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The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has contracted the University of Rhode Island (URI) to document the effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on recreation and tourism in Rhode Island. The 30-MW, five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the U.S. This information will be used…

The auctioning of the rights to the wind farm off the coast of New York was delayed today due to pushback from fishing groups.

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper announced that 79,350 acres offshore New York will be offered in a December 15 commercial wind-lease sale. “Today’s announcement not only marks another milestone for the U.S. offshore wind energy program,…

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is inviting the public to its Virginia Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on September 22 at the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront in Virginia Beach. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the current status of activities offshore Virginia. BOEM’s Virginia Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force…

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper announced a major step forward in supporting wind-energy development in federal waters offshore California. The Department is issuing a Request for Interest in a lease area requested by Trident Winds for its proposed 765-MW floating wind energy project. “This announcement represents a significant step…

As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean-energy sources, and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper announced a proposed lease sale for 122,405 acres offshore North Carolina for commercial wind leasing. The proposed…

Furthering progress on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recently announced the proposed lease sale for 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. “This is another major step in broadening our nation’s energy portfolio,…

DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, headquartered in Denmark.

To formalize their collaboration, the Government of Denmark and the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind energy.

With a focus on assessing the impacts and benefits of offshore renewable ocean projects in the Pacific, Intergovernmental task forces have been established at the request of Oregon and Hawaii’s governors and soon California may follow.

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced approval of the first wind energy Research Activities Plan for a facility in U.S. federal waters off the coast of Virginia.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its first step toward potential leasing for commercial wind energy development in federal waters offshore California. BOEM has completed an initial review of an unsolicited lease request from Trident Winds for a floating wind energy project offshore Morro Bay, California. The organization deemed the request complete, and…

Editor’s note: As part of President Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to develop more clean energy resources and create more jobs, the waters off New Jersey’s shores are officially up for sale. In an attempt to attract more offshore wind development in the U.S., the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper…

As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it has executed a wind energy research lease with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME). This is BOEM’s…