The Wind Innovation and New Development Institute will serve as a center for education, research, innovation, and workforce training related to the development of offshore wind in New Jersey and the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region.

“The RGGI Strategic Funding Plan demonstrates how our state agencies collaborate to help create a brighter future for all New Jerseyans, especially our environmental justice communities,” said Gov. Phil Murphy.

J. F. Kiely Construction Co. will begin work on or about April 20.

The request for information seeks input from individuals and organizations regarding a fund to support clean energy technology in the state.

The seven-member team comes to the firm from a national full-service engineering, environmental and energy consulting and design services company.

It's first initiative is a $1 million donation to the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.

In February, the company said it was embarking on a $589,000 infrastructure replacement project in the town.

The company will replace approximately 4,060 feet of aging water main in this Union County town beginning next week.

The move from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities sets the record for the single largest award for offshore wind in the country to date,

“In New Jersey construction is really moving forward without interruption right now,” ELEC 825 Deputy Director Katie Gibbs told NJBIZ. “The fear in construction is you build your career on temporary projects. Every day you go to work, you are working yourself out of a job.”

The water company previously announced it would spend $575,000 in Hillside and $1.2 million in New Providence for repairs.