The final environmental assessment (EA) was made possible by the work of the Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, a collaboration between Tribal, Federal, state, and local government agencies.
Since the start of the Biden-Harris administration, the Department has held three offshore wind lease auctions – including a record-breaking sale offshore New York and the first-ever sale offshore the Pacific Coast in California , and advanced the process to explore additional Wind Energy Areas in Oregon, Gulf of Maine , and Central Atlantic.
Steel-cutting Ceremony for Jones Act Subsea Rock Installation Vessel
It is also worth noting that President Joe Biden will attend the steel-cutting ceremony at the Philly Shipyard for the first-ever Jones Act-compliant vessel for offshore wind subsea rock installation .
The vessel, called Acadia, is being built for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC.
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The ship will transport and strategically deposit loads of up to 20,000 MT of rock on the seabed, laying scour protection for offshore wind farm foundations, cables, and other structures.
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