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BOEM Takes Next Step Towards Leasing MA Offshore Wind Sites
Boston – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is publishing a Call for Information and Nominations to identify locations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts for wind development. The agency is also seeking public comment regarding an environmental assessment that must be undertaken pursuant to the National Environmental [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Duke Energy Plans NC Offshore Wind Transmission Study
Monday, January 23, 2012
Duke Energy is planning a $670,000 study on the transmission capacity required to develop offshore wind near North Carolina, the Charlotte Business Journal reported Friday. The project would be supported by up to $530,000 in Energy Department funding, according to the report. Maryland Labor Groups Want Guarantees Maryland labor groups are asking for guaranteed involvement in offshore wind development in exchange for [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Dispute Over Cape Wind Timeline
Friday, January 13, 2012
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...Massachusetts Court Upholds Cape Wind PPA
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
By Peter Brennan In a major victory for Cape Wind supporters, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision in which it upheld the long term power purchase agreement (PPA) between Cape Wind and National Grid. In its decision, the Court sided with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) in finding that the Cape [...]
Continue reading...FAA Ruling Might Be Good For Cape Wind
Friday, November 4, 2011
By Peter Brennan Last week, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a ruling that Cape Wind’s turbines would pose no hazard to aviation, many assumed that the decision would be the latest setback to the project. The company, however, believes that the opposite may be true. The Federal Aviation Administration [...]
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: Explaining the Cape Wind/FAA Ruling
Thursday, November 3, 2011
By Todd Griset As reported by the Offshore Wind Wire, the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind project hit a legal snag last week. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order overturning a finding by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the Cape Wind project’s wind turbines would pose no [...]
Continue reading...RACE TO THE WATER: New Jersey Takes The Lead!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
After a summer (and early fall) hiatus, the Race to the Water returns! Welcome to the November edition, where we ask our experts which state will host the country’s first offshore wind turbines. And oh my, how the playing field has changed since we last checked in. After holding the top spot for the first [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Court Rejects FAA Cape Wind Ruling
Monday, October 31, 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration erred in finding a “no hazard” determination for the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind farm. According to the Associated Press report, the court “vacated” the FAA decision and ordered a new review. “The FAA did misread its regulations, [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Siemens Officials Confident In 6 MW Turbine
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Offshore wind market leader Siemens Wind Power is confident in its new six megawatt turbine design, which is expected to begin production in 2014, Recharge reported yesterday. Siemens Chief technology officer Henrik Stiesdal called the turbine — currently being tested in Denmark — the “smartest and most beautiful machine.” “Whenever you bring in new technology, you [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Fishermen’s Energy Aims For Construction This Year
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 [...]
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