Study Finds Interregional Offshore Transmission Network Would Support Long-Term Growth of Atlantic Offshore Wind, Action Plan Identifies Immediate Steps and Extended Efforts During late March 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released findings from the Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study, a two-year study evaluating transmission options to support offshore wind energy deployment along the...Read More

America’s offshore wind industry made several significant advances in recent weeks, notably highlighted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issuing two Record of Decisions (RODs) to begin construction:  the Eversource and Ørsted Sunrise Wind offshore wind energy project and Avangrid’s New England Wind offshore wind project (formerly Vineyard Wind South).  The federal government...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for Equinor’s Empire Wind project today, February 23, 2024, marking another significant milestone in advancing an important New York offshore wind project that will help deliver on both state and federal renewable energy ambitions.  “We are proud to announce BOEM’s...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) noted on January 2, 2024 that it has updated its Guidelines for Providing Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Geohazard Information Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585.  These guidelines provide crucial information for industry professionals involved in offshore renewable energy marine sites investigations for projects such as offshore wind. To view...Read More

Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Proposed for Offshore Delaware, Maryland, Virginia On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the proposal of an offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic that includes one area offshore the States of Delaware and Maryland, and one area offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lease Area A-2 consists of...Read More

October 31, 2023 marked the official federal government approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project – the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project since 2021.  The announcement supports the nation’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval of the Vineyard Wind...Read More

As required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 in the Federal Register on August 25, 2023. BOEM plans to conduct the lease sale on September...Read More

In advance of this week’s August 29, 2023  first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the Business Network for Offshore Wind, together with Greater New Orleans Wind (GNO Wind), issued a comprehensive report entitled Unlocking the Gulf of Mexico’s Offshore Wind Energy Potential, which addresses the region’s unique potential for offshore...Read More

Video Above:  The U.S. Department of Energy and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management hosted a webinar in Fall 2022 on their ambitious initiatives to position the U.S. to lead the world on floating offshore wind design, development, manufacturing, and deployment. Download the slides from this webinar.  (Credit:  U.S. Department of Energy)   On Feb....Read More

Massachusetts offshore wind power is taking the next step toward becoming a reality as a 60-day public comment period opens this week on Dec. 23 to help the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) complete its environmental review of two pending projects by Park City Wind off the coast of Massachusetts. The proposal includes up...Read More