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Salazar Announces Plan to Issue Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Leases by End of 2012
By: Peter Brennan Baltimore – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that leases for offshore wind development off of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware would be issued by the end of 2012 after an environmental review resulted in a finding of no significant environmental impact. The announcement follows President Obama’s call for additional clean energy [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar, O’Malley Schedule “Major” Offshore Wind Announcement
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley are scheduled to appear tomorrow in Baltimore to announce a “major step” in regional offshore wind development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced yesterday. The officials will appear at the Baltimore World Trade Center with BOEM Director Tommy Beaudreau. According to the announcement, the press conference will [...]
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: Reflecting on AWEA’s Offshore Windpower 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
By Peter Brennan During the first offshore wind conference in the post-Solyndra era, optimism was high and the event was well attended, despite being a conference for, as one observer put it, “an industry that does not exist.” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar created a minor buzz when he announced that the feds expect to announce lease agreements [...]
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: BOEMRE Call Prompts Offshore Wind Development Between MA and RI
Thursday, August 25, 2011
By Todd Griset Offshore wind off the New England coast has been in the spotlight of late. As a region, New England offers a strong offshore wind resource and is particularly rich in deep water sites. The region also offers a number of deep water ports, many with useful infrastructure but depressed local economies, highlighting the onshore [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar Will Discuss Offshore Wind Benefits In Rhode Island
Monday, August 15, 2011
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is scheduled to travel to Rhode Island Wednesday to discuss the economic benefits of offshore wind development, BrighterEnergy.org reported. Salazar is scheduled to meet with state officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee, according to the report. UMaine Offshore Wind Lab Set For November Opening The University of Maine’s Offshore Wind Laboratory at the [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: BOEMRE Expects Little Impact From Mid Atlantic Offshore Wind
Monday, July 11, 2011
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement expects little environmental impact from offshore wind development in designated zones near New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The agency announced today that it is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment for the offshore Wind Energy Areas. “America’s offshore wind [...]
Continue reading...Interior Eliminates Redundant Offshore Wind Leasing Provision
Friday, May 13, 2011
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement has finalized a rule that will streamline the noncompetitive leasing process for offshore wind. “This streamlined approach could cut up to a year off the leasing process for some commercial wind energy projects in the Atlantic,” Salazar said. “It would [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar To Make Cape Wind Announcement Today
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is scheduled to make an announcement about the Cape Wind project during a public appearance in Boston today, the Interior Department announced. Salazar will hold the press conference at 10:30 this morning, along with Massachusetts Energy and Environment Secretary Richard Sullivan and Cape Wind Vice President Dennis Duffy. Salazar will describe a final [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar Says Offshore Wind Priority For Interior Department
Thursday, March 10, 2011
During a subcommittee budget hearing yesterday in Washington, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told Maine Sen. Susan Collins that deep water offshore wind development is a high priority for the Interior Department, the Associated Press reported. Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes reportedly said that the department is committed finding funding for deep water offshore wind technology [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Sen. Collins’ Jobs Plan Focuses On Offshore Wind
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
In an opinion piece published today, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine wrote that offshore wind development has “enormous potential” and can drive job growth in Maine over the next three decades. Last month, Collins released a seven-point job growth plan that included a focus on offshore wind development. “Estimates show that development of just five gigawatts [...]
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