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AFTERNOON ROUNDUP: Research Buoy Lifts Hopes for Offshore Wind in Great Lakes
An offshore wind research buoy recently removed from Lake Michigan performed exceptionally well and yielded a treasure trove of information for researchers to sift through, according to Grand Valley State University officials. The research buoy utilized a laser wind sensor to capture wind speed and direction at varying heights, while other components of the buoy collected [...]
Continue reading...ROUNDUP: Maryland Forum Backs Offshore Wind
Friday, November 4, 2011
A panel of labor leaders, politicians and advocates encouraged residents of Montgomery Country — just outside Washington — to support offshore wind development in Maryland, Chevy Chase Patch reported. Maryland state legislators are expected to reconsider Gov. Martin O’Malley’s ambitious plan to require utilities to buy offshore wind electricity. “We’re tired of seeing us lose jobs to [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Study Says Lake Michigan Wind Farm Would Not Affect Tourism
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Grand Valley State University researchers announced yesterday that a Lake Michigan wind farm would neither help nor hurt tourism in the area, the Muskegon Chronicle reported. That finding was part of a report from the West Michigan Wind Assessment project — a study funded by the Michigan Sea Grant program. The report also concluded that a [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Rhode Island Appellants Say Block Island Deal Underestimates Cost
Thursday, May 12, 2011
An attorney representing two Rhode Island manufacturers told the Rhode Island Supreme Court yesterday that the power purchase agreement for the Block Island offshore wind farm underestimates the cost of the project, the Providence Journal reported. Michael McElroy, who is representing Toray Plastics and Polytop Corp. in their appeal of the Block Island power purchase agreement, [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Another Michigan Paper Blasts Offshore Wind Ban Legislation
Thursday, April 14, 2011
In an editorial published today, the Saginaw News criticized recently proposed legislation to ban offshore wind development in the Michigan portion of the Great Lakes. The Muskegon Chronicle previously published an editorial opposing the bill. “Republican Reps. Jon Bumstead, of Newaygo and Ray Frantz of Onekama say [offshore wind turbines will] spoil the view from shore, and are not economically [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Great Lakes Wind Farm Decision Delayed, Possibly Until Summer
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The New York Power Authority might not make a decision on the construction of a offshore wind farm in Lake Erie or Lake Ontario until the summer, Buffalo public radio station WNED reported yesterday. The agency is choosing between five proposals and was previously scheduled to choose a winner by the end of March. “We are [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Atlantic City Offshore Wind Project Receives Key Permits
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...MORNING ROUNDUP: Michigan Center Forms Offshore Wind Partnership With Spanish Researchers
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Grand Valley State’s Michigan Alternative Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) has formed a partnership with Spain’s National Renewable Energy Centre to measure the wind on Lake Michigan, the Muskegon Chronicle reported yesterday. The organizations will research wind patterns on Lake Michigan and will eventually develop advanced wind mapping for the lake, according to the report. “It’s not [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: MA Energy Chief Says Offshore Wind Can Coexist With Fishing
Monday, April 4, 2011
The new Massachusetts energy and environment secretary said that the fishing industry and the offshore wind industry can exist in the area between the Bay State and Rhode Island, the Associated Press reported Sunday. “I believe that offshore wind and the fishing industry can survive very well together, if we are working closely, communicating [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: O’Malley Fails To Get Offshore Wind Vote Before “Crossover Day”
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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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