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ANALYSIS: NRG’s Offshore Wind Pullback
By Todd Griset NRG Energy announced this week that it is “putting active development of offshore wind projects on hold for the near term.” This is a significant shift for NRG’s subsidiary Bluewater Wind and the projects it has been developing, and may have broader implications for the US offshore wind market. NRG [...]
Continue reading...Foreign Interest Solidifies Maine’s Status as the U.S. Leader in Deepwater Wind
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
By Peter Brennan In late November the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it had received an unsolicited application for a deepwater test project from Norwegian energy giant Statoil. The proposed project would consist of four three-megawatt floating turbines located roughly 12 nautical miles south of Boothbay Harbor in the Gulf of Maine. While the [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Offshore Wind Debate Returns To Maryland
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Picking up yesterday where they left off at the end of the last legislative session, Maryland legislators vigorously debated Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind proposal, the Washington Post reported. O’Malley is looking to promote offshore wind development by requiring utilities to buy the electricity. According to the report, some of the discussion yesterday focused on a [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar Will Discuss Offshore Wind Benefits In Rhode Island
Monday, August 15, 2011
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is scheduled to travel to Rhode Island Wednesday to discuss the economic benefits of offshore wind development, BrighterEnergy.org reported. Salazar is scheduled to meet with state officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee, according to the report. UMaine Offshore Wind Lab Set For November Opening The University of Maine’s Offshore Wind Laboratory at the [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Donald Trump Seeks To Block Offshore Wind Farm
Friday, August 5, 2011
A representative for Donald Trump said that the real estate mogul and reality television star will use “any legal means” to oppose an offshore wind farm near a golf course he owns in Scotland, London’s Guardian reported today. The wind farm in Aberdeen bay would include 11 turbines and is currently being reviewed by regulators. Trump [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Energy Awards $7.5 Million To Develop Better Wind Turbine Drivetrains
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Energy Department today announced $7.5 million in grants to develop next-generation wind turbine drivetrains, including for offshore wind turbines. The grants will be distributed among six projects over two years, according to the announcement. “Developing innovative drivetrain technologies will allow U.S. manufacturers to build larger, more cost-effective, and more efficient wind turbines than [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Virginia Officials Frustrated With Slow Federal Process
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Virginia energy officials are upset at the slow pace of federal permitting for offshore wind near the state, the Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot reported today. A senior energy official said that the state government is waiting for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement to seek interest from developers for federal water near Virginia. The [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Maine Official Sees Offshore Wind Benefits But Rejects Rate Increase
Friday, June 17, 2011
Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s senior energy official said yesterday that the governor sees the potential economic benefit of offshore wind but reiterated the administration’s opposition to any rate increase that would fund renewable energy development, the Bangor Daily News reported. Kenneth Fletcher, director of the state’s Office of Energy Independence and Security, suggested that to avoid [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Maine Official Backtracks, Says Administration Supports Offshore Wind
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The senior energy adviser to Maine Gov. Paul LePage said yesterday that his previous concerns about the cost of offshore wind power might have been unjustified, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported. “I think there was a little bit of a misunderstanding which I may have caused,” said Ken Fletcher, head of the Maine Office of [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Energy Official Says Floating Turbines Could Be 70 Percent Cheaper
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The head of the Energy Department’s offshore wind office said that deep water floating wind turbines could be 70 percent cheaper to build and install than more traditional fixed base turbines, the Bangor Daily News reported yesterday. “There’s a tremendous amount of potential for the United States to take a leading role globally in [...]
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