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House Passes Clean-Energy-Killing Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, a bill intended to increase the federal debt limit while...
DOE Strategizes to Accelerate Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it has released its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, a summary of the department’s efforts to meet President...
DOI Transfers Offshore Wind Regulation Governance from BOEM to BSEE
The Department of the Interior is transferring regulations governing offshore renewable energy activities – including workplace safety and environmental compliance – from the Bureau...
BOEM Publishes Proposed Regulation Updates for Offshore Wind Development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is publishing a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental...
DOI Issues Highest-Ever Disbursements from Wind Energy from Federal Lands
The Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $21.53 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2022 from energy...
American Clean Power Appeals to FERC for Grid Interconnection Improvements
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has filed comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) highlighting multiple opportunities to improve the interconnection process...
BOEM Finishes Environmental Assessment of Morro Bay Wind Energy Area in California
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro...
American Clean Power Association Chooses Billie Kaumaya to Lead Federal Affairs
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has added Billie Kaumaya as head of federal affairs, leading the association’s advocacy with lawmakers in the nation’s...
BOEM Develops Improvements for Offshore Wind Energy Area Identification
As part of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) commitment to acquire and use the best available information and knowledge in its decision-making,...
Floating Offshore Wind Getting a Carve-Out at the Federal Level
The Biden-Harris administration says it is launching coordinated actions to further develop new floating offshore wind projects, with a goal of adding 15 GW...
Judge Rules GE Offshore Wind Turbines Cannot Be Sold in U.S.
GE Renewable Energy suffered a blow this week with a federal judge’s ruling stating that the company cannot manufacture or sell its Haliade-X offshore...
President Names John Podesta Clean Energy Senior Advisor
John Podesta was named by President Joe Biden to serve as senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation. Ali Zaidi...
Infrastructure Law Provides $425 Million to States for Clean Energy Programs
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is accepting applications from all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of...
BOEM Publishes RFI, RFCI for Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Opportunities
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Department of the Interior has released...
U.S. House Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Biden Signs into Law
H.R. 5376, which passed the U.S. Senate last week, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 220-207 vote. President Joe Biden signed...
$675 Million Federal Program Expands Domestic Critical Materials Supply Chain
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the development and implementation of a...
Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act to Advance Wind Energy Deployment
The U.S. Senate has passed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which includes provisions related to the production tax credit (PTC), offshore...
DOE Seeking Input on $750 Million Advanced Energy Manufacturing Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a request for information (RFI) seeking public input for a new $750 million Advanced Energy Manufacturing...
BNOW Reacts to Offshore Wind Component of Inflation Reduction Act
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have reached a deal to include the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in a reconciliation package....
DOI Releases Plans for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy
In response to President Briden’s call to advance offshore wind development and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, the Department of the...