Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: June 16, 2010

Offshore Wind Consortium Formed BLM: Solar Rental Rates for Public Lands DOE: $60M for Local Clean Energy Efforts DOE: Loan Guarantees to Nevada, Oregon Geothermal DOE-Backed Project Demonstrates Innovative Geothermal Technology Study: High-Impact Risks to the U.S. Power Grid East Coast States Form Offshore Wind Energy Consortium The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the governors of 10 East Coast states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on June 8 that formally establishes the Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium. The consortium will promote development of wind resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) along the East Coast, primarily by coordinating state and federal efforts relating to permitting, environmental studies, technical and financial barriers, and the infrastructure needed to deploy and maintain offshore wind plants. The MOU was signed by the governors of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. DOI’s new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will oversee development of wind and other renewable energy resources on the OCS. In addition, DOI will establish a new renewable energy regional office, located in Virginia, to coordinate development of the region’s renewable energy resources. See the DOI press release and the MOU […]

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