3 Reasons 2016 was America’s Best Year Ever for Offshore Wind Power
Without a doubt, 2016 will go down in history as a pivotal year in America’s energy story. Right now, for the first time ever, the strong consistent winds far offshore … Continue reading
NEWS: Major Step forward for New York Offshore Wind Power
Today, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a lease auction for approximately 80,000 acres of federal waters over 12 miles off the Rockaway Peninsula, and after 32 … Continue reading
NEWS: 79,000 Acres Off The NY Coast To Be Auctioned For Offshore Wind Power Development
Albany, N.Y.— The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the agency charged with leasing federal waters for offshore wind development, advanced offshore wind progress today by announcing a lease auction … Continue reading
Offshore Wind: Protecting Wildlife and Creating Jobs
There is nothing like seeing a clean energy revolution up close and in-person, especially when you’re in a boat underneath a 600-foot wind turbine in the waters just off of … Continue reading
NEWS: Labor Leaders Tour America’s First Offshore Wind Project, See More Jobs Over Horizon
North Kingstown, RI – Labor leaders from across New England, New York, and along the Atlantic coast today toured Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode … Continue reading
Seizing Our Massive Offshore Wind Potential
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell gathered with state and federal officials in Boston today to announce the National Offshore Wind Strategy: Facilitating the … Continue reading
NEWS: MA Offshore Wind Power Takes Another Step Forward
New Bedford, MA – Three lease-holding offshore wind power companies today signed letters of intent to use the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as a launch … Continue reading
America’s First Offshore Wind Power Project is COMPLETE!
From earning unanimous approval from state officials in 2014, to achieving full financing in 2015, to putting hundreds of Rhode Islanders to work on the project – including building the … Continue reading
A New Day for American Energy
During the bill-signing ceremony, MA Rep. Tom Golden referenced John F. Kennedy’s declaration in 1960 that it was “time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems … Continue reading
NEWS: Gov. Baker, MA Legislature Deliver Historic Offshore Wind Power Commitment
Boston, MA – Governor Charlie Baker signed landmark energy legislation today that positions Massachusetts to lead the nation in pursuit of a new clean energy frontier. The “Act to Promote … Continue reading