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Design programs and initiatives that create a diverse workforce and target communities most impacted by offshore wind development, like those transitioning from fossil-fuel industries, to help jump-start the industry and ensure equitable distribution of jobs and economic benefits. "Our report offers hig...
“Responsibly developed offshore wind is a critical component in a clean energy future, which will fight climate change, create union jobs and improve the air quality in overburdened communities,” said Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conserva...
Dominion Energy is building anew ship, the Charybdis, that willcomply with the Jones Act. But a typical offshore wind farm needs over 25 different types of vessels—for crew transfers, surveying, environmental monitoring, cable-laying, heavy lifting and many other roles. The nation alsolacks a ...
“The United States represents an important growth market for us, and with seven already-awarded US projects accounting for approximately 5 gigawatts of clean offshore wind energy, Ørsted is leading the growth of a new sustainable industry that will create jobs and economic development along the...
“As an industry we want to work with the new administration to help strengthen the state’s grid reliability, continue to achieve energy independence and create new jobs,” he said. “Those issues ought to appeal to both Republicans and Democrats.” ...
The educational requirements for these new jobs also varies widely from high school diploma to Ph.D. There is a growing concern that the United States will not have a sufficiently trained workforce capable to support offshore wind farm development, construction, and maintenance. A recent Department...
None of that has deterred Orsted or Massachusetts utility Eversource Energy from continuing construction of the 262-foot Eco Edison. "This shipyard and this vessel are living proof that the US offshore wind industry is creating jobs today," David Hardy, chief executive officer for Orsted in the...
U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged to boost development of renewable energy as part of a sweeping plan to fight climate change and create jobs. Trump had also promised to support the nascent U.S. industry as part of his energy dominance agenda, but the permitting...
"Today's approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combatting climate change and powering our nation," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said. "By working closely with state and local leaders, Tribes, ocean users, and other ...