Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: Salazar Says Offshore Wind Priority For Interior Department

During a subcommittee budget hearing yesterday in Washington, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told Maine Sen. Susan Collins that deep water offshore wind development is a high priority for the Interior Department, the Associated Press reported. Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes reportedly said that the department is committed finding funding for deep water offshore wind technology [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Sen. Collins’ Jobs Plan Focuses On Offshore Wind

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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MORNING ROUNDUP: Senate Committee Approves Offshore Wind Funds for Maine

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $10 million to support the University of Maine’s burgeoning offshore wind program, Mainebiz reported on Friday. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a champion of the state’s offshore wind industry, announced last Thursday that the committee had approved her request.  The House has not yet included the funding in its version of the [...]

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University of Maine Receives $12 Million For Offshore Wind Lab

By Peter Brennan The University of Maine received a $12.4 million federal stimulus grant Friday to build a laboratory that will develop cutting edge offshore wind power technology. School officials will use the funding to build the Advanced Nanocomposites in Renewable Energy Laboratory at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The laboratory “will be the only facility of [...]

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