Offshore Wind

Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | December 14, 2018 Three companies bid a record-shattering $405 million to nab U.S. rights to build offshore wind farms near Massachusetts on Friday, a testament to the surging appeal of renewable power and investors’ growing confidence in demand for it. […]

POLITICO | Erick Wolff | December 14, 2018 The auction for offshore wind power leases in the Northeast obliterated previous records on Friday as renewable energy developers scrambled to secure acreage in the last federal sale until at least 2020. Provisional winners were Equinor, Mayflower […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, December 14, 2018 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Applauds Massive Wind Auction Offshore Massachusetts Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the results of today’s wind auction offshore Massachusetts: “The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) […]

Bloomberg | Jennifer Dlouhy | December 13, 2018 Eleven companies were vying on Thursday for the opportunity to install wind turbines in Atlantic waters off Massachusetts, setting the stage for a record-breaking auction driven by growing demand for renewable power in Northeast U.S. After eight […]

Offshore Wind Journal | David Foxwell | December 11, 2018 National Ocean Industries Association president Randall Luthi issued the following statement following the passage of HR 6665, the Offshore Wind for Territories Act, by the House of Representatives. “House passage of HR 6665 is welcome […]

For Immediate Release: Monday, December 10, 2018 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org U.S. Territories Need the Offshore Wind for Territories Act Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued this statement following the passage of H.R. 6665, the Offshore Wind for Territories Act, by the […]

The Hill | Timothy Cama | October 18, 2018 The Trump administration is considering allowing companies to build offshore wind farms off the coast of California. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said his department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will start taking comments this week on potential areas […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 18, 2018 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Welcomes Secretary’s Zinke’s Announcements Advancing U.S. Offshore Wind Washington, D.C. – NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on Interior Secretary Zinke’s Wednesday afternoon announcements on new offshore wind progress: “NOIA […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Contact:  Justin Williams, (202) 465-8464, jwilliams@nullnoia.org The Offshore Wind for Territories Act is a Win for American Citizens Washington, D.C. – NOIA Vice President for Government and Political Affairs Tim Charters issued this statement following the markup of […]

Wall Street Journal |  Erin Ailworth | July 24, 2018 In Fall River, a former textile hub on the Massachusetts coast, Bristol County economic development director Kenneth Fiola touts waterfront land and a workforce rooted in manufacturing as reasons the city would make a perfect base […]