Offshore Renewable Energy Law
Per the blawg, it covers "news and regulation of wave, tidal and offshore wind energy since 2003."
Author: Carolyn Elefant is a lawyer in Washington, D.C., who also authors My Shingle and contributes to Legal Blog Watch and Lawyer Avenue. She is also author of the e-book Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be.
Blawg Related Categories: Energy Law • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Offshore Renewable Energy Law
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Why Marine Renewables Potential Hasn’t Yet Been Tapped
With marine renewables resources offering so much promise, why hasn’t their power yet been tapped? Peter Asmus of Pike Research offers three reasons, over at Clean Tech Brief: The first is the nature of the…
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Whatever Happened to the FERC Pilot Project Licenses?
So what’s up with the FERC Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License Process? Launched with some fanfare in late 2007, the pilot project license process was intended to provide an expedited procedure for small (under 5 MW)…
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Washington D.C. Is the New Wall Street
For renewables seeking capital, the center of the financial universe has shifted from Wall Street to Washington, reports the New York Times Green Inc. blog. With venture funding hammered by the recession, renewable energy developers…
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Marine Renewables and Jobs, Redux
Just a few days ago, I posted about how marine renewables are losing favor with some in part, because the industry hasn’t yet matured to the point where it can produce hundreds of jobs. So…
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What’s the Prognosis for Marine Renewables?
What’s the prognosis for marine renewables? Not so great, if you believe this recent Wall Street Journal article that documents some of the low points of the past years for the industry. These include Finavera’s…
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Chu and Wellinghoff: Two Who Will Help Determine the Future of Marine Renewables
With the marine renewables industry on the cusp of commercialization in the United States, meet two of the individuals who will play an instrumental role in shaping the industry’s future. Over at the Federal Energy…
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Will Marine Renewables Produce Jobs?
Oh how do we love thee, marine renewables? Let me count the ways. We love thee for your clean attributes and ability to reduce greenhouse gases, for your proximity to load, and predictable intermittency and…
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Marine Renewables and Transmission
In some ways, being a marine renewable technology is kind of like being Ginger Rogers. Just as Ginger Rogers ably executed the same steps as dance partner Fred Astaire but backwards, so too, marine renewables…
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Renewables Offshore Listed as Top 50 Environmental Blog
I’m pleased to announce that LOCE Renewables Offshore Energy Law Blog has been named one of the Top 50 Environmental Law Blogs by the e-Justice Blog. What are some of your favorite blogs for tracking…
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Conditional Licenses Are A Far Cry from Agreement to Cooperate
Andrew McLain of Energy Legal Blog posts on the recent MOU between FERC and Washington State that I covered last week. McLain comments that the MOU signals the Washington’s retreat from its previous opposition to…