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
The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project – the nation’s ninth commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project. The Atlantic Shores South wind project consists of two wind energy facilities — … Continued
BOEM announced its approval of the New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan (COP), which authorizes construction and operation of two wind energy projects, known as New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2, which together will have a … Continued
BOEM announced its approval of Sunrise Wind’s plan for construction and operations. This is the final approval from BOEM, following the Department of the Interior’s March 24 Record of Decision on the Project. The Sunrise Wind Project will be located … Continued
The NEAMAP Operations Committee has recently generated a paper on The Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) principles. This paper defines a “NEAMAP survey” for any survey that declares itself as “following NEAMAP protocols”. NEAMAP surveys are conducted by … Continued