#Offshorewind

US Wind’s construction approval to be reviewed

Chris Flood
6 months ago
In late 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved the construction and operations plan...

Offshore wind project passes General Assembly, but...

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
A partisan impasse over one bill to bring offshore wind to Delaware’s coast was resolved late June...

Senate backs wind project despite Sussex County denial

Melissa Steele
9 months ago
The fight for a Sussex County land-use decision to remain local lost in a state Senate vote June 10...

State override of Sussex wind plan advances

Melissa Steele
9 months ago
State legislation designed to bring wind power to the region by overriding a Sussex County Council...

Sussex County Council opposes state laws limiting...

Kevin T. Conlon
9 months ago
Sussex County Council joined the state’s other two counties June 3, in pushing back on state...

US Wind proposes $20 million in funds for commercial...

Chris Flood
9 months ago
In response to feedback from commercial fishermen, offshore wind developer US Wind has proposed a $...

Ørsted buys 64 acres of land near Harbeson for $5.2...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Under the name Skipjack Offshore Energy LLC, Danish-based power company Ørsted has purchased a 64-...

US Wind appeals county’s denial of substation permit

Chris Flood
1 year ago
As expected, US Wind has filed an appeal with Delaware Superior Court challenging Sussex County...

State formalizes benefits package with US Wind

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In one of his last acts as governor, Gov. John Carney announced Jan. 6 that he and Delaware...

In lieu of open meetings, Association of Coastal...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
A majority of the local mayors that make up the Association of Coastal Town voted to dissolve the...

Sussex votes against offshore wind substation

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Citing a lack of benefits for Sussex County and its residents, county council denied a conditional-...

DNREC approves US Wind permits allowing offshore tie-in

Chris Flood
1 year ago
About a week after gaining federal approval, US Wind has received approval from Delaware Department...

After years of review, US Wind gets federal go-ahead

Chris Flood
1 year ago
After a years-long review process, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has formally approved the...

DNREC approves one of four US Wind permit applications

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With local, state and federal agencies making decisions in the past few weeks, October was a busy...

Oct. 22 hearing set on dismissal of offshore wind...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
A South Bethany property owner has filed an appeal challenging the state’s review of two federal...

Lawsuit filed to prevent U.S. Wind approvals until...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A lawsuit aimed to stop the permitting process for an offshore wind project until the application...

Input sought on possible offshore locations in...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In an effort to continue the country’s offshore wind program, the federal government has issued a...

US Wind project gains approval

Nick Roth
1 year ago
After a years-long approval process, the US Wind project off the coast of Ocean City, Md., has been...

Carney signs offshore wind bill

1 year ago
Gov. John Carney signed a bill Sept. 5 to create a framework for soliciting and approving offshore...

BOEM awards more offshore wind space due east of...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Less than a month after announcing the availability of the final environmental impact statement for...

BOEM completes environmental review of US Wind project

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced July 29 that it has completed reviewing an...

Substation hearing morphs into US Wind debate

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
A proposed conditional use filed by Renewable Redevelopment LLC for a substation near the Indian...

New legislation creates offshore wind procurement...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Joining the rest of the Mid-Atlantic states, the Delaware General Assembly passed a bill June 30...

Public airs concerns on offshore wind during July 9...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The state conducted a public hearing July 9 on the permits needed by US Wind to connect its wind...

DNREC, US Wind host information session on state...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In advance of a virtual public hearing in July, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

Attorney general: ACT violated FOIA

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Association of Coastal Towns is a public body that violated Delaware’s Freedom of Information...

DNREC sets public hearing on US Wind project

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In response to offshore wind developer US Wind continuing down a path toward construction, a slew...

Petition alleges Association of Coastal Towns...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
A petition filed with the Delaware Department of Justice April 25 alleges the Association of...

Mixed reviews on bringing offshore wind cable to 3R...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The state hosted an information session March 12 on US Wind’s proposal to connect its offshore wind...

Second wind

Jim Paterson
2 years ago

Lewes: Wait and see on US Wind money

Bill Shull
2 years ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council will wait until residents can comment before it decides whether to...

Ørsted seeks better terms for Skipjack Wind project

Chris Flood
2 years ago
For the second time in recent months, Danish power company Ørsted has announced that macroeconomic...

Dewey residents rail against US Wind offer

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
After much public comment lambasting a $2 million community benefit proposal extended to the Town...

Rehoboth officials table discussion on US Wind proposal

Chris Flood
2 years ago
With a final decision coming later this year from the federal government on US Wind’s proposed...

UD, DelTech offering offshore wind safety training...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
Looking to provide locals with a leg up in a market seeing national and international growth, the...

Trade wind

Jim Paterson
2 years ago

US Wind buys 140 acres of land from Indian River...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
Due to federal and state approval processes and actual construction, power company US Wind is still...

Rehoboth, Henlopen Acres talk US Wind payment proposal

Chris Flood
2 years ago
In the final days of 2023, Baltimore-based wind power company US Wind announced it was working with...

US Wind begins discussion of potential benefits with...

2 years ago
US Wind Inc. announced Dec. 29 that it has formally presented to the Delaware-based Association of...

State negotiating land lease for offshore wind farm...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
For years now, US Wind has been moving forward with the construction of two offshore wind projects...

BOEM intends to lease more wind farm area off...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced a proposal of another offshore wind lease...

Ørsted still actively developing a plan for wind...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
Danish-based power company Ørsted recently announced it is no longer pursuing wind farms off the...

Public concerned about BOEM’s public meeting on wind...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
While concerns were raised about viewshed and possible landfall locations for power lines, the...

Comments sought on wind farm’s environmental impact...

Chris Flood
2 years ago
A wind farm proposed due east of Ocean City, Md., that may come ashore at 3R’s Beach in Delaware...

Ørsted set to resume near-shore survey work this fall

Chris Flood
2 years ago
In an effort to identify the best landfall option for cables coming from its offshore wind farm,...

Wind power companies complete near-shore survey work

Chris Flood
2 years ago
US Wind, a Maryland-based power company looking to build a wind farm due east of Ocean City, Md.,...

Comments on US Wind marine mammal ‘takes’ due by June 1

Chris Flood
2 years ago
In anticipation of construction beginning in January 2025, US Wind has submitted an application to...

Excitement, concerns facing wind farm industry

Chris Flood
2 years ago
Over the course of the past few years, there have been several information sessions and public...

Discussing offshore wind and whales

Eric Burnley
2 years ago
I attended an April 12 program at the Rehoboth library that was sponsored by an offshore wind...

Experts: Vessel strikes, not wind farms, cause of...

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Responsible wind farm development can be designed to mitigate effects on marine mammals while...

Head winds

Jim Paterson
2 years ago

Association of Coastal Towns weighs position on...

Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Preceding member discussion at the Association of Coastal Towns meeting March 2 in Dewey Beach,...

Rehoboth committee recommends support of wind farms

Chris Flood
3 years ago
For the second time in less than a month, a Rehoboth Beach committee has opined on the possibility...

BOEM proposes changes to offshore wind approval process

Chris Flood
3 years ago
Looking to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy resources to meet U.S. climate and...

Rehoboth committee has mixed feelings on wind farms

Chris Flood
3 years ago
Back in October, Rehoboth Beach hosted an offshore wind information-gathering session that included...

Federal agencies seek comments on right whale, wind...

Chris Flood
3 years ago
Two federal agencies are inviting the public to review and comment on a draft joint strategy to...

Rehoboth hosts offshore wind information-gathering...

Chris Flood
3 years ago
Like much of the mid-Atlantic coastline, the federal waters off the coast of Delaware have offshore...

Wind turbine lawsuit ruling could mean delays for...

Chris Flood
3 years ago
Representatives from the two companies looking to build wind farms off the coast of Delaware and...

US Wind set to conduct months of near-shore survey work

Chris Flood
3 years ago
This past spring, Danish-based wind power company Ørsted conducted near-shore survey work off...

Fishing impact of wind farm cables still unknown

Eric Burnley
3 years ago
Since my article last Friday, I have been contacted by folks from US Wind and Ø rsted with...