December 24, 2024

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

BOEM
BOEM Announces Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Lease Sale
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it will conduct an offshore wind energy lease sale for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf that would require floating turbines. 
ACP
Clean Power Installations Hit Record for Second Quarter, ACP Says
Clean energy developers set a record for the second quarter with 11 GW of installations – up 91% from the same three months last year.
BOEM
BOEM Sets Oct. 15 Oregon Wind Lease Auction
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the two lease areas being offered hold a potential capacity of more than 3.1 GW of energy generation if fully developed.
BOEM
Maine Approved for Floating Wind Research Lease
BOEM's decision paves the way for placement of up to 12 floating turbines with a combined rating of up to 144 MW in a Gulf of Maine research array.
BOEM
Dominion and Equinor Win OSW Lease Auction
Two Central Atlantic offshore wind areas drew a combined $92.65 million in high bids during the region’s first federal wind lease auction in a decade.
BOEM
No Environmental Impact Seen from Oregon OSW Leasing
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has concluded that leasing areas off the Oregon Coast for wind energy development would have no significant environmental impact.
NREL
NREL Examines Gulf of Mexico OSW Transmission Needs
The NREL report recommends that DOE and BOEM convene a Gulf Coast version of the Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study workshop series they began hosting in 2022. 
BOEM
Environmental Review of Maryland OSW Plan Completed
Federal regulators completed their environmental review of a wind energy proposal off the Maryland coast, putting the US Wind project in line to be the 10th approved in U.S. waters. 
BOEM
BOEM Cancels Gulf of Mexico Wind Lease Auction
The second Gulf of Mexico wind lease auction has been canceled for lack of interest, but an unsolicited request has been submitted for wind lease elsewhere in the Gulf. 
Eric Haynes
ACP Predicts Strong US Offshore Wind Growth
A new report predicts the U.S. offshore wind buildout will fall short of President Biden’s 30-GW-by-2030 goal despite investment of a projected $65 billion over the next six years. 

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