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MORNING ROUNDUP: Siemens Officials Confident In 6 MW Turbine
Offshore wind market leader Siemens Wind Power is confident in its new six megawatt turbine design, which is expected to begin production in 2014, Recharge reported yesterday.
Siemens Chief technology officer Henrik Stiesdal called the turbine — currently being tested in Denmark — the “smartest and most beautiful machine.”
“Whenever you bring in new technology, you [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Fishermen’s Energy Aims For Construction This Year
14. October 2011
Fishermen’s Energy is aiming to begin construction before the end of 2011 on its six-turbine pilot project near Atlantic City, the New York Times reported yesterday.
The project, situated in state waters, could qualify for an expiring federal tax incentive if construction begins before December 31. According to the Times report, the project is slated to [...]
Deepwater Wind Agrees To Buy Siemens 6 MW Turbines
12. October 2011
BALTIMORE — Deepwater Wind announced today that it has reached an agreement to use Siemens Energy’s new six-megawatt offshore wind turbines in the Block Island offshore wind farm.
The announcement was made today by Deepwater CEO William Moore and Thomas Mousten, head of Siemens Offshore Wind Americas, during the American Wind Energy Association’s annual offshore wind [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Cape Wind Asks For Electricity Purchase As Part Of NStar Merger
4. October 2011
Cape Wind has asked Massachusetts regulators to condition approval of a merger between NStar and Northeast Utilities on the purchase of 50 percent of the electricity generated by the offshore wind farm, the Boston Globe reported today.
Dennis Duffy, vice president of Cape Wind Associates, made the request last week in a [...]
FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Four Questions For William Moore
23. September 2011
William Moore is the CEO of Rhode Island-based developer Deepwater Wind.
Offshore Wind Wire: Deepwater experienced a recent legal victory when the Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the power purchase agreement with National Grid for the Block Island wind farm. When do you expect construction to begin on that project?
William Moore: The victory at the Rhode [...]
ANALYSIS: Uncertainty Plagues Potential Offshore Wind Customers
22. September 2011
By Todd Griset
Uncertainty has its costs. Clinical studies confirm what we all know intuitively: uncertainty about what may happen in the future makes it harder for us not only to make plans but also to achieve them.
Uncertainty can impact offshore wind projects in several ways. Developers face uncertainty over regulatory regimes, the availability of leases [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: GE Makes Offshore Wind Cuts
12. September 2011
General Electric is scaling back its offshore wind development efforts, Forbes reported on Saturday.
The company is considering laying off about 40 Norway-based offshore wind employees and has suspended plans to build a manufacturing plant in the UK, according to the report.
Forbes reported that the company is focusing on deep-water offshore wind development, with a potential [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Top MA Court Hears Cape Wind Case
8. September 2011
The highest state court in Massachusetts — the Supreme Judicial Court — today heard an appeal of the state approval for Cape Wind’s power purchase agreement with National Grid.
Cape Wind Says Installation Vessels Are Biggest Obstacle
Cape Wind spokesman Mark Rodgers said that infrastructure development, including procuring installation vessels, is the biggest challenge facing the fledgling offshore [...]
ANALYSIS: Court Ruling Moves Rhode Island Forward On Offshore Wind
8. September 2011
By Todd Griset
Rhode Island may be the U.S. state with the smallest land area, but its nickname – the “Ocean State” – highlights one of its largest resources. Between the mainland and over 30 islands, Rhode Island has 384 miles of tidal shoreline. Centered around Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, Rhode Island’s ocean holdings [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Offshore Wind Debate Returns To Maryland
31. August 2011
Picking up yesterday where they left off at the end of the last legislative session, Maryland legislators vigorously debated Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind proposal, the Washington Post reported.
O’Malley is looking to promote offshore wind development by requiring utilities to buy the electricity. According to the report, some of the discussion yesterday focused on a [...]
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