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EMEC Performance Assessment for Verdant Tidal Power

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has completed an independent power performance assessment for Verdant Power’s New York tidal power array at the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) site. This represents the world’s first internationally recognized power performance assessment, according to EMEC. During the 39-day test period, over tides, Verdant Power’s turbines performed with over 99 percent availability and generated 187

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Equinor Wins New York Offshore Wind Bid

Equinor’s Empire Wind project will help bring renewable energy to New York City while spurring statewide economic development opportunities. The project is expected to create approximately 800 local jobs during construction and operation, including through the creation of locally manufactured turbine foundations in New York’s capital region. More broadly, Equinor is committed to developing the nation’s first offshore wind supply

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Norwegian Company Wins US Offshore Wind Contract

Equinor has been declared the provisional winner of one of the three leases offered in the U.S. government’s wind lease sale for an area offshore Massachusetts. Equinor will now have the opportunity to explore the potential development of offshore wind farms to provide the region with a significant, long-term source of renewable electricity. The new lease, located south of Massachusetts

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NY Maritime College Installs Environmental Compliance Tool on Training Ship

State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College will install Ocean Guardian, a digital environmental compliance tool, aboard the training ship Empire State  for its summer sea term 2018 to provide cadets with hands-on environmental compliance training with the latest technology. SUNY Maritime is the first maritime college in the world to install Ocean Guardian on a training vessel. Developed by Total Marine Solutions, Ocean

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