The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has named James F. Bennett to lead the Office of Renewable Energy Programs – the program responsible for overseeing offshore renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf.
According to BOEM, Bennett has more than 35 years of federal service and has served in a variety of capacities around the U.S. Department of the Interior, as well as BOEM. Most recently, Bennett served as the chief of the division of environmental assessment overseeing BOEM's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other environmental laws focusing on the federal Outer Continental Shelf programs, including oil and gas, sand and gravel, and renewable energy.
‘As we continue to expand our renewable energy program and work to get steel in the water, I am confident that Jim's expertise in environmental review will facilitate the timely but thorough analysis needed to further advance the nation's offshore wind energy program,’ says Abigail Ross Hopper, BOEM director.
