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Offshore Milestone as Feds Back Vineyard Wind Project
The first large-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. has received the go-ahead from the federal government, with industry insiders saying the milestone decision is likely to spur more rapid development of the nation’s offshore wind projects.
The Vineyard Wind installation, an 800-MW project that will use GE’s Haliade-X turbines, on May 11 received the Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The ROD is the last major step in the federal review process for Vineyard Wind, a joint venture of Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
The battle over the North Atlantic Right Whale continues on, now with a non-profit organization in Georgia urging its residents to boycott Maine lobster.
There are fewer than 400 of the endangered Right whales now left in the waters of the Atlantic ocean, and besides natural causes, the endangered specie is more than likely to die from being struck by a ship or by becoming entangled in fishing gear.
Conservationists are encouraged somewhat this year, as more right whales have given birth off the coast of southern states like Georgia which of course has has increased the population, somewhat. The newborn whales and their mothers have recently been seen off the coast of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Marine authorities have pinpointed where they are and have asked mariners to adhere to a certain speed to keep them safe.
The battle over the North Atlantic Right Whale continues on, now with a non-profit organization in Georgia urging its residents to boycott Maine lobster.
There are fewer than 400 of the endangered Right whales now left in the waters of the Atlantic ocean, and besides natural causes, the endangered specie is more than likely to die from being struck by a ship or by becoming entangled in fishing gear.
Conservationists are encouraged somewhat this year, as more right whales have given birth off the coast of southern states like Georgia which of course has has increased the population, somewhat. The newborn whales and their mothers have recently been seen off the coast of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Marine authorities have pinpointed where they are and have asked mariners to adhere to a certain speed to keep them safe.
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April 12, 2021, by Nadja Skopljak
US Wind has kicked off oceanographic survey activities within the lease area offshore Maryland where it plans to build its MarWin offshore wind project.
The team will be collecting data until July to inform project design, including foundation type, turbine location, and cable burial routes.
The geophysical survey operations will be conducted along a tartan-pattern survey grid by marine research vessels R/V Brooks McCall and the R/V Miss Emma McCall, operated by TDI Brooks.
US Wind said it has also committed to minimizing impacts on marine life during the survey operations.
Expert observers will be aboard each vessel to monitor the presence of protected species, such as the North Atlantic Right Whale, and ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect these species, the company said.