New Jersey's first planned offshore wind energy facility has cleared a key regulatory hurdle, with the US Interior Department approving construction and operation of ?rsted A/S subsidiary ?rsted North America Inc.'s 1,100-MW Ocean Wind 1 project. The project will be capable of powering over...
“The industry trend is to use larger offshore turbines to reduce cost and environmental and visual impacts,” explained Ørsted spokesperson Gabriel Martinez. That Danish company is developing a number ofwind farms off the U.S. East Coast, including Ocean Wind’s New Jersey offshore wind farm...
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy, who made offshore wind a cornerstone of his ambitious goals for renewable energy, on Monday cited offshore wind "as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create tens of thousands of jobs, drive an entirely new manufacturing supply chain, and secure energy independence...
Before theprojects were abandoned, Orsted put up a $100 million guarantee that it would have one of them, Ocean Wind I, built by the end of 2025. It also had been obligated to pay an additional $200 million toward the development of the offshore wind industry in New Jersey. A week af...
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police arrested six protesters Tuesday who tried to disrupt the start of land-based testing for New Jersey's first offshore wind farm. But the work progressed anyway.
New Jersey on Tuesday signed an executive order that more than doubles the state’s current goal for offshore wind deployments to 7.5 GW by 2035. A picture from Cathie Associates visit to the US’ first commercial offshore wind farm; Block Island. The previous target called for the state ...
Looking for an ecosystem that nurtures new thinking, new ideas, and new solutions for our world? Whether it’s developing lifesaving cell and gene therapies or creating the nation’s largest offshore wind farm, New Jersey can be that home. ...
turn on July 20, 2023. On Aug. 4, a German wind power company and a New York utility applied for permission to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Beach Island in New Jersey, but far enough out to sea that it could not be seen from shore. Credit: AP Photo/Wayne ...
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind projects are suing New Jersey and the Danish wind energy developer Orsted over a lucrative tax break the state approved for the company, saying it is illegal because the law was written to benefit only
including the two from New Jersey, led a hearing in Wildwood whose invited speakers said offshore wind energy may harm marine life and saddle taxpayers with costs. State utility regulators this month agreed to seek proposals for a third planned wind farm toward an offshore goal of 11,000 mega...