Johannes Pfeifenberger of The Brattle Group will share results from a recent analysis of the anticipated scale of offshore wind development needed to meet state public policy goals and the benefits of taking a systems approach to offshore wind transmission planning. Ben D’Antonio, Senior Counsel & Analyst, New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) will highlight New England’s vision for a clean, affordable and reliable 21st century regional electric grid. Speakers and panelists from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will then discuss issues and potential impacts related to protected species, habitat, and fisheries in the region.
Learn about regulatory, operational and management characteristics of electricity transmission from offshore wind projects, and the challenges of shifting to a new planning paradigm offshore. Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies, LLC will provide an overview of how the grid works. Mark Kalpin of Holland & Knight will address regulatory considerations for offshore wind transmission planning.
Other experts have been invited to speak about New Jersey’s recent announcement to align state offshore transmission policy with the grid operator’s planning process. Presentations will be followed by discussion and Q&A.
We invite you to join us April 12, 2021 at 1PM EST for our next webinar, State-Led OA Action Planning in the US Mid-Atlantic.
Co-hosted by the OA Alliance and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network, the 60 minute webinar will dive deeper into specific components of OA Action Planning in Maryland, New Jersey and across U.S. Mid-Atlantic States. Collectively, presentations will touch on partnerships, data, research, projects and policy frameworks that are informing states’ OA Action Plan recommendations.
Please register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5804464133441407245
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
BOEM is hosting a Virtual New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on April 14 and 16, 2021, which will include an update on BOEM’s renewable energy planning activities and an opportunity for the public to provide input on a draft Proposed Sale Notice for the New York Bight.
For more information and to register for the Task Force Meeting, visit the New York Bight Task Force Virtual Meeting Room. Times will be announced soon.
Sincerely,
NYSERDA Offshore Wind Team
BOEM is hosting a Virtual New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on April 14 and 16, 2021, which will include an update on BOEM’s renewable energy planning activities and an opportunity for the public to provide input on a draft Proposed Sale Notice for the New York Bight.
For more information and to register for the Task Force Meeting, visit the New York Bight Task Force Virtual Meeting Room. Times will be announced soon.
Sincerely,
NYSERDA Offshore Wind Team
Monday, May 3, 2021 12:30 – 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:15 AM – 1:45 PM
Thursday, May 6, 2021 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
For more information please visit the Forum web page.
For Ocean Month MARCO is holding a very special webinar with Dr. Carol Anne Clayson and Ryan Gasbarro on climate change and its impacts to our deep sea corals on June 24, 2 – 3 PM.
Dr. Carol Anne Clayson of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will talk about air-sea interactions and how climate changes are affecting water movement through the ocean, atmosphere, land and back again, as well as changes in the physical ocean environment and developments to improve predictability for weather and climate information. Mr. Ryan Gasbarro of Temple University will present his current work on creating ensemble habitat suitability models for Lophelia pertusa, and projected distribution and abundance models under four carbon emission scenarios.
Please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5630964498836952080
You are invited to The Great Atlantic Climate Conveyor Belt and How It’s Changing — the second in a series of webinars on Climate-Induced Ocean Changes. Our speakers include:
- Dr. Rick Lumpkin, Acting Director of the Physical Oceanography Division of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, who will present on “Observing the structure and variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation“
- Dr. Thomas Delworth, Senior Scientist at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory), who will present on “Model-based predictions and projections of North Atlantic climate variability and change“
Are you a newcomer interested in a Portal 101 session or a returning user who could use a refresher course? Then this webinar is for you!
Join us Tuesday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to noon for a #HowTu lesson on our data, tools and features. Come with your list of questions and learn how to map the Mid-Atlantic in this interactive session.
This webinar is free and open to the public. The lesson will be provided via Zoom by Portal team member Karl Vilacoba of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute. To register, please click here.
Marine debris is a growing global problem with wide-ranging impacts. Although much remarkable work to prevent and remove marine debris has been done, marine debris, particularly plastics, continues to accumulate in our ocean. This poses problems, often with deadly consequences, for marine wildlife as well as impacts to navigation, possibly our human health and our coastal economies.
Please join us on July 20-22 for a virtual Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Regional Summit. Each of the three half day sessions will inspire collaboration and empower partners to work on solutions to marine debris. Attendees will represent state and federal agencies, tribes, NGOs, academia, and other groups tackling marine debris in the five Mid-Atlantic coastal states (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) and Washington, DC. The public also is encouraged to participate.