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Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced $2.3 million in awards from the State’s Offshore Wind Training Institute to support new skills training programs and prepare hundreds of workers for skilled jobs.

The number of workers in the clean energy industry in New York State reached an all-time high of 171,000 at the end of 2022, according to the 2023 New York Clean Energy Industry Report released by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Community-driven project will spur billions of dollars in economic activity across New York State, reduce emissions, and deliver a just transition of union workers at New York City's largest power plant

Congress is considering federal help to address the labor shortage in the fledging offshore wind industry, which competes for talent to fill many open jobs in the maritime sector.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that more than $57 million has been awarded to support 238 projects across New York State through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Round XIII included Empire State Development grant funds and Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits, which was made available on a continuous and competitive basis to support the immediate needs of communities.

Suffolk County awarded nearly $3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and an additional $3 million to help construct a new wind training center.

This reception will be an interactive showcase of offshore wind innovation. The event is open to the public with RSVP.

Local 3, IBEW hosted Governor Kathy Hochul at the Electrical Industry Training Center this week for the announcement of the largest-ever state investment in renewable energy (wind/solar/hydroelectric).

RWE and National Grid Ventures' joint venture in the New York Bight, Community Offshore Wind, successful in NYSERDA's third offshore wind solicitation with a provisional offtake award of 1.3 GW for new offshore wind capacity to power at least 500,000 U.S. households.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind, and Excelsior Wind projects, totalling 4,032 MW in generation capacity, in the state’s third offshore wind solicitation round.

SUNY Maritime College, in cooperation with RelyOn Nutec, is offering all five modules of the globally recognized GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) and Basic Technical Training (BTT - coming soon!).

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul 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. The project will be developed as the first of multiple phases located within Community Offshore Wind's 3.2 GW seabed lease in the New York Bight, acquired during a federal auction by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in 2022.

Three Offshore Wind and 22 Land-Based Renewable Energy Projects Totaling 6.4 Gigawatts Will Power 2.6 Million New York Homes and Deliver 12% of New York’s Electricity Needs in 2030

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the largest state investment in renewable energy in United States history, demonstrating New York’s leadership in advancing the clean energy transition. The conditional awards include three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power 2.6 million New York homes and deliver approximately 12 percent of New York’s electricity needs once completed

The New Jersey Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a $399,000 project to create two offshore wind graduate certificates.