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Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, developed by joint venture partners Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall, has submitted both offshore and onshore consent applications to Scottish authorities. The project is the first fully floating offshore wind farm from the ScotWind leasing process to reach the point of submitting both offshore and onshore consent applications for determination,... Continue Reading →
(OE) In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to future wind energy development of the six lease areas offshore New York and New... Continue Reading →
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the coordinated development of offshore wind on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The agreement calls for DOD and BOEM to find mutual solutions that support renewable energy in a manner compatible... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Avangrid and Invenergy have each secured two lease areas in the Gulf of Maine auction, where total bids exceeded USD 21.9 million (approximately EUR 20 million), marking the first lease sale in the region and the first for floating offshore wind on the US Atlantic coast. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... Continue Reading →
(offshore-mag.com) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Atlantic Shores South 1 and 2 project plan to construct and operate two offshore wind energy facilities with a combined generating capacity of up to 2.8 MW. It represents the final approval needed from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s Record of... Continue Reading →
(OE) SBM Offshore has signed two share purchase agreements with its partner MISC Berhad related to two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units. Under the agreement, SBM Offshore will acquire MISC Berhad’s entire effective equity interest in the lease and operating entities related to the FPSO Espirito Santo in Brazil. SBM Offshore is the... Continue Reading →
(OE) The US Department of the Interior will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale off southern Oregon on October 15, 2024. The auction will be conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and could generate more than 3.1 gigawatts of renewable energy if fully developed, enough to power approximately one million homes. Lease... Continue Reading →
(OE) TotalEnergies has launched a pilot project consisting of a floating wind turbine to supply renewable power to the Culzean offshore platform in the UK North Sea. Culzean is a high-pressure, high-temperature gas condensate field located in Block 22/25a in the East Central Graben area. The 3MW floating wind turbine will be located 2km west... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for a second offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic, seeking public input on potential development in areas off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. BOEM will public the Commercial Leasing... Continue Reading →
(offhsoreWIND.biz) The US State of Maine and the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have agreed on a floating offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine, which could allow for the deployment of twelve floating wind turbines capable of generating 144 MW. The research lease site, an area of up to 15... Continue Reading →
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