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The Interior Department said Tuesday that it had approved the construction of a new offshore wind facility near Rhode Island, making it the fourth major commercial-scale project the administration has greenlighted as it looks to deliver on its goal of adding 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2030.

This powerful letter written and signed by three New Jersy Counties and thirty-one New Jersey mayors calls on the state legislature to do more to address the high risks NJ communities face from offshore wind development. The text of the letter is provided below. The original document can be accessed at the document links on this page.

The waves grew choppier as a ship with a decidedly un-maritime name, the Jones Act Enforcer, pushed through the mist, on the hunt for scofflaws on the open ocean. “It’s not here,” said Captain Rick Spaid. “The Sea Installer is supposed to be here.” Crew and passengers grabbed for handholds as the 175-foot vessel pitched in the seas, trying to stay upright as they peered hard through the dense fog for any sign of the Sea Installe...

The global offshore wind supply chain will require US$ 27 billion of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold…

Amid the rapid global expansion of the wind energy sector, the integration of robotics is becoming pivotal for wind farm operators.

The County of Cape May, New Jersey will appeal a Judge’s decision ordering the Cape May County Clerk to file an easement transferring County property interests to the Danish offshore wind company Orsted’s Ocean Wind One project. "Remember, we believe this easement was taken from the people of Cape May County by the Board of Public Utilities in an unconstitutional fashion and without required due process,” said former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Michael J. D...

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - Known as "America's Greatest Family Resort," this beachside city now has a new distinction: It has become the epicenter of opposition to wind energy projects off New Jersey and the East Coast. Residents of Ocean City and surrounding Cape May County, helped by an outside group opposed to renewable energy, are mobilizing to stop Ocean Wind 1, a proposal to build up to 98 wind turbines the size of skyscrapers off the New Jersey coast, which could power half a milli...

Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, is working with GT Green Technologies, a leading-edge developer of wind-based...

Facebook has found itself in hot water after wading into the debate over whether off-shore wind farms are responsible for a surge in whale deaths across the east coast. Environmentalist Michael Shellenberger has accused the internet giant of ‘censoring accurate information’ after it slapped a content warning on a post about the beaching of 300 whales since 2017. Officials admit there has been an 'unusual mortality event' on the east coast in the la...

UK Annual Renewable Energy Auction May Go "No Bid" For Offshore Wind Power It isn't just the Chinese stock market that's going "no bid" this week, it's also…