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BOEM Links Up With US Department of Defense On Offshore Wind

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the coordinated development of offshore wind on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

These three paragraphs give more details of the agreement.

The agreement calls for DOD and BOEM to find mutual solutions that support renewable energy in a manner compatible with essential military operations.

The MoU also requires the organizations to collaborate early in the offshore wind leasing process and maintain regular communication at all levels.

Additionally, the agreement calls for DOD and BOEM to determine what areas should be deferred from leasing to enable the performance of DOD activities on the OCS.

I feel this is a very sensible agreement, as time progress, I’m sure that the co-operation will lead to several joint projects.

• Support boats ensuring safety, like the deal between Ørsted and the RNLI, that I talked about in Ørsted Evolves Long-Standing Partnership With RNLI,
• Offshore structures like electrolysers and substations could have a secondary use as military training facilities.
• Smaller ships, like minehunters, coastguard cutters and fishery protection vessels could go electric and the wind farms could provide charging facilities.

If the United States Navy are hanging around the wind farms, it might discourage Putin’s friends.

Wind farms and the US military could be good neighbours.

Brendan Owens, who is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, said this.

We will continue to work with BOEM and our other interagency partners, to find solutions that enable offshore wind development while ensuring long-term compatibility with testing, training, and operations critical to our military readiness.

Other nations with large amounts of continental shelf and ambitions to install large amounts of offshore wind like Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK could do worse that follow the American strategy.

October 30, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Ørsted, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Defence, Offshore Charging Station, Offshore Hydrogen Production, Offshore Substation, Offshore Wind Power, RNLI, United States Navy, Wind Power