Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for international climate policy John Podesta said. The administration hopes the spending milestone will help to continue the deployment of clean energy even after President-elect Donald Trump, a climate change skeptic who has... Continue Reading →

December 3, 2024 0

BOEM ID’s Environmental Measures for NY Bight Wind

(OE) In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to future wind energy development of the six lease areas offshore New York and New... Continue Reading →

December 2, 2024 0

Supporters, Pragmatists & Skeptics: Governors Shaping US Offshore Wind’s Future

State leadership is going to be pivotal to the future of US offshore wind. Posted by Toussaint Williams - Plugged Into US Offshore Wind The U.S. offshore wind industry stands at a pivotal moment, with over 4,000 MW of capacity under construction (U.S. Offshore Wind Quarterly Market Report 2024 Q3, Oceantic Network) and ambitious growth... Continue Reading →

December 2, 2024 0

Guyana gas-to-energy project wins initial US ExIm bank loan guarantee approval

(Reuters) - Guyana has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a more than $500 million loan guarantee to support a natural-gas fired power project and gas processing facility, a government official said on Thursday. Construction of the about $2 billion gas-to-energy project is underway. A gas pipeline is installed, but the first... Continue Reading →

November 29, 2024 0

Offshore Wind’s Political Journey: Obama Sets the Stage, Trump Advances, Biden Accelerates

This is an eyeopener.... Article by Toussaint Williams - Plugged Into US Offshore Wind November 26, 2024 Donald Trump’s views on wind energy are well known — and not exactly favorable. He has criticized offshore wind as “horrible” and “the most expensive energy there is,” claiming it “destroys everything” and blaming turbines for killing birds and whales.... Continue Reading →

November 28, 2024 0

Aikido One Floating Wind Platform Takes Final Shape

(BusinessWire) Chet Morrison Contractors, on behalf of floating wind startup Aikido Technologies, has performed the final structural assembly of Aikido One floating wind platform in less than 40 working hours, establishing a new standard in the industrialization of floating platforms. The assembly operation, representing 10-time speed-up, demonstrates how Aikido can enable offshore wind project developers... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2024 0

US awards up to $2.2 billion to speed clean-hydrogen development

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has awarded up to $2.2 billion to centers on the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest to develop hydrogen, an emerging source of energy that is expensive to produce using renewable power. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Hydrogen backers, including the administration of President Joe Biden,... Continue Reading →

November 22, 2024 0

Ventus Energy Enters US Offshore Wind Market

(OE) U.K.-based high voltage (HV) engineering specialist Ventus Energy has launched its U.S. entity with two East Coast locations to further support the rapidly growing offshore wind industry in the United States. Operating as Ventus Energy Incorporated, the primary office is located in Brooklyn, New York, within the Industry City complex, placing it close to... Continue Reading →

November 19, 2024 0

New Massachusetts Bill Extends Offshore Wind Contracts to 30 Years, Heads to Governor’s Desk

(offshoreWIND.biz) The Massachusetts State Legislature has passed a clean energy bill aimed at strengthening future offshore wind contracts. Among other provisions, the bill would allow the state to negotiate contracts of up to 30 years, extending the current 20-year limit. According to Massachusetts State Senator Karen E. Spilka, the legislation allows future offshore wind contracts to... Continue Reading →

November 18, 2024 0

BOEM Invites Feedback on Mitigation Measures for California Offshore Wind Leases

(offshoreWIND.biz) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has opened a public consultation on a regional environmental analysis of potential mitigation measures on future development activities for five offshore wind lease areas off California’s central and north coasts. The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the California Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) will be... Continue Reading →

November 15, 2024 0

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