(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)Ørsted is seeking $9.4B to finish two US projects, the latest setback for foreign firms invested heavily in the struggling sector
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)Ørsted is seeking $9.4B to finish two US projects, the latest setback for foreign firms invested heavily in the struggling sector
(Stephane Mahe/Pool photo via AP)Rep. Jeff Van Drew says President Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind development is ‘significant victory.’ Not everyone sees it as death knell
(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)Ocean leases dumped by Danish developer Ørsted will be snapped up soon, offshore wind boosters predict
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)Industry appears ready to grow as NJ seeks more proposals for Jersey Shore
NJ Spotlight NewsWind energy push contentious for NJ shore towns
(Nicholas Doherty from Unsplash)The Board of Public Utilities is aiming to reach its goal of 11 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Ørsted may be history, but new installations approved by BPU, federal offshore-wind tax credits and ‘inflation-proof’ contracts augur well for this sector
NJ Spotlight News/Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementBPU president says they’re ‘moving full-throttle’ to make NJ a national leader
(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)Regulators give approval for two large commercial wind farms
(NJ Spotlight News)Both would be located at least 40 miles off the New Jersey coast
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Ørsted’s decision to back out of NJ’s offshore wind efforts is just the end of a chapter, not the end of the world
EquinorDeep-ocean floating wind farms already exist in Scotland and elsewhere
(kmarius from Pixabay)The ultimate cost of transitioning away from fossil fuels is an overarching concern
BOEMDevelopment continues after Ørsted pulls out of NJ
NJ Spotlight NewsChristine Guhl-Sadovy says end of Ørsted's project does not mean end of offshore wind in NJ
NJ Spotlight NewsEnvironmentalists have concerns about the legislation as do business interests
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)Senate panel on Monday to take up bill codifying complete changeover by 2035
YouTube/ØrstedOffshore wind developer lays out its case in letter to Board of Public Utilities

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