In an announcement posted on its web site late Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Power Administration (BOEM) introduced the “subsequent steps” within the aggressive leasing course of for offshore wind power within the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
The BOEM mentioned in that assertion that it’s issuing a Willpower of Aggressive Curiosity in two Wind Power Areas (WEAs) within the GOM. It famous that the willpower comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Power Gulf Wind LLC expressing curiosity in buying a business wind power lease for WEA choices C and D.
“On July 29, 2024, BOEM revealed a Request for Aggressive Curiosity (RFCI) within the Federal Register searching for suggestions on Hecate’s unsolicited lease request,” BOEM highlighted within the assertion.
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“Invenergy GOM Offshore Wind LLC expressed curiosity in WEA choices C and D. BOEM has deemed each Hecate and Invenergy to be legally, technically, and financially certified to carry an OCS renewable power lease within the Gulf of Mexico,” it added.
“Because of this assessment, BOEM has decided that aggressive curiosity exists within the RFCI areas,” it continued.
Within the assertion, BOEM mentioned it is going to transfer ahead with the aggressive lease course of and proceed to carry the subsequent offshore wind lease sale within the Gulf of Mexico in 2026. It identified that the subsequent step in that course of “will probably be to proceed to research the opposite feedback obtained in response to the RFCI and consider which parts of WEA choices C and D, and different potential WEA choices, are greatest suited to sale”.
The group revealed that it’s going to launch draft WEAs for public enter early subsequent 12 months.
“The Gulf of Mexico stays a pretty choice for offshore wind power growth,” BOEM Gulf of Mexico Regional Director Jim Kendall mentioned within the assertion.
“We’re enthusiastic about the way forward for this rising sector within the area,” he added.
An announcement posted on the U.S. Division on the Inside’s (DOI) web site on September 5 revealed that the Biden-Harris administration had introduced the approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Mission. The DOI assertion highlighted that that is the nation’s tenth commercial-scale offshore wind power mission accredited beneath President Biden’s management.
“With as we speak’s approval, the division has accredited greater than 15 gigawatts of unpolluted power from offshore wind power initiatives – equal to half of the capability wanted to realize President Biden’s objective of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030,” that assertion famous, including that “initiatives accredited so far will energy 5.25 million properties”.
In line with the Power Institute’s (EI) 2024 statistical assessment of world power, which was launched earlier this 12 months, the U.S. had 148,020 megawatts of put in wind turbine capability on the finish of 2023. That determine marked a 4.5 p.c 12 months on 12 months improve and 14.6 p.c of worldwide put in wind turbine capability at year-end 2023, the assessment revealed.
The one nation with extra put in wind turbine capability at year-end 2023 was China, with 441,895 megawatts, the assessment confirmed. That represented 43.4 p.c of worldwide put in wind turbine capability at year-end 2023, in accordance with the assessment.
EI’s assessment outlined that the U.S. produced 429.5 terawatt hours of power by way of wind final 12 months. This was down 2.1 p.c 12 months on 12 months, the assessment revealed. The one nation with extra terawatt hours of power produced by wind in 2023 was China, with 885.9 terawatt hours, the assessment highlighted.
Hecate Power describes itself as a number one developer, proprietor, and operator of renewable energy initiatives and storage options in the USA. The corporate has developed over 47 photo voltaic and power storage initiatives exceeding 11.1 GW that at the moment are owned and operated by utilities, impartial energy producers, and monetary buyers, Hecate notes on its web site.
Invenergy states on its web site that Invenergy and its affiliated corporations develop, construct, personal and function large-scale renewable and different clear power technology, transmission and storage amenities within the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Invenergy and its affiliated corporations have efficiently developed greater than 32,000 megawatts of initiatives which are in operation, building or contracted, together with wind, photo voltaic, transmission infrastructure, and pure fuel energy technology and superior power storage initiatives, the corporate provides on its web site.
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