Sufficiently gassed, Trump nixes Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s safe to go back in the water. Marking a widely cheered – and sadly predictable – reversal, the Trump Administration has lifted a stop-work order…
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Winds of war: Albany to battle Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // President Donald Trump’s war on alternative energy has reached Long Island’s shores – and Albany is preparing a counterattack. Suggesting in a social media post that…
In Long Island waters, an historic moment for U.S. wind
By GREGORY ZELLER // America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm is up and running in Long Island waters. Construction work on South Fork Wind, a field of 12 wind turbines…
NYSERDA selects Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany has offered conditional contracts to giant offshore-wind farms Empire Wind 1 and Sunrise Wind – and no, you’re not stuck in some kind of “Groundhog…
BOEM shares draft review as Empire Wind whips up
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a crucial public-comment period looming, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is spilling the beans on a major offshore-wind proposal for New York waters. The…
No. 712: Artistic Napoleon, iron lungs and overlooked inventors, with opportunity blowing in the wind
Away we go: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the last Friday in July – and your last Innovate Long Island newsletter for 10…
Energy Department veteran to lead wind consortium
By GREGORY ZELLER // A former U.S. Department of Energy bigwig will temporarily lead an ambitious New York-based consortium focused on maximizing the nation’s promising offshore-wind industry. The National Offshore…
Critics dunk on Hochul’s expensive State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of High Ambitions comes Gov. Kathy Hochul and her 2022 State of the State, a multibillion-dollar action plan including 228 “bold initiatives” and…
Biden’s offshore wind plan shines bright on Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Biden Administration has announced an ambitious plan to dramatically increase the use of offshore wind power along the East Coast – and stakeholders of all…
We’ll always have Paris: Biden re-ups, activists rejoice
By GREGORY ZELLER // Regional environmental activists are over the moon about President Joseph Biden’s swift action rejoining the Paris Agreement. Anne Reynolds, executive director of the Albany-based Alliance for…
Wind warriors earn support in Wainscott beach battle
By GREGORY ZELLER // With local opposition still pushing against the tide, Long Island wind-power backers are applauding new state support for a plan to land an undersea transmission cable…
Albany eyeing ‘qualifications’ for $200M port plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hard to port! No, don’t make a quick left turn – but if you’re a waterfront-based enterprise focused on port operations and related markets, you’ll want…
NY unveils nation’s first Offshore Wind Master Plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // With lofty short- and long-term energy goals – and a thumb directly in President Donald Trump’s eye – New York State has released the nation’s first…