New Jersey Board Joins Prominent U.S. Offshore Wind Research Organization

U.S. Interior to Conduct Review of First Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Maryland

The U.S. Department of the Interior on June 6, 2022 announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will perform an environmental assessment of the first proposed wind energy project offshore Maryland. Key parts of the proposal consist of construction and operation of an offshore wind project with a total capacity between 1.1 and 2…...

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U.S. Energy Department Examines Reforms to Loan Guarantee Program Rule

The U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Program Office issued a request for information on June 1 to update and improve its Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program intended to support early commercial use of advanced technologies. The agency seeks feedback from various stakeholders including developers, investors, government agencies, academia, and impacted communities. The input will…...

New Jersey Board Joins Prominent U.S. Offshore Wind Research Organization

U.S. Interior Proposes to Offer Areas With 4.5 Gigawatts Potential in First Wind Auction Off California

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on May 31 proposed offshore wind lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore California. The initiative is in continuation of the agency’s previous 25 active leases in Atlantic Oceans which lie in the region of Massachusetts to North Carolina. This proposed lease sale offer is first of its…...

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Carolina Long Bay offshore Wind Auction Draws $315 Million in Winning Bids

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s wind energy auction in the Carolina Long Bay area, the second major offshore wind lease sale this year, drew competitive winning bids from two companies totaling $315 million, according to a May 11 press release. The sale offered two lease areas covering 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay…...

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Policy Primer: Offshore Wind Industry May 2022 Update

The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for continued progress as evident from the recent record-setting New York Bight wind auction, the first to be held under the Biden administration.