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Tag: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
BOEM Finishes EIS for Proposed N.Y. Offshore Wind Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed Empire Wind Farm Project off the shores of New...
BOEM Reveals Oregon Draft Wind Energy Areas
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore...
BOEM Pinpoints Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas
In furtherance of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
First Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale in August
The U.S. Department of the Interior will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale for development rights of three areas in the Gulf...
BOEM Invites Public Input on Draft EA for Gulf of Maine Wind Research
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the potential issuance of an offshore wind research lease...
BOEM Issues Final EIS for Rhode Island Offshore Wind Farm
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Revolution Wind Farm Project off the coast of Rhode...
BOEM Gives Final Go-Ahead to Ocean Wind 1 Project
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the plan for construction and operations of the Ocean Wind 1...
Bill in Congress Forbids Wind Farms in Maine Fishing Areas
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, recently introduced the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act. This bill would prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management...
BOEM Issues EA on Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Leasing
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a final environmental assessment (EA) on potential impacts from offshore wind leasing on the U.S....
BOEM Releases Determination for Maine Offshore Lease Area
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a Determination of No Competitive Interest for a proposed research lease area offshore Maine. This...
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...
BOEM Reducing Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Lease Area
In August 2022, the Department of the Interior announced a Request for Interest (RFI) to gauge whether there is commercial interest in obtaining wind...
Elizabeth Klein Taking on BOEM Director Role
The Department of the Interior has named Elizabeth Klein as director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
She succeeds Amanda Lefton, who served...
BOEM Opens Comments for EIS for Proposed Offshore Wind Energy Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore...
BOEM Releases Draft EIS for Coastal Virginia and Sunrise Wind Projects
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released two draft Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for offshore wind projects for public review and comment....
BOEM, NOAA Collaborate to Alleviate Offshore Wind Impacts on Fisheries
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries are addressing potential impacts of offshore wind energy...
BOEM Identifies Wind Energy Areas Off Central Atlantic Shores
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has named eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEA) off the shores of the central Atlantic coast for...
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...
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,...
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...