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DeTect Deploys MERLIN True3D Radar for Offshore Research

DeTect has joined a collaboration whose efforts include an 18-month initiative to gather weather, ocean and wildlife data near active offshore wind farms and lease...

Climate Change May Affect Wind Patterns, Says Research Collaboration

Youwind Renewables and Climate Scale have warned that climate change interacting with wind pattern variability may introduce uncertainties in the projection of sector resources...

BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review of Central Atlantic Potential Offshore Wind Lease Activities

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its final Environmental Assessment (EA) concerning possible impacts from issuing leases for potential offshore wind...

BOEM Extends Comment Period for Oregon Offshore Wind Leasing Draft EA

At the start of last month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Notice of Availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for...

BOEM Finalizes Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Research Lease Review

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf...

BOEM Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for NJ Wind Projects 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) available for the 2,800 MW Atlantic Shores South Wind...

Developer Tests Artificial Reefs at Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farm

RWE is investigating how artificial reefs at offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea can affect the marine ecosystem and whether they can create...

BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Beacon Wind Proposal for Additional Site Testing

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of Beacon Wind’s proposal to test suction bucket foundations on its lease...

Deep Wind Offshore Introduces Spoor to New Markets

Deep Wind Offshore will introduce Spoor to the Swedish and South Korean market after it completed its first full-year bird survey in Norway using...

BOEM to Hold Review of Proposed Vineyard Northeast Offshore Project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of Vineyard Northeast’s proposed 2,600 MW wind project, located 29 miles offshore...

BOEM Issues FEIS for Avangrid’s New England Wind Lease Area

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Avangrid’s New England Wind lease area, bringing the...

BOEM Completes Environmental Analysis for New England Wind Project 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed New England Wind project, located offshore Massachusetts, which the...

Ecowende Leading Offshore Wind Wildlife Monitoring Initiative

Robin Radar, MIDO and DHI have joined with Ecowende to implement wildlife monitoring, detection systems and data collection on various birds and bats who...

The Crown Estate Concludes Celtic Sea Habitats Regulations Assessment

The Crown Estate has concluded its Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), covering the three Celtic Sea Project Development Areas (PDAs) being made available through the...

BOEM Seeks Input on Proposed Massachusetts Offshore Wind Site 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is opening a 30-day public comment period, ending on March 4, inviting public comment on the Draft...

Orsted, Van Oord Partner on North Sea Oyster Reef Restoration

Ørsted and Van Oord’s initiative, Ocean Health, has announced it will install droppable oyster structures in offshore wind farm Borssele 1&2, introducing the European...

BOEM Seeks Comment on Draft Analysis of Central Atlantic Energy Areas

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of its draft environmental review of wind energy areas off the shores of...

BOEM Ready to Review California Offshore Wind Lease Areas

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) says it will be conducting a regional environmental review of potential development activities on the five offshore...

BOEM Completes Sunrise Wind Environmental Review

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed Sunrise Wind energy project, located approximately 16.4 nm south...

UConn Collaborating with Revolution Wind on Fisheries Research

Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut's first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, and UConn Avery Point are establishing a multi-year fisheries research program to study the...

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