Archive | June, 2010
New York Power Authority Will Apply For Offshore Lease
By William Morgan
The New York Power Authority announced today that it will pursue a submerged land lease from the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on behalf of the Long Island–New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative.
Power authority trustees approved the lease application to develop the Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Project. Officials are hoping [...]
Energy Seeks “Groundbreaking” Offshore Wind Technology
29. June 2010
By William Morgan
The Department of Energy issued a request for information this month seeking “advanced technology demonstration projects” that would push the offshore wind industry forward.
The RFI, issued June 14th, requires responses by July 14 but does not guarantee an eventual funding source. The document indicates, however, that the department might fund “ground-breaking” proposals that [...]
Delaware Joins NREL to Study Offshore Wind
22. June 2010
By William Morgan
The University of Delaware announced last week that it will work with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to study potential offshore wind sites and develop training facilities for the industry.
Under the agreement, Delaware will receive $500,000 over the next five years for its research, according to a press release. The school has already [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: RI Tries Block Island Project Again
17. June 2010
Three months after the Rhode Island regulators decided a power purchase agreement for the Block Island offshore wind project was too expensive, state lawmakers have restarted the process.
The Providence Journal reported yesterday that Gov. Don Carcieri signed legislation “that establishes an abbreviated process for the PUC to consider the merits of a long-term agreement for National Grid [...]
Cape Wind PPA Hearings Underway
16. June 2010
By Peter Brennan
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities today held the first of three hearings on an agreement between National Grid and Cape Wind for the utility company to purchase 50 percent of the power produced by the 130-turbine wind farm.
The hearings, held at Bridgewater State College, are ostensibly about the power contract but stakeholders [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: County Opposes Lake Michigan Project
10. June 2010
Scandia Wind asked the boards of commissioners in several Michigan counties to vote on their proposed Lake Michigan wind farm. On Tuesday night Mason County voted no, according to Interlochen Public Radio. In a 9-1 vote, the board of commissioners decided not to endorse the project and effectively forced Scandia to relocate the project further [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Maine Voters Approve Offshore Wind Funding
9. June 2010
Voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved a bond measure yesterday that will support the development of deepwater offshore wind technology, the Portland Press Herald reported this morning.
Question 2, as it was known, approved the borrowing of $26 million for a variety of energy issues, including $11 million for research on deep water floating turbines. Fifty nine [...]
RI Lawmakers Drop Effort To Bypass PPA Review
8. June 2010
By Peter Brennan
In the latest turn of events surrounding the controversial Block Island wind project in Rhode Island, the state legislature has dropped a plan to bypass the state Public Utilities Commission’s review process for power purchase agreements. The idea had come under widespread criticism and lawmakers this week removed language from a new piece [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Offshore Wind At the Maine Polls
8. June 2010
Politicians in Maine have been pushing hard for offshore wind development. On Wednesday, Maine voters will have a chance to weigh in on the effort and it will be interesting to see if the community feels as strongly about offshore wind as the community leaders do.
One of the five ballot questions being presented to voters [...]
BP Oil Leak Causes MMS Shakeup
1. June 2010
By William Morgan
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar restructured the Minerals Management Service late last month in response to the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil leak.
MMS is part of the Interior Department and is responsible for regulating both offshore wind development and oil and gas drilling. In an order signed on May 19, Salazar split the [...]
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30. June 2010
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