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MORNING ROUNDUP: Duke Energy Plans NC Offshore Wind Transmission Study
Duke Energy is planning a $670,000 study on the transmission capacity required to develop offshore wind near North Carolina, the Charlotte Business Journal reported Friday.
The project would be supported by up to $530,000 in Energy Department funding, according to the report.
Maryland Labor Groups Want Guarantees
Maryland labor groups are asking for guaranteed involvement in offshore wind development in exchange for [...]
ANALYSIS: Offshore Wind Progress In Texas
1. December 2011
By Todd Griset
Combining famously big geography with a culture supportive of energy development, Texas offers attractive locations for offshore wind projects. Several developers have proposed Texas offshore wind projects, including projects off south Texas proposed by the Baryonyx Corporation. The regulatory structure applied to these projects may give Texas unique advantages in pursuing offshore wind.
Named [...]
RACE TO THE WATER: New Jersey Takes The Lead!
1. November 2011
After a summer (and early fall) hiatus, the Race to the Water returns!
Welcome to the November edition, where we ask our experts which state will host the country’s first offshore wind turbines. And oh my, how the playing field has changed since we last checked in.
After holding the top spot for the first [...]
FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Four Questions For Stanley White
21. October 2011
Stanley White is the president of Connecticut-based Ocean and Coastal Consultants, Inc.
Offshore Wind Wire: Ocean and Coastal Consultants is involved in 4 of the 41 teams awarded Department of Energy grants to accelerate offshore wind development. Please give us an overview of these projects.
Stanley White: Ocean and Coastal Consultant (OCC) is part of the COWI group [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Cape Cod Set To Lift Offshore Wind Moratorium
29. July 2011
Cape Cod’s regional planning agency will lift an offshore wind moratorium on August 3, opening the potential for 24 turbines to be built in Massachusetts state waters, according to radio station WGBH’s blog Climatide.
The moratorium was implemented 15 months ago by the Cape Cod Commission. Since then, the regulatory body had determined where offshore wind [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: South Carolina Forum Focuses On Offshore Wind
27. July 2011
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy held a public forum Monday night to discuss the possibility of offshore wind development near South Carolina, CarolinaLive.com reported.
“If you were to take the wind generated annually off the coast, you could generate something like 200 percent of all of our power needs,” said Dr. Paul [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Texas Developer Holding Public Meetings To Explain Project
25. July 2011
A senior executive from Baryonyx Corporation will meet with the public Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas, to present plans for an offshore wind farm near South Padre Island, the Brownsville Herald reported.
The official, senior vice president Mark Leyland, said that he gave a similar presentation in Corpus Christi earlier this month and heard concerns about the [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: Wittman Offshore Wind Bill Sent To House Floor
14. July 2011
The House Natural Resources Committee voted yesterday to pass Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman’s offshore wind legislation on to the House floor.
Wittman introduced H.R. 2173, the Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act, to reduce what he sees as unnecessary regulation that is hampering temporary monitoring infrastructure. The National Wildlife Federation has opposed the bill, saying that inconsistent [...]
MORNING ROUNDUP: North and South Carolina Meet On Offshore Wind
7. July 2011
Organizations and government agencies from South Carolina and North Carolina met last month to plan a collaborative approach to offshore wind development, according to a press release issued today by the involved groups.
“Our states are uniquely positioned with strengths and advantages that complement each other.” said Elizabeth Colbert-Busch of the Clemson University Restoration Institute, which [...]
NC Governor Creates Offshore Wind Task Force
30. June 2011
By Peter Brennan
Earlier today, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue issued an executive order creating the “Offshore Wind Economic Development Task Force.”
The executive order was issued in conjunction with the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 709, which would have promoted offshore oil and gas as well as land-based gas “fracking”. In a statement, Governor Perdue stated [...]
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