Offshore Wind Wire

Michigan Advisory Group Proposes Offshore Wind Legislation

By David McGlinchey
A Michigan panel proposed offshore wind legislation this week to Gov. Jennfier Granholm and the state legislature, potentially delivering some clarity to the industry as it explores wind energy potential on the Great Lakes.
The draft legislation includes live auctions to award offshore wind leases and a framework that allows state officials or developers [...]

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DOE Program Aims To Lower Offshore Wind Cost

By David McGlinchey
The White House is seeking more than $12 million in the fiscal 2011 budget for a project to drive down the cost of electricity from shallow water offshore wind.
Department of Energy officials have set a goal for the Low Wind Speed Technology program to reduce the cost of shallow water offshore wind energy [...]

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Advisory Council Will Aid Salazar’s Decision on Cape Wind

By Peter Brennan
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that the parties involved in the long-running Cape Wind controversy, notably Cape Wind developers and local Wampanoag tribes, have not been able to reach agreement on mitigation actions for the proposed wind turbine farm in the federal waters of Nantucket Sound.  Salazar said that he would step [...]

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Cape Wind Deadline Passes Without Compromise

By Peter Brennan
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar will decide the fate of Cape Wind, the proposed 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound, after the developer and local tribes failed to reach an agreement by today’s deadline.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Cape Cod and the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard say the turbines would disturb [...]

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