The 70th annual National Veterans Day Observance, which honors the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. armed forces during war and peacetime, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at 11 a.m., in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.   Click here for the livestream link, which...Read More

Comments are due to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) by November 20, 2023 on the Gulf of Maine Draft Offshore Wind Energy Area (WEA), which covers approximately 3,519,067 acres offshore Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, ranging from approximately 23 – 120 miles off the coast. A map of the Draft WEA can be...Read More

Louisiana, are you offshore wind ready?  The Oceantic Network, in partnership with H2theFuture and Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO), will offer its Offshore Wind Ready training program free to businesses across Louisiana during the second week in November 2023. The Louisiana Offshore Wind Ready Training Series will bring the Network’s popular one-day training program to New...Read More

October 31, 2023 marked the official federal government approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project – the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project since 2021.  The announcement supports the nation’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval of the Vineyard Wind...Read More

After offshore wind developers requested that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) offer more acreage in the Gulf of America for leasing. the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 that it has finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the area following the recent successful auction of...Read More

GE Haliade-X Is First of 62 Wind Turbines for First-in-the-Nation Project that Will Power More than 400,000 Homes and Businesses in Massachusetts (BOSTON, MA) – Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment, announced on October...Read More

When we click to connect with someone either next door, or on another continent thousands of miles away, it’s easy to forget the internet isn’t made of magic.  In reality, our interconnected world has been created through thousands of miles of undersea cable laid thanks to years of planning, intergovernmental cooperation, engineering, heavy equipment and...Read More

It’s World Maritime Day today, September 28, 2023!   Observed worldwide on the last Thursday of September, World Maritime Day focuses on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment. This year’s World Maritime Day theme, MARPOL at 50 — Our commitment goes on, reflects the International Maritime Organization‘s (IMO) long history of protecting...Read More

Did you know? In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed a mandate ordering a survey of America’s coastlines, which comprise 43,000 square nautical miles of U.S. waters considered critical to navigation. Today, between 2,000 – 3,000 square nautical miles of U.S. waters are surveyed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and commercial contractors annually. ...Read More

Interior and Energy Departments Release Comprehensive Transmission Action Plan to Unlock America’s Vast Potential of Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Energy released An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region, setting in motion bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind...Read More