OSW News
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April 2, 2012
Report Decribes Benefits of Offshore Wind Development in Maryland
Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center released a new report, “What Offshore Wind Means for Maryland: Environmental, Economic and Public Health Benefits Across the State,”detailing regional benefits throughout Maryland of clean energy and reduced global warming pollution. Release date: Friday, March 30, 2012
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February 14, 2012
CESA Files Comments on Draft DOE Offshore Wind FOA; Recommends State/DOE Joint Funding
Clean Energy States Alliance submitted the following comments on the Draft Financial Assistance Opportunity No. DE-FOA-0000410, entitled U.S. Offshore Wind: Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects. CESA is a national non-profit organization that works with states to advance renewable energy policy, programs, finance, and technology innovation. CESA is a membership organization, composed of the major state clean energy programs in the country. CESA also facilitates a collaborative of state officials, federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, industry representatives, and other offshore wind (OSW) stakeholders with the objective of accelerating the development of a robust OSW industry in the U.S. – the Offshore Wind Accelerator Project.
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February 3, 2012
CESA Announces Hire of New Communications Director
Clean Energy States Alliance Welcomes New Communications Project Director
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December 2, 2011
CESA, State Agencies, and Stakeholders Recommend DOI to Designate Offshore Wind Ombudsman
Clean Energy States Alliance joined the Maryland Energy Administration, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Enviornmental Control, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Conservation Law Foundation in a letter addressed to US DOI Secretary Ken Salazar recommening that the Department announce the designatin of an ombudsman position to assist stakeholders who have a major unresolved conflct or issues with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) or other Department agencies with a role in the permitting and leasing program for offshore wind.
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August 25, 2011
DOI Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts
As part of Interior’s “Smart from the Start” offshore wind energy initiative to spur rapid and responsible siting, leasing and construction of new wind projects, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced the initial steps to develop commercial wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
