#Offshorewind

US Wind’s construction approval to be reviewed

Chris Flood
3 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
4 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
5 months ago
The fight for a Sussex County land-use decision to remain local lost in a state Senate vote June 10...

Sussex County Council opposes state laws limiting...

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

State override of Sussex wind plan advances

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

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

Chris Flood
6 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
9 months 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
10 months 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
10 months 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
11 months 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
11 months 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
11 months 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
11 months 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
1 year ago

Lewes: Wait and see on US Wind money

Bill Shull
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year ago
Looking to provide locals with a leg up in a market seeing national and international growth, the...

Trade wind

Jim Paterson
1 year ago

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

Chris Flood
1 year 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
1 year 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...

1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
2 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
2 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
2 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...