The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guam Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, established in 2024, reflects a partnership between federal, territorial, and local agencies, as well as offices who regularly engage with members of the Chamorro community. The task Force serves as a renewable energy forum to discuss issues and concerns; exchange data and information about biological, cultural, and physical resources, ocean uses, and priorities; and facilitate early and continual dialogue and collaboration opportunities.
BOEM and the Territory of Guam held the Inaugural Guam Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on September 11, 2024, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (ChST) at the Guam Museum (193 Chalan Santo Papa Juan Pablo Dos, Hagatna, Guam 96910). The meeting was also held virtually over Zoom.
The purpose of the meeting was to introduce Task Force members to offshore wind planning in Guam. The meeting included overviews of the following topics: Guam’s renewable energy goals, floating offshore wind technology, BOEM’s leasing process and current region-specific studies, the National Center for Coastal Ocean Science modeling process, and the status of offshore wind planning in Guam. Attendees also discussed next steps for Guam offshore wind planning.
Resources
- Fact Sheet: BOEM Leasing Process
- Selected BOEM-Funded Research Informing Renewable Energy Offshore Hawaii & U.S. Pacific Territories
- BOEM Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule
- Selected NREL Studies:
o Guam: 2023 Energy Baseline Report (nrel.gov)
o Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Generation: Update