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Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP) and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts have promoted an anti-wind campaign in three Massachusetts newspapers on Thursday, writes State House News Service. Namely, those two business groups took full-page color ads in the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald and the Cape Cod Times, displaying words of warning and the phone […]
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Business & Finance, Training & Education
Local unemployed people are benefiting from new Careers in the Offshore Wind industry following their successful completion of a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle, designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector. Following the success of a pilot Diploma course earlier this […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update
International consulting group COWI has increased its presence in the USA for the consultancy contract with Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts – the first major US offshore wind energy project.
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Governors of six East Coast states, including Massachusetts’ Deval Patrick, are teaming up to support Cape Wind, the controversial wind farm [mappress] Source: Boston Herald, April 24, 2010;
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Authorities, Grid Connection
After the RWE npower renewables released their plans on connection of their Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm to the grid, they have hit an obstacle. Mark Simmonds, Member of Parliament (MP) for Boston and Skegness, thinks that these plans are „unsuitable“, as he believes that the wind farm should be located appropriately and have local […]
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ERSG has opened an office in Boston, Massachusetts, which will be focusing on supporting the development of the growing offshore wind market in the US.
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Houston-headquartered offshore geotechnical & geophysical survey specialist, Benthic, has announced that it decided to officially expand into the offshore renewable energy market by establishing a new business line.
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The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over the North Sea wind farm Borkum Riffgrund I of Germany by DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund of Germany and Boston Holding of Denmark. The Commission found that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns because it will not alter the market structure. The […]
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The utility company NStar has made deals to buy electricity from three Western Massachusetts wind farms — but not Cape Wind, a controversial… [mappress] Source: boston, July 12, 2010;
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World’s leading offshore wind developer DONG Energy has officially opened its U.S. headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Atlas Professionals is set to open an office in Boston, the U.S., at the beginning of October. According to the company, Boston was chosen as the location for the new office due to it being a Bluetech hub and a project pipeline of offshore wind energy. The new office will be the company’s second in the […]
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The town of Barnstable and an opposition group are appealing the Federal Aviation Administration’s determination that the 130 offshore… [mappress] Source: boston, June 21, 2010;
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Representatives for the utility company NStar will meet with Cape Wind officials on Monday, NStar says. “They requested a meeting and we… [mappress] Source: boston, May 21, 2010;
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The utility company National Grid filed documents with state regulators yesterday defending its contract to buy electricity from the… [mappress] Source: boston, June 05, 2010;
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The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound urged residents and businesses to speak out against the wildly overpriced Cape Wind project that would cost Massachusetts ratepayers billions during a Department of Public Utilities hearing in Boston on Wednesday, May 30th at 7 p.m. NStar is seeking approval to purchase 27.5 percent of Cape Wind’s power […]
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Authorities, Business & Finance
The Staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a stakeholder meetings February 21, 2013 for all interested parties and members of the public regarding the Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) funding mechanism specified in the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy rules at N.J.A.C. 14:8-6.6. BPU Staff has determined that the OREC […]
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As Cape Wind is coming closer to its finalisation,it calls for public support at the last set of public hearings which will be held in Massachusetts. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) public hearings on NSTAR’s contract to purchase 27.5 % of Cape Wind’s power will be held on May 30 in Boston. The DPU […]
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A BOSTON-based entrepreneurial guru has called on the Scottish Government to support a key wave energy venture which has the potential… By Bill Magee (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 09, 2011
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Authorities, Business & Finance
Massachusetts utility regulators are holding the first of three public hearings on National Grid’s deal to buy power from the Cape Wind… [mappress] Source: boston, June 17, 2010;
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Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update
Getting electricity from the Cape Wind project could cost consumers a little bit more — but not as much as opponents feared.An anticipated… [mappress] Source: boston, May 06, 2010;
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EnBW North America has opened an office in Boston, Massachusetts, to pursue offshore wind opportunities in the Northeast US. In New England, EnBW North America participated in last December’s auction for offshore lease areas off the Massachusetts coast, competing through the last round of bidding on the three sites. The company also became the first […]
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Authorities, Business & Finance
BOSTON – The Obama administration decides this month after a nine-year review whether the nation’s first offshore wind farm should be built… [mappress] Source: knoxnews, April 25, 2010;
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Cape Wind supporters and opponents testified about an approximately $300 million worth deal Boston utility Nstar has reached with the wind-power provider Cape Wind, yesterday at a state Department of Public Utilities hearing, reported Boston Herald. “We believe Cape Wind will turn into a big boondoggle for ratepayers,” said Robert Rio of the Associated Industries […]
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Danish wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas has opened its first US office in Boston, Massachusetts. The office will focus on project activity, sales, and market strategy as MHI Vestas gears up for the installation of its V164-9.5 MW turbines at the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. “Choosing Boston, and now opening the office, shows MHI Vestas’ […]
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Vineyard Wind, the developer of an 800MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts, U.S., has opened a permanent office in Boston. According to Vineyard Wind, the new workplace will accommodate the company’s growing staff and provide a range of services for the 800MW wind farm and other projects in earlier stages of development. The company plans to […]
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Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment
Arup has appointed Saygin Oytan to head its offshore wind team in the U.S. As an associate principal in the Boston office, Oytan will lead strategic business development initiatives aimed at expanding Arup’s presence in the U.S. offshore wind market. “We are anticipating major growth in the offshore wind market in the US in coming years,” said Brian Swett, […]
