Elizabeth Klein named BOEM Director
The U.S. Department of the Interior has named Elizabeth Klein as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). She succeeds Amanda Lefton, who served as the first BOEM Director in
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BOEM announces 8 central Atlantic draft WEAs
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S. central Atlantic coast, opening up a public review and comment process, The draft WEAs
Empire Wind moves another step forward
Another major U.S. offshore wind project has passed a regulatory milestone. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Empire Wind project
BOEM finalizes two Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to
BOEM sets date for California offshore wind lease sale
The Department of the Interior has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on December 6, 2022, for areas on the Outer
BOEM takes regional approach to New York Bight environmental review
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct a regional environmental review of the six New York Bight offshore lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey. Leases for these six
New Jersey’s Ocean Wind project takes a step forward
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey. BOEM’s DEIS
Carolinas offshore wind lease sale draws $315 million in winning bids
Yesterday’s Department of the Interior wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas attracted competitive winning bids from two companies – TotalEnergies Renewables USA and Duke Energy Renewables Wind –
California offshore wind plans move another step forward
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) reported yesterday that it had completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA),
BOEM opens the way for lease sales in two more offshore wind areas
The U.S. Department of the Interior says that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate calls for information and nominations for possible offshore wind leasing in areas that