AFTERNOON ROUNDUP: Dominion Answers BOEM Call, but Skeptics Question Intent
Dominion Virginia Power officially told the federal government today that it is interested in obtaining lease blocks off the coast of Virginia in order to develop offshore wind. As part of the move,...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Is Dominion Serious About Offshore Wind?
By Todd Griset Virginia electric utility Dominion Virginia Power has told the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that it is interested in a lease to site offshore wind energy generation and...
View ArticleFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Four Questions For the MarineCadastre.gov Team
We spoke this week to the team that developed the Marine Cadastre offshore wind mapping tool. While several people were involved, the answers are attributed to Brian Smith (Senior Coastal Ecologist for...
View ArticleANALYSIS: The Eight Developers Interested In Virginia Offshore Wind
By Todd Griset The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is reviewing expressions of interest by eight potential offshore wind developers in leasing sites on the outer continental shelf off...
View ArticleBOEM: Atlantic Wind Connection Can Proceed Without Competition
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced today that there is no competitive interest for the Atlantic Wind Connection’s proposed offshore wind backbone and the project can move ahead to the...
View ArticleAFTERNOON ROUNDUP: Cape Wind Opponent Koch Donates $2M to Romney
William Koch, head of coal and petroleum giant Oxbrow Corp., recently donated $2M to Restore Our Future, a Romney super PAC. Koch, a part time Cape Cod resident, serves as vice chairman of Cape Wind...
View ArticleBOEM Identifies MA Wind Energy Area
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced today that it had finalized its commerical Wind Energy Area in federal waters near Massachusetts. “The Wind Energy Area that we are announcing today is...
View ArticleOFFSHORE WIND ROUNDUP: BOEM Launches New England Hearings Tonight
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding public meetings tonight in Rhode Island and tomorrow in Massachusetts to discuss the Environmental Assessment for the offshore wind development area in...
View ArticleBlock Island Transmission Line Clears Regulatory Hurdle
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it has found no competitive interest for Deepwater Wind’s proposal to build a transmission cable between Block Island and...
View ArticleFederal Regulators Will Assess Statoil Floating Wind Proposal
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced today that regulators will assess Statoil’s proposed project to demonstrate floating offshore wind technology in the Gulf of Maine. Statoil North America...
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