Last October, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, the 50-50 joint venture between EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies US LLC, offered Zoom lessons on sustainable energy to elementary school science and STEAM classes, inviting students across Atlantic City, Brigantine and Long Beach Island to submit essays on the importance of offshore wind.

The winners were announced recently, and Macy Deakyne of Ship Bottom was one of two students to win the essay competition, garnering a $5,000 donation from Atlantic Shores for the Long Beach Island Grade…