The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will hold an offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico in August, the first such sale in the area. The three leases are located off the Texas and Louisiana coasts. These areas have the potential to generate approximately 3.7 gigawatts (GW) and power almost 1.3 million…

The Pentagon is sounding the alarm over planned offshore wind farm projects that it says could negatively impact U.S. national security. According to published reports, the Pentagon is concerned that nearly all of the new areas slated for offshore wind energy development along the Central Atlantic coast—a key component of the Biden administration’s climate agenda—would…

A comprehensive report compiled by two federal agencies and the commercial fishing industry raises red flags about the potential impact of Offshore Wind Power (OSW) projects on fishing and the marine environment. Prepared by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance—a coalition…

A comprehensive report compiled by two federal agencies and the commercial fishing industry raises red flags about the potential impact of Offshore Wind Power (OSW) projects on fishing and the marine environment. Prepared by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance—a coalition…

A growing chorus of interest groups is calling for a pause in offshore wind activities to allow further assessment of the sector’s impacts on the marine ecosystem. Congressman Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a Republican, introduced a congressional resolution on March 21 to halt work on east-coast offshore wind projects until investigations into its…

Republican congressmen called for a halt to offshore windfarm development and GAO oversight of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) leasing process at a March 16 hearing on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey. Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Christopher Smith of New Jersey, Andy Harris of Maryland, and Scott Smith of Pennsylvania convened…

A critical letter from a fisheries expert in May 2022 raised serious red flags about the siting of offshore wind turbines in southern New England waters. Authored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Chief of Protected Species Dr. Sean Hayes, the letter revealed the risks that offshore wind farms pose to the marine…

The White House announced its first offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, to open up those waters for companies to bid construct wind energy facilities, after curbing gas and oil company drilling. The Biden administration said that this sale is an opportunity to contribute to America’s transition to “clean energy.” The Feb. 22…

Three Republican congressmen and more than a dozen mayors whose coastal districts are near offshore wind energy sites are calling on the Biden administration to suspend offshore wind projects until a thorough investigation into a recent spate of whale deaths rules them out as the cause. Since Dec. 1, 2022, at least 23 whales have…

A joint venture has been proposed to power nearly 500,000 New York homes with wind turbines made in local factories, including a new steelmaking plant in Orange County.  Community Offshore Wind, which was formed by RWE and National Grid to develop offshore wind in the Northeast, submitted the above plan to the state on Jan. 25.  The…