The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is in the early stages of planning to determine new wind energy areas for the Central Atlantic region.
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BOEM seeks public input on possible wind energy areas
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management officials are asking for feedback on possible commercial wind energy development in areas off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Some coastal NC towns’ beach sand needs may go unmet
Amid a tug-of-war over claims to available nearshore borrow sites and studies pointing to critical shortages of beach-quality sand, some North Carolina beach towns are looking for sources beyond state waters.
BOEM seeks comment on proposed offshore wind leases
The Bureau of Ocean Management has opened the public comment period for its draft environmental assessment of potential wind lease areas offshore of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Central Atlantic offshore wind fields to go up for lease
The federal Bureau of Ocean Management has announced plans to hold lease sales for two new offshore wind fields in the central Atlantic.
BOEM seeks comment on draft fisheries mitigation strategy
BOEM is accepting comment on the draft guidance until Aug. 22.
BOEM announces Carolinas offshore energy lease auction
BOEM has completed its environmental review and is set to hold its first wind energy auction in May for two lease areas off the coast of the Carolinas.
State evaluating BOEM’s proposed offshore wind leases
The state is asking for feedback on the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s proposal to issue up to three commercial offshore wind energy leases in the Wilmington area.
BOEM to provide sand to restore Dare County beaches
BOEM has granted Dare County access to up to 6.6 million cubic yards of sand from the outer continental shelf to restore 11.6 miles of beachfront.
BOEM seeks comment on more NC, SC wind leasing options
BOEM is taking public comment until Sept. 12 on a possible lease sale for the offshore Wilmington East Wind Energy Area.
BOEM Carolina Renewable Energy Task Force to meet
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Carolina Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force will meet July 21 via Zoom to discuss wind energy off the coast of the Carolinas.
BOEM, Corps to work together on offshore wind goals
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Army Corps of Engineers are partnering to increase renewable energy production and help meet the Biden administration’s commitment to offshore wind.
Cooper Urges BOEM Action on Wind Leases
Gov. Roy Cooper has asked the new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management director to remove the moratorium on wind energy leasing off the N.C. coast and advance development.
BOEM Opens Virtual Archaeology Museum
BOEM’s Virtual Archaeology Museum displays video, detailed 3D models and mosaic maps of shipwrecks from the 19th and 20th centuries, including the Blake Ridge Wreck off of the N.C. coast.
BOEM May Host Meeting in Outer Banks
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is expected to host an open house May 14 in Kill Devil Hills on the proposed 2019-24 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
BOEM to Survey Offshore Sand Resources
The public has until Sept. 10 to comment on a draft environmental assessment for proposed surveys to identify, map, monitor and research offshore sand resources for beach re-nourishment and other uses.
