Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: Illinois Governor Forms Offshore Wind Council

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 [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Texas Developer Holding Public Meetings To Explain Project

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 [...]

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FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Four Questions For Robyn Gabel

Illinois state Rep. Robyn Gabel represents the 18th district, which includes Evanston.  In February, she introduced the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council Act. Offshore Wind Wire: What is the purpose of the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council that you are proposing? Robyn Gabel: The purpose of the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council is to [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: O’Malley Fails To Get Offshore Wind Vote Before “Crossover Day”

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind legislation did not receive a full vote in the state House or Senate before “Crossover Day,” an important deadline by which the House or Senate traditionally pass bills that have a “realistic chance” of being voted on in the other chamber, the Washington Times reported. The proposal is stuck in [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Three Developers Reply To Evanston Offshore Wind RFI

Three offshore wind developers responded this summer to a request for information from the city of Evanston, Illinois, according to Medill Reports, a Northwestern University-based Web site. The article did not identify the companies that submitted responses. City officials issued the RFI to gain more insight into a plan for 40 offshore wind turbines in Lake Michigan.  [...]

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Chicago Suburb Gives Initial Approval to Lake Michigan Wind Farm

By Peter Brennan The North Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL, gave its initial approval earlier this week to a proposal to place 40 wind turbines on Lake Michigan. The plan, which was unanimously approved by the Evanston City Council, will ask developers to submit ideas about building 40 turbines 6 to 9 miles off the Evanston coast [...]

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