DOI Announces renewable energy offshore lease sale

The Department of the Interior (DOI) and its Bureau of ocean energy management (BOEM) on 30 November announced competitive lease sales for renewable energies development of two wind zones power in the Atlantic Ocean. BOEM proposes to lease nearly 278,000 hectares of offshore Virginia, Massachusetts and Rhode Iceland.

The lease sales, which will take place next year, are always competitive on the outer continental shelf wind energy first sales. They are important milestones in the DOI 'smart from the start"wind-energy program to facilitate the choice of location, leasing and construction of new wind energy projects. This proposed leasing areas cover as potential high winds have resource and more than 4,000 megawatts be wind generation, enough to power to be able to support an estimated 1.4 million homes.

Were the proposed sale of notices in the Federal Register on December 3 that published, detailed information on the areas for leasing, as well as details such as procurement procedures available. Notices public comment 60-day period ending on 1 February 2013. See press release DOI, Federal notice for Massachusetts and Rhode Iceland and Federal Register notice register for Virginia.

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Interior Minister announces lease agreement for Delaware offshore wind energy

An agreement on the first commercial lease after its "smart from the start" has reached offshore-wind energy development initiative announced the US Department of Interior (DOI) and its Bureau of ocean energy management (BOEM) on 23 October BOEM. Located in the federal waters, the site covers 96.430 hectares about 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware.

The lease NRG Bluewater grants the exclusive right, a wind Delaware LLC or multiple plans the BOEM lead to activities in support of wind energy development in the area of leasing to submit. The company can an assessment plan with a proposal site assessment activities, such as the installation of a meteorological Tower or meteorological buoy lead present. It can send also a construction and operation plan construction of actual wind system and cabling propose to shore.

NRG Bluewater originally proposed a 450-megawatt project off the coast of Delaware, with estimates that the project could generate enough electricity to power for more than 100,000 houses. This estimate could change, after NRG learns additional planning and survey work and sends its plan to the BOEM, where the possible plans based on ecological, technical and other factors before granting approval for the construction of value determined. The smart start initiative for Atlantic of outer continental shelf announced in 2010 should site selection, to facilitate leasing and construction of new offshore renewable projects. See the DOI press release and the BOEM Delaware Web site, including a map of the site.

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