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DOE, Interior officials outline offshore wind plans Source: By David Iaconangelo, E&E News reporter • Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2021
A 6-megawatt wind turbine, part of the Block Island wind farm off New Shoreham, R.I., is shown. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Federal officials are launching new collaborations aimed at heading off challenges to the offshore wind industry following the approval of the nation’s first full-scale project this week.
Speaking at an industry forum last week, officials from the Department of Energy, Interior Department and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cited the need to prepare the grid and avoid transmission bottlenecks, jump-start U.S.-made supplies of turbine parts and at-sea installation vessels, and draw up the first industry-specific standards for workplace safety and environmental protection.
This post is a follow up from our recent discussion of the cyberattack that took the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline offline last week and the growing threat ransomware poses to our nation's energy system.
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CEO Timothy Cawley Tells Shareholders Con Edison s Clean Energy Commitment Is Our Path Forward To Sustainability
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Con Edison CEO Timothy Cawley told shareholders in the company s second virtual annual meeting that the company s Clean Energy Commitment is our way forward and will help our planet, our company, and our communities remain sustainable, while also helping to spur the economy.
Cawley said the company faced the triple challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, a national reckoning with systemic racism, and increasing effects of climate change in the past year, noting that Con Edison s workforce remained steadfast addressing the company s three priorities of safety, operational excellence, and providing customers with the best possible experience.