Tag: offshore wind energy

New Actions for US Offshore Wind Expansion

New Actions for US Offshore Wind Expansion

March 5, 2023 |

For the first time, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is announcing a proposed offshore wind lease sale for three areas in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas and Louisiana. These areas have the potential to generate enough clean energy to power almost 1.3 million homes. The proposed auction includes provisions that would incentivize new investments in workforce training and a domestic supply chain, to expand economic opportunities across offshore wind manufacturing, port operations, and more.

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US Offshore Wind Development Review: Briefing

US Offshore Wind Development Review: Briefing

February 16, 2023 | ,

Offshore wind is an energy source that has seen explosive global growth over the past decade. In the United States, the offshore wind industry had another landmark year in 2022, and the authors expect the same for 2023. Mayer Brown’s Year in Review highlights the major US milestones in 2022, some expected in 2023, projects underway, and the status of state incentive programs.

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US BOEM Proposes Modernized Offshore Wind Regulations

US BOEM Proposes Modernized Offshore Wind Regulations

January 20, 2023 |

On January 12, 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management within the US Department of Interior released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for its Renewable Energy Modernization Rule. The Modernization Rule updates the first set of BOEM regulations governing offshore wind on the Outer Continental Shelf promulgated in 2009.

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Winners of California’s Offshore Wind Energy Auction

Winners of California’s Offshore Wind Energy Auction

December 8, 2022 |

The Department of the Interior has announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore California. The lease sale represents the third major offshore wind lease sale this year and the first ever for the Pacific region. The sale drew competitive high bids from 5 companies totaling $757.1 million, well exceeding the first lease sales that were held in the Atlantic.

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Strategy Paper for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects in India

Strategy Paper for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects in India

July 9, 2022 | ,

Preliminary studies carried out by NIWE across the coastline of India indicate good potential both off the southern tip of the country and the West coast for offshore wind farm development in India. Based on a multi-criteria approach involving assessment of various parameters such as wind resource, bathymetry etc., eight zones each off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu were identified as potential offshore wind energy zones.

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The biggest challenge seems to be grid capacity: Mainstream Renewable Power’s Bernard Casey

The biggest challenge seems to be grid capacity: Mainstream Renewable Power’s Bernard Casey

April 24, 2022 |

We have a long history in the offshore wind space, and we have developed the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the UK, which is now owned and being built out by Orsted. In the APAC region, we are currently developing offshore wind projects in Vietnam and Japan as well as tracking various opportunities in the Philippines. The biggest challenge for offshore wind transmission often seems to be the onshore grid capacity. Meanwhile, the best locations for these projects are often remote from the load centers as is the case, for example, in Vietnam.

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Ireland invites offshore wind applications under its MAC regime

Ireland invites offshore wind applications under its MAC regime

March 25, 2022 |

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, announced the commencement of the Maritime Area Consent (MAC) Regime. The new regime enables the Minister, on an interim basis, to issue Maritime Area Consents (MACs) to renewable energy developers who meet the relevant assessment criteria. Developers must have a Maritime Area Consent to make an application for permission, to include environmental assessments, to An Bord Pleanála.

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