The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project is poised to redefine what’s possible for clean energy development in the United States. Located approximately 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach in federal waters, CVOW is being developed by Dominion Energy as the largest offshore wind project currently under construction in the country—and one ofContinue reading “Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind: A Landmark Project Powering America’s Energy Future”
Category Archives: Offshore Wind
New Report Highlights the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Offshore Energy Development
Study Finds Offshore Oil and Gas and Wind Energy Create Billions in Ecosystem Service Value The Conservative Energy Network (CEN), a coalition of 26 state-based conservative clean energy organizations, today released a groundbreaking new study, The Environmental and Economic Benefit Connection Between Offshore Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind Energy. Download the Study Here: The EnvironmentalContinue reading “New Report Highlights the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Offshore Energy Development”
LSU Center for Energy Studies Releases “2025 Gulf Coast Energy Outlook”
From our Partners at GNO, Inc.: Researchers at the LSU Center for Energy Studies have released their 2025 Gulf Coast Energy Outlook, and the takeaway is clear: a balanced, all-of-the-above approach to energy supply and decarbonization presents a generational opportunity for Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. The numbers are large. By 2030, the Gulf Coast region isContinue reading “LSU Center for Energy Studies Releases “2025 Gulf Coast Energy Outlook””
Yale Center for Environmental Communications: Wind opponents Spread Myth About Dead Whales
They claim the offshore wind is responsible for a spike in whale deaths. Experts don’t buy it, but interest groups backed by fossil fuel money are spreading false information. From Yale: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/wind-opponents-spread-myth-about-dead-whales/By Pearl Maxwell Activists and groups that oppose offshore wind energy have hit upon a new theme to recruit environmentally minded people for theirContinue reading “Yale Center for Environmental Communications: Wind opponents Spread Myth About Dead Whales”
US Department of Energy Releases Strategy to Accelerate and Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment
Department-Wide Strategy Will Tap America’s Vast Potential of Offshore Wind Energy to Power Millions of Homes and Businesses, Support Thousands of Jobs, and Ensure the Nation’s Clean Energy Future. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive summary of the Department’s efforts to meet President Biden’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW)Continue reading “US Department of Energy Releases Strategy to Accelerate and Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment”
Gulf Wind Technology and Shell Collaborate to Establish Offshore Wind Energy Hub at Avondale Global Gateway
$10 million investment will create 84 new jobs in Jefferson Parish. From GNOInc.org In an effort to advance offshore wind energy technology and expand the emerging industry’s skilled workforce, Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) announced today it is collaborating with Shell to establish a research, training and technology demonstration program at GWT’s Avondale Global Gateway facility in JeffersonContinue reading “Gulf Wind Technology and Shell Collaborate to Establish Offshore Wind Energy Hub at Avondale Global Gateway”
BOEM Sets Offshore Energy Records with $4.37 Billion in Winning Bids for Wind Sale
New York Bight lease sale has potential to power nearly two million homes The Department of the Interior today announced the results of the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history, including oil and gas lease sales, with the New York Bight offshore wind sale. These results are a major milestone towards achievingContinue reading “BOEM Sets Offshore Energy Records with $4.37 Billion in Winning Bids for Wind Sale”
US Windpower Reaches Milestone 100 Gigawatts, 46 Gigawatts With More on the Way
American Wind Energy Association | October 31, 2019 WASHINGTON—There are now more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of wind farms operating across the U.S., enough to power 32 million American homes, marking a major milestone in the transition to a cleaner electricity supply. The 100 GW milestone was first reported in today’s public release of theContinue reading “US Windpower Reaches Milestone 100 Gigawatts, 46 Gigawatts With More on the Way”