Schedule includes up to 12 offshore wind lease sales across the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and the waters offshore the U.S. territories NEW ORLEANS — In remarks at the International Partnering Forum conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will announce a new five-year offshore … [continued]
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The final rule increases certainty and reduces the costs associated with … [continued]
Offshore wind makes sense for decarbonizing energy production and building energy security and independence when it comes to ocean renewable energy production in Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), according to an analysis by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Their new report, “Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Technologies … [continued]
Updated regulations for the offshore oil and gas industry will strengthen risk management and financial assurance requirements WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to protect taxpayers from covering costs that should be borne by the oil and … [continued]
The Biden Administration is advancing offshore wind in areas of the Gulf of Maine that pose a lower risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Final Wind Energy Area (WEA) identified for potential offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine is largely located away from habitats of higher importance to … [continued]
Memories of a bad 2023 are already fading from memory as US offshore wind industry picks up the in 2024, with 15.5 gigawatts in sight.
A 35-mile offshore cable connects the dots between offshore wind turbines in Maryland and a soon-to-be former coal power plant in Delaware.
Louisiana pursues a total of three offshore wind opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico to break up the red state – blue state breakdown.
Texas had a shot at two offshore wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico totaling 2.4 gigawatts, but came away empty-handed.
New Jersey’s crowded, cluttered coast is the perfect spot for offshore wind turbines, depending on who’s talking.
