RWE
Conference attendees are optimistic that the rapidly rising demand for energy will mean the federal government eventually will have to harness wind power.
RWE, which put a two-year pause on its U.S. offshore wind development efforts days after President Trump was re-elected, now is setting a higher bar for other renewables in the U.S. market.
RWE, which holds offshore wind leases off the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, said it is pausing capital expenditures on development there for two years due to increased risk and uncertainty.
The latest iteration of Community Offshore Wind is a two-phase project that would reach peak output of up to 2.8 GW in the early 2030s.
RWE will examine the deep-sea lease area where it plans to build the 1.6 GW Canopy Offshore Wind Farm.
Developers of floating offshore wind are calling on the California Public Utilities Commission to increase procurement targets to 10 GW by 2035.
The details released on New York’s potential next wave of offshore wind projects indicate continued efforts to expand the human and industrial infrastructure critical to offshore development.
The churn in New York’s offshore wind industry reached a crescendo Jan. 25, with ownership changes, contract cancellations and new proposals announced.
Twenty-five renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 GW have been selected for development in New York, including three new offshore wind farms with a combined 4 GW capacity.
New Jersey agreed to extend the deadline by which developers with solicitations pending in other states can drop out of its third solicitation.
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