OPINION: The process is working when it comes to offshore wind energy

By |2024-03-21T12:53:05-04:00November 12, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

In a joint Opinion-Editorial, Virginia Conservation Network and Sierra Club Virginia Chapter celebrate the milestones that will start the construction of the largest offshore wind project in the country.

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ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Network Celebrates Next Step for Offshore Wind Energy

By |2023-10-31T11:18:56-04:00October 31, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has taken the next step towards completion! The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its Record of Decision, which kicks off the 90-day approval period of the Construction and Operations Plan (COP).

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Offshore Wind Generation Solution Podcast

By |2023-08-18T13:13:27-04:00August 18, 2023|Categories: Offshore Wind Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Offshore Wind Generation Solution Podcast Listen to the Podcast How 'bout we don't? The Pollution Solutions Show by the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter presents "The Offshore Wind Generation Solution." Offshore wind represents a lot of good for Virginia. It's a clean energy source, an economic vehicle, and an [...]

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Webinar Series: Clean Energy Funding for Rural Virginia

By |2024-04-03T11:45:46-04:00June 21, 2023|Categories: Energy Efficiency, Federal Funding, Offshore Wind Energy, Solar Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , |

The Virginia Solar Initiative and the Virginia Department of Energy hosted a two-part webinar series informing Virginia's rural communities of federal clean energy funding opportunities.

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Report: Not a Single Collision for Seabird Populations in Offshore Wind Farm

By |2023-06-02T09:29:07-04:00June 2, 2023|Categories: Offshore Wind Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

A two-year study on the interactions of several seabird species at an offshore wind farm found that not a single case of birdstrike was recorded over the study period or in the 10,000 videos taken. See the Study

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OPINION: “All of the Above,” but not all-in on offshore wind

By |2024-04-18T10:29:38-04:00October 31, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , , |

Virginians cannot afford to put today’s clean energy solutions on hold. In an Op-Ed, VCN explains why we need to be all-in on offshore wind energy to cut household energy costs, grow our economy, and create jobs.

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ROUNDUP: Next Steps for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

By |2023-03-08T13:48:58-05:00August 8, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

The State Corporation Commission approved a cost recovery application for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, bringing the massive project one step closer to the finish line.

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