U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced five exploratory licenses for wind energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf. One lease was awarded each to Bluewater Wind Energy New Jersey LLC, Fishermen’s Energy of New Jersey LLC, and Bluewater Wind Energy Delaware LLC. Two leases were awarded to Deepwater Wind LLC for different distances off New Jersey’s coast. The data collected under these leases will be shared with Interior’s Minerals Management Service and used to inform and support future commercial renewable energy projects to help coastal States meet mandated renewable energy portfolio standards. (Source: The Star Ledger, June 23, 2009)
Contact: Frank Quimby, Department of Interior, (202) 208-7291, www.doi.gov; Douglas Pfeister, Project Director, Bluewater Wind Energy New Jersey LLC, (201) 420-1195, Rob Propes, Project Director, Bluewater Wind Energy Delaware LLC, (302) 731-7020, www.bluewater.com; Daniel Cohen, President, Fishermen’s Energy of New Jersey LLC, [email protected], www.fishermensenergy.com; Deepwater Wind LLC, (201) 850-1717, www.dwwind.com