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…
South Fork Wind
Safety first, last, always as NOWTC preps offshore crews
By GREGORY ZELLER // As Long Island’s wind-energy industry flourishes, the safety of the men and women working on offshore rigs is paramount – and the National Offshore Wind Training…
High winds: Work begins on U.S.’s largest offshore farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // Construction has begun on the largest offshore-wind project in the nation, opening soon off Long Island. A ceremonial groundbreaking – or sea-breaking, in this case –…
Earth Day ’24: As climate changes, risk is their business
By JOHN L. PARKER // The Earth Day celebration started with an event that drew millions together to address environmental issues and has been with us for more than five…
No. 866: In which we study space, stick it to Caesar, remember RBG and get a jump on St. Patrick’s Day
Shake your shamrocks: Welcome to Friday, lassies and lads, and not just any Friday but Friday, March 15, making Sunday St. Patrick’s Day – traditional death date of Ireland’s…
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…
Sensing opportunity, Ørsted offers Sunrise Wind buyout
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the fate of an ambitious offshore-wind farm hanging in the balance, two energy powerhouses – and longtime partners – are jockeying for position in New…
No. 841: Powering up, following the GPS, lighting the menorah and getting stiffed by Albany, as usual
Makes an impression: Another workweek conquered, another weekend earned … very inspiring, intrepid innovators, as always. We’re so moved by your performance that we prepared this heartening newsletter to…
No. 839: All bark and plenty of bite, with interscholastic PhDs, fake movies and real offshore-wind progress
Here’s the kicker: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and welcome to December, as we finally kick out November and kickstart 2023’s final month. To celebrate, we’re kicking up a…
Construction begins on first South Fork Wind turbine
By GREGORY ZELLER // Marking an “awesome milestone” for the burgeoning U.S. offshore-wind industry – and a red-letter day for international partners Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy – the first of 12 gigantic…
On a slow boat from Texas, LI’s energy future sets sail
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major milestone for Long Island’s offshore wind industry has put to sea – off the Texas coast. International offshore-wind development partners Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy are…
With $200M deal, NY wind farms blow closer
By GREGORY ZELLER // A massive offshore-wind farm projected to be up and running by the end of 2025 is already pumping serious currency into Long Island economics. Ørsted A/S…
Brookhaven IDA puts a little wind in Sunrise’s sails
By GREGORY ZELLER // The most ambitious regional socioeconomic initiative since the Long Island’s aerospace heydays is getting a nice tax break. Sunrise Wind, a joint venture of Danish multinational Ørsted A/S and Connecticut-based Eversource…
No. 665: On Pepcid power, provosts and a literal peach of a patent, with a quick stop in King Tut’s tomb
Creative writing: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we recover completely from the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day and surprise snowstorms and charge headfirst toward our fantastic socioeconomic destiny. It’s…