NJ offshore wind project that struck out earlier is back up at bat

By WAYNE PARRY. Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY — A partnership that proposed an off shore wind farm in New Jersey last year but was not selected by state utility regulators to move forward with it is trying again.

Community Off shore Wind said Thursday it had submitted a bid one day earlier to build a wind farm off the state’s southern coast. It would generate 1.3 gigawatts of electricity, or enough to power 500,000 homes.

Its project would be located 37 miles off Barnegat Light on Long Beach Island. The companies involved did not say how many wind turbines would be included.

The project is a partnership between Essen, Germany-based RWE and New York-based National Grid. They previously applied to build a project in roughly the same area but were not chosen by the state Board of Public Utilities to proceed with it.

“Community Off shore Wind was not awarded a project in New Jersey’s third solicitation, but this solicitation provides an exciting new opportunity,” company spokeswoman Molly Gilson said.

The companies would not say how, if at all, this bid differs from the one it submitted last year.

If it is selected, the project could begin construction in 2027 or 2028 and become operational by 2031, the companies said.

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Enviros threaten multi-state suit to protect Atlantic Sturgeon

Environmentalists are threatening to sue Delaware, New Jersey and New York under the Endangered Species Act for allegedly allowing the commercial fishing industry to kill Atlantic sturgeon as bycatch in the Delaware River. 

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How much energy is cryptocurrency gobbling up?

The Energy Information Agency is starting the process to require cryptocurrency miners to submit energy consumption data after a previous attempt faced legal challenges.

Computers “mine” for Bitcoin at a facility in Rockdale, Texas. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

By Keaton Peters, Inside Climate New

“The Energy Information Agency is starting the process to require cryptocurrency miners to submit energy consumption data after a previous attempt faced legal challenges.”

“The fast-growing cryptocurrency industry is a major consumer of electricity, but no one—not even the U.S. government—knows exactly how much energy goes into the armada of computers used to ‘mine’ Bitcoin and other digital assets. The U.S. Energy Information Agency estimates that cryptocurrency mining uses between 0.6 percent and 2.3 percent of all electricity per year, but the agency may soon be able to access more precise information.  

In the coming months, the EIA is planning to release the draft of a new survey that will require disclosure from companies in the cryptocurrency mining industry. On Wednesday, during a “listening session,” EIA officials laid out the process for creating the survey, which is typical of how EIA collects energy consumption data from manufacturers and commercial buildings.

How does cryptocurrency affect climate change?

Bitcoin mining, the process by which bitcoins are created and transactions are finalized, is energy-consuming and results in carbon emissions, as about half of the electricity used is generated through fossil fuels.

“Most of the time for us, we are just re-approving surveys, so it’s not usually very controversial. That might not be true this time,” said Stephen Harvey, a senior advisor to the EIA administrator, who facilitated the webinar discussion.  

This marks the government’s second attempt to find out exactly how much energy cryptocurrency mining uses. Earlier this year, amid energy shortages in the dead of winter, the administration sent out an emergency survey to assess Bitcoin mining’s energy footprint.”

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Enviro-Events Calendar: July 16: ‘Danger Season’

There’s still time to register for the webinar on the role of climate change in “Danger Season”—what the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) calls the period between May and October when the United States and the Caribbean usually experience their worst climate impacts—came in hot in 2024.

Join UCS and Climate Central next week to learn about Danger Season and a new interactive tool to track extreme heat and other climate change impacts on a daily basis, capturing and communicating the climate change connections, highlighting harm to vulnerable people, and talking about what we can do to build equitable resilience.

Webinar: ‘Danger Season’ and the Role of Climate Change
Date: Tuesday, July 16
Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET

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Join ANJEC and our guests from Montclair State University’s Traveling HAB Lab. As harmful algal blooms (HABs) increase in frequency, duration, and magnitude worldwide, the health of humans, domestic animals, and wildlife are increasingly threatened by HABs. The Traveling HAB Lab aims to empower residents of New Jersey to protect our aquatic ecosystems and water resources. We also aim to increase awareness of the health risks associated with exposure to HABs and provide knowledge on how to protect yourself, your loved ones, and pets from HABs.

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Favorable winds blowing again for offshore wind industry

Offshore wind farm turbines silhouetted against an orange sunrise.
The American Clean Power Association’s 2024 Offshore Wind Energy Market Report forecasts $65 billion in private offshore wind investment by 2030. In a release, ACP said the industry’s 2024 momentum is “likely to continue.” Ian Dyball photo via Getty Images

 By Diana DiGangi, Reporter, Utility Dive

Dominion Energy subsidiary Virginia Electric and Power Company has agreed to buy the offshore wind lease and associated developments related to Avangrid’s proposed 800-MW Kitty Hawk North Wind facility. Dominion will rename the project CVOW-South, associating it with Dominion’s 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in development about 25 miles to the north, the utility said Monday.

The news came a day before the American Clean Power Association released its 2024 Offshore Wind Energy Market Report, which forecasts $65 billion in private offshore wind investment by 2030. In a release, ACP said the industry’s 2024 momentum is “likely to continue.”

Currently, the U.S. has 4.8 GW of offshore wind capacity in development after last year’s project cancelations removed 2.4 GW from that queue, the Energy Information Administration noted in a Tuesday report.

Virginia Electric and Power Company agreed to acquire Kitty Hawk North Wind from Avangrid for $160 million — $117 million for the nearly 40,000-acre lease, and $43 million in development cost reimbursement, Dominion said in a release. Dominion and Avangrid are seeking necessary approvals from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the City of Virginia Beach, and hope to close the transaction in the fourth quarter of this year.

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