Offshore Renewable Energy Law

Recent Posts from Offshore Renewable Energy Law

• Maine and FERC Sign MOU

  On August 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between FERC and the state of Maine to coordinate procedures and schedules for review of tidal energy projects…

• U.S. Wave & Tidal Round Up

  Oregon: Oregon is about to set sail on mapping its oceans, reports the Press Enterprise. According to Governor Kulongoski, who is quoted in the story, the data collected from the surveys will help identify marine…

• International Round-Up

  Chile: Looks like Chile is a hotspot for tidal power. According to a United Press International story, a tidal power feasibility study for Chile found the country had a “unique” wealth of natural tidal sites…

• Marine Renewables Revitalizing Shipyards In Europe

  Call it a case of old meets new. Shipyards, which sustain one of the world’s oldest industries are seeing new business these from a modern day technology, marine renewable energy. As Renewable Energy World reports,…

• DOE Launches Hydrodynamic Testing Facility Data Base

  On August 11, 2009, the Department of Energy’s Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program unveiled a new database containing information on the test capabilities and services of a variety of U.S. hydrodynamic test facilities, according to…

• Long, Strange Trip for FERC and MMS Comes to An End

  In the words of the Grateful Dead, what a long, strange trip it’s been for FERC, MMS and the marine renewables industry. With the August 4, 2009 issuance of this Joint FERC-MMS Guidance Document for…

• Obama Administration and Ocean Task Force

  I’m a little late in posting this, but on June 12, 2009, the Obama Administration created a Task Force to develop recommendations on a national policy that ensures protection and restoration of the health of…

• Massachusetts’ Ocean Plan and Wave and Tidal Projects

  Back in June, Massachusetts released its Draft Ocean Management Plan, which covers waters up to three miles offshore. The plan identifies specific sites suitable for commercial and community sized offshore wind projects and designates a…

• Seasteading: A Future Market For Marine Renewables?

  Of course, you’ve heard of homesteading. But what about Seasteading, the concept of creating permanent dwellings at sea? Sounds crazy, but as Mother Jones reports, Patri Friedman, grandson of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman has…

• Feed-In Tariff for Marine Renewables?

  Many credit the feed-in tariff, a premium price that utilities are required to pay for certain types of renewable energy, for the success of certain renewables in Europe.  The feed-in tariff is widely regarded as…