Archive | July, 2010
MORNING ROUNDUP: Jobs and the Renewable Energy Standard
The American Wind Energy Association campaigned hard this week for a Renewable Energy Standard after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid removed the requirement from proposed climate legislation. One of the key arguments put forward by AWEA and RES supporters in Congress was that it would create much-needed jobs in the wind industry.
“We have 60 [...]
Neptune Wind Selects Offshore Wind Site Near Nantucket
29. July 2010
By Peter Brennan
Offshore wind developer Neptune Wind announced Monday that the company has “finalized our preferred site for development” off of Nanucket, MA.
The potential site, selected after a year of research, is large enough to accommodate 1.5 GW of offshore wind production, according to Neptune founder Chuck Digate.
The announcement, made via the company’s blog, did [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Maine Will Seek Bids For Floating Wind Farm
28. July 2010
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is planning a Sept. 1 solicitation for an offshore wind developer to build a 25 megawatt floating wind farm, Working Waterfront reported yesterday.
The project must be in water that is at least 300-feet-deep and at least 10 miles from the mainland or any inhabited island, according to Working Waterfront.
The winning [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: MA and RI Sign Offshore Wind Pact
27. July 2010
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to coordinate their offshore wind planning and development in federal waters, the Boston Globe reported on it’s Web site.
The agreement covers a “400-square mile ‘area of mutual interest’ twelve miles southwest of Martha’s Vineyard and extending 20 miles [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Senate Committee Approves Offshore Wind Funds for Maine
26. July 2010
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $10 million to support the University of Maine’s burgeoning offshore wind program, Mainebiz reported on Friday.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a champion of the state’s offshore wind industry, announced last Thursday that the committee had approved her request. The House has not yet included the funding in its version of the [...]
Governors Ask Obama to Power Agencies With Offshore Wind
23. July 2010
By Peter Brennan
Governors Martin O’Malley of Maryland and Jack Markell of Delaware wrote to President Obama Wednesday and asked him to power federal facilities in the region with offshore wind power.
The governors called on Obama to direct federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and General Services Administration, to join with Maryland and Delaware in [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: EPA Delegates Delaware Wind Farm Regulation
23. July 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency has delegated emissions control for the planned NRG/Bluewater Wind project to state regulators, WGMD News in Delware reported yesterday. The emissions control relates primarily to construction activities.
“The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control was granted delegating authority this week by the Environmental Protection Agency through a statute of the federal [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: NY and Michigan Seek Community Acceptance for Offshore Wind
21. July 2010
Energy officials in New York and Michigan have been reaching out to the communities that would live near proposed offshore wind developments on the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces are pushing offshore wind development on the Great Lakes, according to several reports. The Niagara Gazette reported that local and state officials met last [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Obama’s Ocean Zoning Plan
20. July 2010
President Obama will soon implement a nationwide zoning plan for oceans and the Great Lakes, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday.
“The initiative culminates more than a year of work by a federal Ocean Policy Task Force, which Obama established last year. After the task force releases its final recommendations, the president is expected to sign [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Virginia Wants Offshore Testing Site
19. July 2010
Virginia state officials campaigned last week for a federal offshore wind demonstration facility that could be worth as much as $80 million, Bloomberg Businessweek reported.
Offshore wind turbines would undergo operational testing at the facility, according to the report. Virginia officials have proposed a site in the Hampton Roads region.
“In its filing with the Energy Department, Gov. Bob [...]
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