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  • 16 August 2016
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Multi-role vessel Ocean Researcher, part of  Gardline Marine Sciences’ fleet, has arrived at the Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford, Massachusetts, ahead of a planned geophysical survey in an area south of Martha’s Vineyard leased by DONG Energy for its Bay State Wind offshore wind farm. The survey is expected to last for 35 days, Bay State Wind said in a […]

  • 2 January 2011

    The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the group that has fought the Cape Wind project off Martha’s Vineyard, has sounded the first… (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, January 03, 2011

  • 13 October 2016
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    RV Fugro Synergy has started a geotechnical survey at the site of DONG Energy’s proposed Bay State Wind offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. The survey is expected to be carried out in 15 days, weather permitting. During the survey, bottom conditions in 18 specific locations identified in the previous survey will be tested. […]

  • 8 May 2018

    By Jason Deign, for New Energy Update There is one subject that all commentators on the US offshore wind industry agree on: the sector is going to undergo rapid expansion over the next decade. What does provoke argument is the likely scale of this growth, and the relative importance of the factors that are going to […]

  • 14 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy is teaming up with Eversource Energy, a transmission builder from New England who has acquired a 50% ownership interest in Bay State Wind, to jointly develop the project planned off Massachusetts, the United States. The proposed offshore wind farm would be located approximately 15-25 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in an area that […]

  • 14 November 2012

    Boston hosted an offshore wind energy public meeting on Tuesday, writes Cape Cod Times. The main topic was deployment of the wind turbines off Massachusetts. According to the officials, area off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket could be leased by 2013 with the obligation to submit construction and operations plans by 2018, having 20 years more […]

  • 18 August 2010
    Authorities

    President Obama is schedule to arrive here on Martha’s Vineyard tomorrow for a ten-day vacation following his weekend dip off the Florida…   by Ira Stoll (futureofcapitalism) [mappress] Source: futureofcapitalism, August 18, 2010;

  • 5 October 2016
    R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is expected to start a geotechnical survey at the site of DONG Energy’s proposed Bay State Wind offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, on Friday, 7 October. RV Fugro Synergy is expected to complete the survey in around 15 days, weather permitting, a notice to fishermen issued by the Bay State Wind said. In […]

  • 24 October 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), working with AWS Truepower of Albany, New York, has installed a WINDCUBE vertical profiling lidar at WHOI’s Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO), located two miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, in the Outer Continental Shelf. Funding for the installation was provided by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) as part […]

  • 24 December 2010

    With Rhode Island Sound now looming as the next frontier for wind development near the Vineyard, the Ocean State’s Gov. Donald Carcieri summed up his state’s energy policy this month with a single phrase: “Spin, baby, spin!” The governor spoke at Roger Williams University on Dec. 10 at a meeting of the Rhode Island/Massachusetts joint […]

  • 15 September 2011

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced today that it is holding public information sessions about the commercial wind leasing process on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts. BOEMRE is also gathering input from the public, state, local and tribal leaders, and the fishing industry on environmental […]

  • 4 June 2012
    Authorities

    Massachusetts officials provided a list of the 10 companies that have expressed interest in construction of offshore wind farms in an expanse of federal waters, 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. According to the Associated Press, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified the location as perfect for energy generation with the estimated 4GW […]

  • 24 February 2012

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has stated that an announcement on the “latest milestone in commercial wind energy planning and leasing in the area of mutual interest offshore of Rhode Island and Massachusetts” will be made on Friday afternoon. Two senior officials who will make the announcement are BOEM Deputy Director, Walter Cruickshank, and […]

  • 20 July 2012
    R&D

    New milestones in the effort to transform the region into an international hub of ocean-related energy technology research and development were hailed last week at a press conference held by the UMass Dartmouth-based New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC). Several marine energy technology devices were on display at the event, which was held at […]

  • 1 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Vineyard Power (VP), a community-owned energy cooperative based here, signed an agreement and entered into a partnership with OffshoreMW… By Janet Hefler (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, May 01, 2011;

  • 24 August 2011
    R&D

    A public meeting to present and discuss the draft of a Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County will be held on Wednesday, August 24, Martha’s… (marthasvineyard) [mappress] Source: marthasvineyard, August 24, 2011

  • 17 June 2014
    Authorities

    On June 23 and 24, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Clean Energy Center will host officials from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for two public meeting regarding the commercial offshore renewable wind energy leasing process on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. The purpose of the meetings is to explain […]

  • 17 June 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will announce a major milestone for Massachusetts offshore wind energy today. Joining them at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center wind testing facility will be Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BEOM). As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan […]

  • 27 July 2011
    Environment, R&D

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), announced today that it is awarding contracts to the New England Aquarium and the College of Staten Island to collect migratory and habitat usage data on marine wildlife to help the Commonwealth and federal agencies evaluate sites […]

  • 4 August 2011
    Environment, R&D

    The draft Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County, released for public comment last week, looks at the wide range of issues related to wind… By Doug Sederholm and Mark London (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, August 04, 2011

  • 24 December 2013
    R&D

    As part of the Patrick Administration’s efforts to support the development of an offshore wind industry hub in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has announced the preliminary results of a multi-year study of marine wildlife and launched an effort to study the logistics of interconnecting offshore wind to the New England power grid. […]

  • 28 January 2015
    Authorities

    A representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Patricia A. Haddad, introduced a bill that would promote renewable energy generation off its coast. The legislation requires utilities to conduct periodic joint solicitations for proposals from offshore wind energy developers no later than 30 June 2016. The first solicitation would be for 1.5 million MWh per […]

  • 21 December 2010
    Authorities

    A broken campaign pledge by Gov. Deval Patrick could end up costing Massachusetts ratepayers big bucks if yet another massive wind farm is built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. When he first ran for governor in 2005, the then-relatively unknown Patrick broke out of the Democratic pack by endorsing the controversial Cape Wind project. […]

  • 13 November 2012

    Officials of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) will host the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a series of public meetings in Boston, New Bedford, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket during the week of November 12, 2012. The goals of the meetings are to provide an […]

  • 22 September 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A preliminary geophysical survey within a portion of the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area is set to begin tomorrow with Alpine Ocean deploying the R/V Shearwater at OffshoreMW’s lease area.  This is the first step of data collection and assessment that OffshoreMW and Vineyard Power will undertake within the next several years in this area. Information gathered over the next […]

  • 7 March 2012

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has decided to reduce the size of its Wind Energy Area by 20 percent for the purpose of decreasing possible negative impacts on important fishing grounds. That area covers around 165,000 acres of federal water between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard. Deepwater Wind had planned to install turbines for […]