Developers Atlantic Shores and Orsted are teaming up with the state of New Jersey and fisheries interests to finance new research into marine wildlife and fisheries, including the critically endangered Atlantic right whale, that could potentially be impacted by the coming wave of offshore wind farm construction.
The Offshore Wind Research & Monitoring Initiative (RMI), set up by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as part of the state’s second round offshore wind tender held in 2021, is funded by a $10,000/MW levy on auction
