Tag: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The good, the bad and the opportunity in offshore wind
America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast earlier this year, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and...
Are legal complaints of altered waterfront views a valid reason to...
Lawsuits filed by preservation groups in Newport and on Block Island object to the federal government’s approval of two wind farms off the coast...
Does new legal action by R.I. preservation groups against offshore wind...
The lawsuits filed by preservation groups in Newport and on Block Island objecting to the federal government's approval of wind farms off the coast...
BOEM completes environmental analysis of offshore Revolution Wind project
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Monday that it had completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Revolution Wind Farm...
1st lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said Tuesday.
The Dec....
Construction to begin soon on wind farm off R.I. coast
Construction will soon begin on the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project to gain approval in the United States, the developers said.
The U.S. Department of...
Work starting on 1st commercial-scale U.S. offshore wind farm
BOSTON (AP) – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday to mark the groundbreaking of the Vineyard Wind...
R.I. has muted reaction to shifting offshore wind priorities
After years of competing for a crucial position on the forefront of the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry, Rhode Island officials no longer seem...
Offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard nears approval
NEW BEDFORD (AP) – The first commercial-scale offshore wind power development in United States history is edging closer to approval, federal officials said Monday.
The...
POWERING UP: Offshore wind sector gains momentum despite pandemic
Stark white walls, blank computer screens and empty desk chairs weren’t what the executives at Denmark-based wind-energy firm Orsted had in mind when they...
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