Archive | January, 2010
Ohio Project Will Seek Environmental Study Contractor
An Ohio task force will issue a request for proposals January 21 for environmental studies on a proposed Lake Erie offshore wind project.
The Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force, part of the Cuyahoga County government, aims to have regulatory issues resolved by the end of 2010 and a project built by 2013, according to Steven [...]
University of Maine Receives $12 Million For Offshore Wind Lab
11. January 2010
By Peter Brennan
The University of Maine received a $12.4 million federal stimulus grant Friday to build a laboratory that will develop cutting edge offshore wind power technology.
School officials will use the funding to build the Advanced Nanocomposites in Renewable Energy Laboratory at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
The laboratory “will be the only facility of [...]
Study Predicts Five Gigawatts of US Offshore Wind By 2020
7. January 2010
A study released in December predicts the US offshore wind industry will launch in 2012 with a 20 megawatt project and then grow rapidly to five gigawatts of capacity by 2020.
The study, “Global Offshore Wind Energy Markets and Strategies 2009-2020,” was completed by Emerging Energy Research, a consulting firm based in Massachusetts and Spain.
“The North [...]
Experts Praise Massachusetts Offshore Wind Planning
6. January 2010
Experts across Massachusetts gave positive reviews this week to the state’s ground-breaking Ocean Management Plan.
The plan, released Monday, zoned state waters for offshore wind development and is being promoted as the first of its kind in the country. It set aside two areas in the south of the state for large-scale commercial development and [...]
National Park Service Says Cape Wind Site Could Be Protected
5. January 2010
By William Morgan
The National Park Service dealt the Cape Wind offshore wind farm a severe blow yesterday when it announced the potential site is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Prompted by the decision, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that he was gathering key parties in the dispute over the proposed 130-turbine [...]
Massachusetts Ocean Plan Delegates Offshore Wind Regulation
4. January 2010
By Peter Brennan
Massachusetts delegated regulation of some offshore wind development to local officials today in the final draft of the highly anticipated Ocean Management Plan. The plan, which was required by the Massachusetts Oceans Act of 2008, zones state waters for large-scale offshore wind development and is being touted as the first offshore wind-zoning plan [...]
Regulators Give Cape Wind Negotiations Green Light
1. January 2010
By William Morgan
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday between National Grid and Cape Wind to begin negotiations on a power purchase agreement for the proposed wind farm.
On December 2, Massachusetts officials announced the signing of the MOU as a promising step toward building the 130-turbine offshore project. [...]
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