Offshore Wind Wire

Offshore Wind Wire Looks Ahead to 2012

By Peter Brennan
So, have you finished reading through your backlog of Top Ten (and Top 11) lists of 2011?
We understand. Looking back on the past year is usually fun (and easy to write). We’ve fallen prey to that temptation ourselves. But in many ways, 2011 was a tough year for the emerging offshore wind industry. [...]

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AFTERNOON ROUNDUP: Research Buoy Lifts Hopes for Offshore Wind in Great Lakes

An offshore wind research buoy recently removed from Lake Michigan performed exceptionally well and yielded a treasure trove of information for researchers to sift through, according to Grand Valley State University officials.
The research buoy utilized a laser wind sensor to capture wind speed and direction at varying heights, while other components of the buoy collected [...]

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Massachusetts Court Upholds Cape Wind PPA

By Peter Brennan
In a major victory for Cape Wind supporters, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision in which it upheld the long term power purchase agreement (PPA) between Cape Wind and National Grid. In its decision, the Court sided with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) in finding that the Cape [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: BOEM Seeks Proposals for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced recently that it will begin accepting proposals next month from developers interested in building a wind farm in federal waters off of Virginia. BOEM has already initiated the leasing process in New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, and plans to begin selling leases in the next calendar year. [...]

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AFTERNOON ROUNDUP – NJ Assembly Votes to Prevent RGGI Withdrawal

Roughly one month after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced that he was pulling the state out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Democrat-led Assembly approved a measure that would require New Jersey to remain in the pact, the Associated Press reported.
The State Senate had previously passed the legislation, and Gov. Christie will [...]

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