The Department of Interior and the Department of Energy announced today a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which seeks to prioritize and facilitate environmentally responsible deployment of commercial-scale offshore wind and marine hydrokinetic energy technologies on the Outer Continental Shelf. Under the MOU, the two agencies will facilitate such development by pursuing priority leasing and efficient regulatory processes for sites with high commercial-scale offshore wind and water power development potential, as well as exchange information and collaborate on research projects. "We have a major opportunity to tap the energy in waves and offshore wind," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. "Increasing cooperation between our agencies will help make clean, renewable energy a reality."
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