The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held the nation’s fourth competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters offshore Massachusetts for potential wind energy development. The auction consisted of two rounds before determining RES America Develop
The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently released a draft strategy for offshore oil and gas leasing, which has shown that a significant number of officials representing eastern coastal states disapprove the plan, recommending renewable energy, esp
A representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Patricia A. Haddad, introduced a bill that would promote renewable energy generation off its coast. The legislation requires utilities to conduct periodic joint solicitations for proposals from offshore wind energy developers no later t
GEV Wind Power Projects Director, Alastair Gadney, was among the energy industry leaders to be hand-selected to meet with the RT Hon Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, at a recent roundtable discussion at the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce offices. The Minister led the gr
The auctions, which will start on 29 January, will see only the most competitive projects receive contracts – helping to drive down the cost of renewables support. Projects are set to compete for £325 million in support from new Contracts for Difference (CFD) – an increase of £25 million from the bu
DeepOcean is urging the UK Government to review the policing of contracts for levels of ‘local content’ awarded by licence holders for UK offshore energy projects. The company said that it has missed out on a number of competitive tenders for UK offshore wind farm projects, which have been awarded t
Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK Government that it will allocate GBP 46 million to projects in seaside towns across England and Scotland, RenewableUK issued a press release to highlight the fact that the Coastal Communities Fund is partially financed by the UK’s offshore wind industry,
The Crown Estate and Natural Resources Wales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) underlining their commitment to work in partnership to ensure that the natural resources of Wales are sustainably managed in the long term. The Crown Estate has already been working closely with Natural Reso
Views are being sought from stakeholders on the approach the government would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. This is part of the UK government’s drive for transparency and engagement with stakeholde
AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy Inc. (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have completed an agreement to pursue business opportunities located in the traditional territory of the T’Sou-ke Nation (located on Vancouver Island, British
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a competitive lease sale auction for four wind energy areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts on Thursday, January 29. A mock auction for the eligible bidders will be held on Monday, January 26, when BOEM will cont
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Hopper have announced the release of an Environmental Assessment (EA) supporting a potential lease sale for more than 300,000 acres of federal waters off the coast of North Carolina for wind ene
Following an early completion of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) appeals from unsuccessful applicants, UK government has moved up the schedule for the first allocation of the subsidy scheme. Low Carbon Contracts Company, owned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), announced the s
The European Commission has given their blessing to the acquisition of the assets of TAG Energy Solutions Limited by a newly created joint venture controlled by Bladt Industries A/S of Denmark and EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH of Germany. Last year the joint venture decided to invest in former
