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MORNING ROUNDUP: Duke Energy Plans NC Offshore Wind Transmission Study
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: Wittman Offshore Wind Bill Sent To House Floor
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The House Natural Resources Committee voted yesterday to pass Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman’s offshore wind legislation on to the House floor. Wittman introduced H.R. 2173, the Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act, to reduce what he sees as unnecessary regulation that is hampering temporary monitoring infrastructure. The National Wildlife Federation has opposed the bill, saying that inconsistent [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: North and South Carolina Meet On Offshore Wind
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Organizations and government agencies from South Carolina and North Carolina met last month to plan a collaborative approach to offshore wind development, according to a press release issued today by the involved groups. “Our states are uniquely positioned with strengths and advantages that complement each other.” said Elizabeth Colbert-Busch of the Clemson University Restoration Institute, which [...]
Continue reading...NC Governor Creates Offshore Wind Task Force
Thursday, June 30, 2011
By Peter Brennan Earlier today, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue issued an executive order creating the “Offshore Wind Economic Development Task Force.” The executive order was issued in conjunction with the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 709, which would have promoted offshore oil and gas as well as land-based gas “fracking”. In a statement, Governor Perdue stated [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Sen. Carper Says Federal Money Could Be Redirected To Loan Guarantee
Friday, May 27, 2011
Delaware Sen. Tom Carper said that federal money might be reprogrammed to fund a renewable energy loan guarantee program that was on track to support several offshore wind projects, Delaware radio station WDEL reported yesterday. Congress cut funding this year for the loan guarantee program, disrupting plans for offshore wind developers, including Cape Wind in Massachusetts [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: BOEMRE Scientific Committee Says Offshore Wind Oversight Must Be Improved
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Members of a scientific committee that advises federal offshore wind regulators said that industry oversight is a work in progress and must be improved, the Cape Cod Times reported today. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement’s Outer Continental Shelf Scientific Committee launched their annual three-day meeting in Massachusetts yesterday. “In previous decades it’s not [...]
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: Ambitious NC Offshore Wind Bill Focuses On Economic Growth
Thursday, May 5, 2011
By Todd Griset Proposed legislation in North Carolina may move that state closer to developing its impressive offshore wind resource. Sponsored by Republican State Senator Fletcher Hartsell, the Offshore Wind Jobs and Economic Development Act (Senate Bill 747) is based on the premise that the benefits of building an offshore wind industry and generating electricity will outweigh [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Report Projects 70 GW of Global Offshore Wind By 2017
Friday, April 29, 2011
A report released today estimated that global installed offshore wind capacity will increase by a factor of seventeen by the year 2017. The report, from Colorado-based Pike Research, projects worldwide offshore wind capacity to increase from 4.1 gigawatts 70.1 GW. “Some of the world’s best wind resources are located offshore,” senior Pike Research analyst Peter Asmus said. RI Report Urges Caution On [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: North Carolina Bill Supports Offshore Wind
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A North Carolina state senator proposed a bill Tuesday that would require utilities to sign long term power purchase agreements for 2,500 megawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2017, the Charlotte Business Journal reported. Republican State Sen. Fletcher Hartsell introduced the Offshore Wind Jobs and Economic Development Act just ahead of a deadline for bills [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Sen. Collins’ Jobs Plan Focuses On Offshore Wind
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
In an opinion piece published today, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine wrote that offshore wind development has “enormous potential” and can drive job growth in Maine over the next three decades. Last month, Collins released a seven-point job growth plan that included a focus on offshore wind development. “Estimates show that development of just five gigawatts [...]
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