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

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 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 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).

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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