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Federal Court Confirms Critical Approvals for Vineyard Wind

The U.S. District Court in Massachusetts this week upheld important federal approvals for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, which is...

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Draft EIS Is Released

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and...

FulcrumAir Installs Bird Flight Diverters at AVANGRID Wind Power Project

Manzana Wind LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AVANGRID, recently worked with FulcrumAir to Install nearly 1,400 bird flight diverters (BFDs) at the Manzana...

New Jersey Funding Spate of Offshore Wind Research Initiatives

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities say $2 million in additional funding is being mobilized to...

Report Suggests Seabirds Exposed to Low Risk of Collision in Offshore Wind Farms

According to a report prepared by RPS and DHI for Vattenfall, seabirds typically avoid contact with wind turbines and offshore wind farm structures. The main...

EPA Issues Proposed Permit for Revolution Offshore Wind Project

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed air quality permit to Revolution Wind LLC. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for...

Ossian Floating Offshore Wind Farm Partners Submit Array Scoping Report

The partners behind the proposed Ossian Floating Offshore Wind Farm have submitted the project’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report to Marine Scotland.  The scoping...

TPI Finds Novel Use for End-of-Life Wind Blades

TPI Composites Inc. has partnered with Tex-Tech and Carbon Rivers in a pilot program to process end-of-life wind blades, pyrolyze the material and process...

BOEM Issues Draft EIS for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind project off...

Natural Power Accelerates EchoSense Deployment to Protect Bats

Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy and service provider, is accelerating the implementation of its EchoSense smart bat curtailment technology in a move to...
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ETC Publishes Actions Needed to Reduce Wind, Solar Energy Deployment Delays

In its latest global Insights Briefing, “Streamlining planning and permitting to accelerate wind and solar deployment”, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) highlights how governments,...

BOEM Opens Comments for EIS for Proposed Offshore Wind Energy Project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore...

Atlantic Coast States Release RFI Tied to Regional Fisheries, Offshore Wind Development

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia have been advancing an initiative to establish a regional fund...

BOEM, NOAA Collaborate to Alleviate Offshore Wind Impacts on Fisheries

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries are addressing potential impacts of offshore wind energy...

Orsted, Eversource Collaborate with Aquarium on Offshore Wind, Marine Life Study

Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, have signed a multi-year research partnership with Mystic Aquarium to conduct comprehensive...

Vineyard Wind Developer Leveraging AI to Protect Marine Mammals

Vineyard Wind and Charles River Analytics are collaborating to further protect marine mammals during the construction of the Vineyard Wind 1 project. As part...

BOEM Releases DEIS for 2 GW Empire Wind Project in N.Y.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) has published the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Empire Wind...

WWF, Orsted Collaboration Focuses on Ocean Biodiversity, Offshore Wind

WWF and Ørsted have signed a five-year global partnership to drive a fundamental change in the approach to integrating action on climate and biodiversity...

BOEM, NOAA Fisheries Release Whale, Offshore Wind Strategy Draft Plan

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) have released a...

Eagle Update: Standardized Permits for Wind Projects Are Proposed

On September 30, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule that would create a standardized permitting program for the incidental take...

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