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

On October 31, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the aggregate potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles (nm) off the coast of...Read More