM gives Maryland Offshore Wind the go ahead

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s September 2024 Record of Decision. This significant milestone advances the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030.

“I am pleased to announce BOEM’s approval of our nation’s...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/boem-gives-maryland-offshore-wind-the-go-ahead/

Maryland Offshore Wind Project gains key approval

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced the approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project – the tenth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Administration.

“The clean energy future is now! Today’s milestone marks another giant leap toward our ambitious goal of unleashing 30 gigawatts of offshore energy by 2030,” said Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis. “Our work to approve the nation’s first ten commercial-scale offshore wind project is the...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/maryland-offshore-wind-project-gains-key-approval/

Maryland’s US Wind project passes a key regulatory milestone

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind’s proposed Maryland offshore wind project, which includes three planned phases. Two of those phases, MarWin and Momentum Wind, have received offshore renewable energy certificates from the State of Maryland.

If approved, the project proposes to install up to 114 turbines, up to four offshore substation platforms, one meteorological tower, and up to four corridors for offshore...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/marylands-us-wind-project-passes-a-key-regulatory-milestone/

US Wind calls new Maryland offshore wind legislation a “game changer”

US Wind Inc. is applauding the passage of Maryland state legislation that, it says, puts Maryland offshore wind “full steam ahead.” Signed May 9, the law allows qualified offshore wind developers to apply for outstanding Offshore Renewable Energy Credits (“ORECs”) created as a result of changes in the market and to add additional capacity to existing projects. The new law also amends the POWER Act to add an additional solicitation to the state’s Department of General Services offshore wind...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/us-wind-calls-new-maryland-offshore-wind-legislation-a-game-changer/

BOEM moves ahead on Maryland offshore wind project

Continuing the momentum to achieve the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of the first proposed wind energy project offshore Maryland.

This week, the Department will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP)...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/boem-moves-ahead-on-maryland-offshore-wind-project/

Ørsted, EDF and Shell position for New Jersey offshore wind energy

Ørsted's Godewind trubine array in the North Sea. Ørsted photo.

Denmark-based offshore wind operator Ørsted is proposing to supply the first 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind energy for New Jersey, with project backers saying it will bring new maritime jobs and manufacturing to the state.

Ørsted submitted its response Dec. 28 a bid to the New Jersey state Board of Public Utilities’ request for proposals with the plan for the Ocean Wind project, which would be built 15 miles off Atlantic City, N.J., on a lease that Ørsted (then known as DONG Energy) acquired...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/orsted-edf-and-shell-position-for-new-jersey-offshore-wind-energy/