New York backs 4GW offshore trio

New York has given a boost to the US offshore wind sector by backing three gigawatt-scale projects totalling 4GW in its latest renewable energy solicitation.

The US state announced provisional off-take contracts for three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewables schemes, with total capacity of 6.4GW. The awards were made by the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA).

The three offshore wind projects are:

• Attentive Energy 1 (1.4GW) by TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power and Corio Generation.
• Community Offshore Wind (1.3GW) by RWE Offshore Renewables and National Grid Ventures.
• Excelsior Wind (1.3GW) by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners vehicle Vineyard Offshore.

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