The US Bureau of Offshore Energy Management has announced the provisional winners of the eighth US offshore wind auction, at which three leases in the Massachusetts area were awarded. Equinor, Mayflower Wind Energy (a joint venture between Shell and EDP Renewables) and Avangrid Renewables named as the winning bidders of 30-year concessions. At $405.1m, bids far exceeded the existing auction record of $42.5m set by Equinor in December 2016. Eleven companies participated in the auction, the most at a US offshore wind lease sale to date.
The US Bureau of Offshore Energy Management has announced the provisional winners of the eighth US offshore wind auction, at which three leases in the Massachusetts area were awarded. Equinor, Mayflower Wind Energy (a joint venture between Shell and EDP Renewables) and Vineyard Wind named as the winning bidders of 30-year concessions. At $405.1m, bids far exceeded the existing auction record of $42.5m set by Equinor in December 2016. Eleven companies participated in the auction, the most at a US offshore wind lease sale to date.