The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the U.S. Gulf of Maine. The FSN set the auction for October 29, 2024, which includes … Continued
Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced the selection of 2,878 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind in the first coordinated procurement of its kind. As a part of the procurement, Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from three projects including 1,087 MW … Continued
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its final Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) located in the U.S. Gulf of Maine. The final EA evaluated the potential issuance of commercial wind energy leases … Continued
Sea Services North America, a co-op of fishermen, is serving as the bridge between offshore wind developers and commercial fishermen. Sea Services’ mission is to improve safety on the open water and create opportunities for local watermen to earn extra … Continued
BOEM announced it will publish a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for a second regional offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic (Central Atlantic 2) and invites public feedback on possible commercial wind energy development in areas off … Continued
BOEM announced the execution of the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease. The lease area covers less than 15,000 acres located 28 nautical miles offshore Maine on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf and could allow for the deployment … Continued
Construction began on the $300 million Salem Offshore Wind Terminal in Massachusetts. The project involves converting a former oil and coal-fired power plant into Massachusetts’ second wind port, supporting construction of offshore wind farms nearby and future floating turbines in … Continued
The Department of the Interior announced two provisional winners and $92.65 million in winning bids in BOEM’s wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Equinor Wind US LLC provisionally won Lease OCS-A … Continued
The 2024 State of the Science, hosted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on behalf of the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) and the Fisheries Technical Working Group (F-TWG), was held at Stony Brook University … Continued
BOEM announced the availability of its final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed wind project offshore Maryland. BOEM has now completed environmental reviews for ten commercial-scale offshore wind projects since the start of the Biden-Harris administration. If approved, this project … Continued