Second Major Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Receives Approval, Will Serve Long Island

Just a few days after Vineyard Wind broke ground on the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, another offshore project in the country was just approved for construction. This time it is the South Fork Wind project that just received the green light from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The 130 MW wind farm will be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island,... (continue reading...)