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2023

Community Offshore Wind Signs Agreement with NOAA for First-of-Its-Kind Marine Monitoring & Research Partnership to Promote New Offshore Wind Environmental Principles

Community Offshore Wind today announced a groundbreaking five-year partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promote the exchange of data and expertise that will transform environmental monitoring for offshore wind projects.

Community Offshore Wind Announces $2.5 Million Investment in Workforce Development for Organized Labor

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between National Grid Ventures and RWE, is setting new standards in workforce development with major investments in local organized labor programs included in the proposal submitted to the New Jersey Board of Utilities in early August.

Community Offshore Wind Awarded NYSERDA Offtake Contract to Develop 1.3 GW of Offshore Wind for New York

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture of RWE and National Grid Ventures, was provisionally awarded a 1.3 gigawatt (GW) offtake contract as part of the state’s third solicitation for offshore wind. 

Community Offshore Wind’s New Jersey Proposal Envisions a Greener Future, While Generating Potential $6 Billion in Economic Benefits for the State

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, today submitted its plan to provide up to 1.3 GW of new offshore wind capacity to New Jersey.

Community Offshore Wind Recognized by Biden Administration as Corporate Leader on Childcare

The Biden Administration today recognized Community Offshore Wind as a national corporate leader on investment in childcare services, highlighting the company’s $10 million investment in reduced-cost childcare services for New York’s offshore wind trainees and workers.

Community Offshore Wind Supports New Jersey Fisheries and Combats Hunger by Donating Over 60,000 Seafood Meals

In an effort to support communities across New Jersey this summer, Community Offshore Wind partnered with 10 hunger relief organizations across the state to distribute more than 60,000 meals of fresh, locally-sourced seafood to families in need.

Community Offshore Wind Provides STEAM Field Trips to New Jersey Youth in Partnership with All Things Are Possible Foundation

Community Offshore Wind will contribute $15,000 to a partnership with New Jersey-based All Things Are Possible (ATAP) Foundation.

Community Offshore Wind Announces $10M Childcare Financial Assistance Program for Offshore Wind Workers and Trainees in New York

Community Offshore Wind announced today it will offer $10 million for childcare financial assistance programs to support offshore wind industry workers in New York State.

Change is in the Wind

National Grid Ventures and RWE are Working Together to Combine Skillsets and Usher in a Just Energy Transition

Community Offshore Wind Submits Proposal for New York’s Offshore Wind Solicitation, Committing Over $3 Billion Economic Benefit to the State

Community Offshore Wind today submitted a proposal to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to provide New York State with clean energy from 1.3 GW of offshore wind capacity to power nearly 500,000 homes.

Community Offshore Wind Announces Agreement with New York Steel Suppliers, Vital to Job Creation for Local Communities

Community Offshore Wind has come to an agreement with four unique steel fabricators and manufacturers to establish a statewide steel consortium in New York.

Community Offshore Wind Launches First Offshore Site Assessment Survey in New York Bight

Community Offshore Wind launched its geophysical survey campaign to study seabed conditions within the project lease area and potential export cable corridors in the New York Bight.

Community Offshore Wind Invests Over $100,000 into STEM and Environmental Programs for 1,500+ New York Youth; Prepares Future Workforce for Offshore Wind Jobs

Community Offshore Wind creates over 10 new partnerships increasing youth access to STEM education to foster future careers in the renewable energy industry.

2022

Community Offshore Wind Donates Over 30,000 Holiday Meals of Locally Caught Seafood to Food Banks Across New York

This holiday season, Community Offshore Wind will donate over 30,000 meals of wild-caught, locally sourced seafood from fishermen and seafood processors to food pantries in Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Hudson Valley, Long Island, Staten Island, and Syracuse.

On Giving Tuesday, Community Offshore Wind Will Donate 900 Winter Coats to Families Throughout New York

On GivingTuesday, Community Offshore Wind will donate 900 winter coats and 100 pairs of winter gloves to families in need throughout New York State.

Community Offshore Wind Funding First-Ever Foundation 2 Blade Training at Farmingdale State College for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Community Offshore Wind is funding the first-ever Foundation 2 Blade offshore wind industry training at Farmingdale State College in Farmingdale, NY, for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Enterprises (MWBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Small Business Enterprises (SBE).

Community Offshore Wind and Hudson River Community Sailing Provide Lessons in Wind to New York City Students from Underserved Communities

Wind provides the energy used to propel a sailboat. This is the same energy that propels an offshore wind turbine. From October through June 2023, Community Offshore Wind and Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS) are offering lessons in wind through sailing to over 200 New York City public school students from underserved communities.

New Jersey First Lady, Tammy Murphy, and State Senator Andrew Zwicker Welcome Community Offshore Wind by Video at the Official Launch Party

During the Community Offshore Wind official launch party held at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, New Jersey First Lady, Tammy Snyder Murphy, and New Jersey District 16 State Senator, Andrew Zwicker, welcomed the joint venture by video message.

Community Offshore Wind Offers Swim Lessons to Underserved Communities to Build Future Workforce

Swimming is not only a vital life skill, but important for future careers in offshore wind. This summer, Community Offshore Wind is partnering with the YMCA of Long Island and the YMCA of Greater New York to make swimming lessons accessible to children in need of financial assistance. Funding from Community Offshore Wind will help offset the cost of swim lessons for over 100 children across Long Island and New York City with lifesaving water safety skills through the YMCA.

Community Offshore Wind Helps Revitalize Oyster Habitats on Long Island with Huntington-Northport Oyster Reef Project

Long Island once served as an oyster hub, but overfishing and pollution decimated the marine ecosystems in the area. Community Offshore Wind, the Rotary Club of Huntington, and CCE Marine will work together to restore oyster habitats to the seabeds bordering Long Island.

RWE Renewables and National Grid enter partnership to jointly bid for New York Bight offshore lease auction

RWE Renewables, one of the globally leading companies in offshore wind, and National Grid, one of the world’s largest publicly listed utilities

RWE successful in New York Bight offshore lease auction in the U.S.

RWE Renewables, one of the globally leading companies in offshore wind announced its success in the New York Bight offshore lease auction in the U.S.

RWE and National Grid consolidate partnership and move forward on offshore wind development

Official name of companies’ joint venture announced: Community Offshore Wind Project committed to ‘Local clean energy for all’ Boston, 9 March 2022 Following the