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Five Key Transformations Required to Achieve Net-Zero in the U.S.

POWER Magazine

During President Biden’s first year in office, his administration published a document titled “The Long-Term Strategy of the United States: Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050.” The document […] The post Five Key Transformations Required to Achieve Net-Zero in the U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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MADE IN AMERICA: U.S.-Built Offshore Wind Substation and Support Vessels Start to Set Sail for Federal Waters

The Energy Law Blog

built offshore wind substation departed from a Texas fabrication facility where Danish multinational energy company, Ørsted, and domestic energy provider, Eversource, partnered to build the revolutionary vessel. The Kansas-engineered substation was designed and built by Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd., documented under U.S.

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Mitigating Impacts of Offshore Wind: BOEM Draft Guidance Suggests Compensation for Lost Income to Fishermen

The Energy Law Blog

On June 23, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a draft guidance on mitigating potential impacts of offshore wind development on commercial and recreational fishing. BOEM also recommends gear loss and damage payments.

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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law Blog

This is the first in a series of articles in which Liskow’s offshore team will discuss the regulatory framework for wind energy projects in federal waters and highlight legal issues pertinent to this dynamic area. To date, the development of offshore wind in federal waters has largely been limited to the east coast. 556.400; 30 C.F.R.

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USCG Issues First Guidance on Safer Seas Act Camera Requirements

The Energy Law Blog

Documented vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that are on a voyage of at least 600 miles and crosses seaward of the Boundary Line; OR at least 24 meters (79 feet) in overall length and required to have a load line under 46 U.S.C. 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under 46 U.S.C. 1331(a))). “In

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EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

The Energy Law Blog

The Violation In March 2012, BSEE conducted an inspection of ATP’s floating production platform facility, known as the ATP Innovator, while it was moored to the sea floor about 45 nautical miles offshore of southeastern Louisiana (about 125 miles south of New Orleans) and engaged in the production of oil and natural gas.

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Public Comment Period Extended for GOM Wind Energy Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment

The Energy Law Blog

Additionally, such parties have more time to review and provide comments on the draft EA, an especially detailed and lengthy document.

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