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Biden-Harris Administration Continues Offshore Wind Momentum, Announces Next Steps for Gulf of Maine

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DOI
Creator/Author: 
DOI - Press Releases
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Biden-Harris administration keeps the offshore wind momentum going by announcing the next steps in the Gulf of Maine. A renewable energy future is within reach, and this initiative marks another milestone in the administration's commitment to combat climate change and create a sustainable future. New steps to spur offshore wind development and investments from the Inflation Reduction Act will lower energy costs, create good-paying jobs. (BOEM) 
 
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Department of the Interior Announces Next Steps for Offshore Wind Energy in Gulf of Mexico

Source/Sponsor: 
DOI
Creator/Author: 
DOI - Press Release
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Breaking news! Department of Interior takes a significant step towards expanding renewable energy sources by announcing the next steps for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. This initiative aims to not only increase energy production but also create job opportunities and help combat climate change.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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Offshore Wind Energy Technical Potential for the Contiguous United States

Source/Sponsor: 
NREL
Creator/Author: 
Anthony Lopez, Rebecca Green, Travis Williams, Eric Lantz, Grant Buster, and Billy Roberts
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Floating offshore wind potential offers more than two times the energy equivalent of annual U.S. electricity consumption, even after accounting for relative technical suitability in support of responsible offshore wind energy deployment. 

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Monday, August 15, 2022
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Senate Bill 440 for Gulf of Maine

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New Hampshire's Senate
Creator/Author: 
Energy and Natural Resources
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This bill authorizes the public utilities commission to approve power purchase agreements for wind energy produced in the Gulf of Maine and establishes the clean energy resources committee to review said agreements.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Achieving American Leadership in the Wind Supply Chain

Source/Sponsor: 
BOEM
Creator/Author: 
US Department of Energy
Description: 

Land-based and offshore wind are expected to be a cornerstone for achieving U.S. clean electricity generation objectives, including 100% clean electricity by 2035 and an 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. Meeting these goals will require significant expansion of domestic supply chains and installation of unprecedented amounts of wind capacity. To meet this challenge, researchers compiled a report examining the U.S. land-based and offshore wind energy supply chain, including raw materials, processed materials, components, sub-components, and recycling.

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 9 (ATLW-9) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Carolina Long Bay Area-Proposed Sale Notice

Source/Sponsor: 
Federal Register
Creator/Author: 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Description: 

This document is the proposed sale notice (PSN) for the sale of a commercial wind energy lease on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Carolina Long Bay area offshore North Carolina (Lease Area). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to offer a single lease using a multiple-factor bidding auction format. The PSN contains information pertaining to the areas available for leasing, certain provisions and conditions of the lease, auction details, lease forms, criteria for evaluating competing bids, award procedures, appeal procedures, and lease execution procedures. The issuance of a lease resulting from this sale, if any, would not constitute an approval of project-specific plans to develop offshore wind energy. Such plans, if submitted by the lessee, would be subject to subsequent environmental, technical, and public reviews prior to a decision on whether the proposed development should be authorized.

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Publication Date: 
Monday, November 1, 2021
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mayflower Wind Project on the Northeast Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf

Source/Sponsor: 
Federal Register
Creator/Author: 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
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Consistent with the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BOEM announces its intent to prepare an EIS for the review of a construction and operations plan (COP) submitted by Mayflower Wind Energy, LLC (Mayflower Wind) for the construction and operation of a wind energy facility offshore Massachusetts with proposed interconnection locations at Falmouth, Massachusetts, and at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts. This NOI announces the EIS scoping process for the Mayflower COP. Additionally, this NOI seeks public comment and input under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations. Detailed information about the proposed wind energy facility, including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website at: www.boem.gov/​mayflower-wind.

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Monday, November 1, 2021
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Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Construction of the Ocean Wind 1 Wind Energy Facility Offshore of New Jersey

Source/Sponsor: 
Federal Register
Creator/Author: 
Federal Register
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NMFS has received a request from Ocean Wind, LLC (Ocean Wind), a subsidiary of Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC's (Orsted), for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Ocean Wind 1 wind energy facility in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) Lease Area Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-A-0498 Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf off of New Jersey over the course of 5 years beginning in 2023. Pursuant to regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt of Ocean Wind's request for the development and implementation of regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals. NMFS invites the public to provide information, suggestions, and comments on Ocean Wind's application and request.

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Monday, March 7, 2022
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SARAL-AltiKa Wind and Significant Wave Height for Offshore Wind Energy Applications in the New England Region

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Source/Sponsor: 
Remote Sensing
Creator/Author: 
Li, Xinba
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The SARAL-AltiKa dataset was evaluated for refined offshore wind energy resources assessment and potential metocean monitoring capability in the Southern New England region. Surface wind speed and Significant Wave Height (Hs) products were assessed with corresponding variables from buoy observations for 2014–2019. To increase the sample size, this study analyzed and applied an approach to collect data around the reference buoys beyond the satellite footprint at the expense of a bias increment. The study corroborated the accuracy of the SARAL-AltiKa measurements for the offshore area of interest and added details for stations closer to the coast compared with past studies.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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