Grid manager ISO New England released a report casting doubt on Cape Wind’s claims that it will be producing power by 2015, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The January 3 report said that “the ISO and its consultants … have determined that it is unlikely that the project will achieve Commercial Operation” by June 1, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 5, 2011
The Atlantic Wind Connection offshore wind transmission backbone could begin construction in 2014, according to company CEO Bob Mitchell. The Sustainable Business Forum blog reported the comments from a press briefing held late last month at the National Press Club. Delaware Online reported on Friday that the NRG Bluewater Wind project is still alive. North American Windpower reported today [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 14, 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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Fishermen’s Energy has awarded a contract to engineering company AECOM to help develop a 25 megawatt offshore wind farm near Atlantic City, Forbes reported yesterday. According to the report, AECOM has begun pre-construction work on the pilot project and will eventually oversee procurement, construction and commissioning. Atlantic Wind Connection Pitches Project To New Jersey Communities Atlantic Wind Connection [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 9, 2011
Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind has submitted a bid to sell up to 600 megawatts of offshore wind electricity to the Long Island (NY) Power Authority for a price in the “low teens” per kilowatt hour, the Providence Journal reported on Saturday. The electricity would come from a planned 1,000 megawatt wind farm that the developer [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 7, 2011
New Jersey regulators approved key permits for a proposed 25 megawatt offshore wind farm being developed by Fishermen’s Energy in state waters near Atlantic City, the Star-Ledger reported Wednesday. Construction on the project could begin next year, according to the report. “The development of offshore wind projects off New Jersey’s coast is a priority for the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 21, 2011
NRG Bluewater Wind told town officials in Bethany Beach, Delaware, that transmission cables from their offshore wind farm would be brought ashore 15 feet under the beach, DelmarvaNow reported on Saturday. “We’re going to directionally drill under the beach and pull the cable through a conduit so there’s no impact to (the) beach,” said [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Offshore wind developer Fishermen’s Energy this week asked New Jersey state regulators to approve the state’s first Offshore Renewable Energy Certificates, the Press of Atlantic City reported yesterday. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved guidelines for the certificates last week. The system is based on the state’s solar incentive program, which requires conventional energy [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, said yesterday that his agency is close to removing an “inefficient and unnecessary” step in the offshore wind noncompetitive lease process. Under current regulations, when BOEMRE launches an offshore wind leasing process the agency is required to issue two [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 31, 2011
Fishermen’s Energy scheduled a meeting today with fishermen in Massachusetts to discuss the potential for regional offshore wind development, the Boston Herald reported. The New Jersey-based company is currently developing two projects in that state. According to the Herald report, the company is also advocating for direct payments to fishermen who are impacted by offshore wind [...]
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