Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
New Jersey’s offshore wind sector looks to take a key role in the East Coast turbine industry despite the closure of the state’s two most advanced projects.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has postponed its Oct. 15 Oregon offshore wind energy auction due to limited commercial interest.
Industry players, regulators, and elected officials generally were positive about the direction of New York’s energy future despite recent reporting the state would fall short of its 2030 climate goals.
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.
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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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