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ANALYSIS: Reflecting on AWEA’s Offshore Windpower 2011
By Peter Brennan During the first offshore wind conference in the post-Solyndra era, optimism was high and the event was well attended, despite being a conference for, as one observer put it, “an industry that does not exist.” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar created a minor buzz when he announced that the feds expect to announce lease agreements [...]
Continue reading...Deepwater Wind Agrees To Buy Siemens 6 MW Turbines
Wednesday, October 12, 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 [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: O’Malley Promises New Focus on Offshore Wind
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley opened the American Wind Energy Association’s annual offshore wind conference yesterday by promising to restart his push for wind power off the state’s Atlantic Coast, the Baltimore Sun reported. “Our greatest challenges are not primarily financial, nor are they technological,” he said. “Our greatest challenges are political.” O’Malley has been a strong [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: FERC Allows Atlantic Wind Connection 12.59 Percent Profit
Friday, May 20, 2011
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave approval yesterday for the Atlantic Wind Connection to collect a 12.59 percent profit on the offshore wind transmission backbone that will stretch from New York to southern Virginia, Bloomberg reported. The company sought a 13.58 percent return, according to the report. “All orders are compromises,” FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said. The [...]
Continue reading...House Passes Tax Bill With Extended Renewable Energy Credit
Friday, December 17, 2010
By Peter Brennan The House of Representatives last night passed a one-year extension of the 1603 renewable energy investment tax credit as part of a multi-billion dollar tax cut package. The tax credit would provide a significant financial boost to the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind farm if construction begins on that project before 2012. The House passed [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: New Jersey Seeks Offshore Wind Business
Friday, October 8, 2010
New Jersey officials believe that the state is poised to build on the momentum of AWEA’s North American Offshore Wind Conference and become a leader in the offshore wind industry, the Press of Atlantic City reported today. According to the report, four proposed projects have the potential to deliver 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind capacity. Lt. Gov. [...]
Continue reading...Salazar Touts Offshore Wind “Transmission Backbone;” Experts Weigh In
Thursday, October 7, 2010
By Peter Brennan ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week promoted the development of a “transmission backbone” to connect offshore wind sites and remove the need for individual projects to develop extensive undersea cable connections to the mainland grid. “There ought to be a very proactive approach to creating a transmission backbone between sites [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar To Speak At AWEA Offshore Wind Conference
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will speak next week at the American Wind Energy Association’s annual offshore wind conference in Atlantic City, NJ. Earlier this year, Salazar interceded in the prolonged Cape Wind controversy and gave the developer federal approval for the 130-turbine project. The event will also feature New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and chief executives from [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Jobs and the Renewable Energy Standard
Friday, July 30, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...AWEA Forms New Offshore Wind Coalition
Friday, July 16, 2010
By William Morgan The American Wind Energy Association announced the formation Wednesday of a new offshore wind development coalition. “The creation of this coalition demonstrates the growing interest in offshore wind energy in the U.S.,” AWEA CEO Denise Bode said in a press release. “Offshore wind provides a great opportunity … particularly along the Eastern Seaboard.” The Offshore Wind [...]
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