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MORNING ROUNDUP: Top MA Court Hears Cape Wind Case
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 [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Cleveland Mayor Supports Lake Erie Wind Farm
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
In an editorial printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer today, Mayor Frank Jackson publicly supported a planned Lake Erie offshore wind farm and said the project would support existing businesses and open opportunities for new ones. “The city of Cleveland fully supports the creation of this offshore wind farm. We have signed a memorandum of [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Illinois Governor Forms Offshore Wind Council
Monday, August 8, 2011
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to create an offshore wind council, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The bill to form the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Advisory Council was sponsored by two state lawmakers from Evanston, State Rep. Robyn Gabel and Sen. Jeff Schoenberg. The new council will be led by the state [...]
Continue reading...AFTERNOON ROUNDUP: Data Shows Offshore Wind Energy Potential Increases During Heat Waves
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
When record high temperatures grip the mainland, offshore wind energy near the coast generally increases by 20% to 30%, according to a new study. The cool air over the ocean leads to a difference in air pressure, which causes the cool air to blow towards the land when temperatures on land are high. This phenomena is [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Utilities And MA Discuss Cape Wind Power Purchase To Allow Merger
Friday, July 22, 2011
Massachusetts officials have discussed allowing a merger between two utilities if they agree to buy between 20 and 35 percent of the electricity produced by the Cape Wind offshore wind farm, a Boston Globe columnist reported today. NStar and Northeast Utilities are seeking a merger but the process is under review by Massachusetts energy regulators. The Globe [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: RFK Jr. Blasts Cape Wind, Advocates Respond
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Continuing his family’s tradition of opposing offshore wind near their Cape Cod beach estate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blasted the Cape Wind project in an opinion piece published by the Wall Street Journal yesterday. Kennedy called the project “a rip-off” and wrote that it has recently “become clearer than ever how much this giveaway of [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Wampanoag Tribe Sues Government For Permitting Cape Wind
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head filed a lawsuit last week against the federal government for permitting the Cape Wind project, the Boston Globe reported. The tribe, which is based on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington. “Cape Wind will destroy our traditional cultural property, Horseshoe Shoal [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: North and South Carolina Meet On Offshore Wind
Thursday, July 7, 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 [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Long Island Collaborative Tables Offshore Wind Project
Monday, June 27, 2011
The offshore wind collaborative led by the Long Island Power Authority has told New York’s Independent System Operator that it will not be able to meet development milestones and asked to be removed from the project queue, North American Windpower reported today. A spokeswoman for the Power Authority said that the collaborative was not able to [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Siemens Willing To Finance Cape Wind
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Siemens AG is prepared to finance the Cape Wind offshore wind farm, despite the fact that the federal government is not providing funding for a crucial loan guarantee program, Bloomberg reported yesterday. “We’ve always made it clear that we are not only willing but also capable of helping to support the whole project,” Siemens Chief Financial [...]
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- MORNING ROUNDUP: Kerry Supports Cape Wind, Calls For Quick Action on Loan Guarantee
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