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  • Avangrid Terminates Long-Fought PPAs in Massachusetts at Cost of Almost USD 50 Million

    19 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts’s electric distribution companies Eversource Energy, National Grid and Unitil have agreed to terminate their power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Commonwealth Wind offshore wind farm at the request of the project developer, Iberdrola-owned Avangrid, which will pay USD 48 million in penalties for the termination that is yet to be approved by the state’s […]

  • Massachusetts to Invest USD 100 Million in Offshore Wind Ports

    19 May 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Massachusetts’s Baker-Polito Administration has announced its plans to invest USD 100 million to support offshore wind ports in Salem, New Bedford, and Somerset. Governor Charlie Baker made this announcement on 18 May in Salem at the site of what will be Massachusetts’ second offshore wind port. The investment is part of the government fiscal year […]

  • USA State Pushes on With Offshore Wind Power

    3 January 2011

    2010 will be remembered as the year that Massachusetts became the first in the nation to move forward with offshore wind power. Attaining… By Mark Rodgers (wbjournal) [mappress] Source: wbjournal, January 03, 2011

  • Ocean Winds Multi-State Offshore Wind Project Receives Onshore Approvals

    28 October 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    SouthCoast Wind 1, being developed by Ocean Winds, has secured approvals from the state of Massachusetts for the construction and operation of onshore transmission facilities at Brayton Point in Somerset, the US. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) approved SouthCoast Wind’s request to construct and operate transmission facilities at Brayton Point in […]

  • Maersk Training and US College Form Offshore Wind Partnership

    14 August 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    The Massachusetts-based Bristol Community College has entered a global partnership with Maersk Training to develop new courses for students seeking employment in the offshore wind industry. The college’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) currently offers basic safety training modules which include the areas of first aid, manual handling, fire awareness, working at heights and sea […]

  • Massachusetts Awards USD 150 Million for New Bedford and Salem Port Upgrades; Salem Site Could Support Floating Wind

    21 December 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the award of USD 180 million in funding for projects supporting offshore wind development, including USD 75 million for upgrades at the Port of New Bedford and USD 75 million for redevelopment of a site in Salem that could also support floating […]

  • Government Pushes for Tidal Energy After Successful Ocean Testing (USA)

    29 August 2011
    Authorities

    Plans to develop an ocean-based renewable energy industry in Massachusetts took some positive steps forward last month with the successful… By Beth Perdue (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 29, 2011

  • Massachusetts Opens Door to Additional 1.6GW of Offshore Wind

    1 August 2018
    Authorities

    The Massachusetts House and Senate have approved a bill which could boost the state’s target of installed and procured offshore wind capacity to up to 3.2GW by 2035.

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farm Needs Response (USA)

    18 January 2011

    An expansion of wind energy off the coast of Massachusetts is well worth pursuing. But that expansion should not come at the expense of the… (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, January 18, 2011

  • RES, OffshoreMW Win Two Locations Offshore Massachusetts

    30 January 2015
    Authorities

    The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held the nation’s fourth competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters offshore Massachusetts for potential wind energy development. The auction consisted of two rounds before determining RES America Developments, Inc. and Offshore MW LLC as the provisional winners of Lease Area OCS-A 0500 (187,523 […]

  • Massachusetts Governor Calls for Partnership to Fight Climate Change

    3 June 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held the 7th meeting of its Council in Abu Dhabi with a record number of country representatives. Delegates from 96 countries travelled to Abu Dhabi to discuss climate change, the socio-economic benefits of renewable energy, and ways to accelerate its deployment in developed economies. The Honorable Governor Deval Patrick […]

  • DONG, Deepwater, OffshoreMW to Use New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    7 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy, Deepwater Wind and OffshoreMW have signed a Letter of Intent with the state of Massachusetts to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as a staging and deployment location for future offshore wind projects.

  • Infrastructure Projects Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

    18 February 2011

    The 130-turbine Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts has spurred more support for offshore wind generation, including a $199-… By Johanna Knapschaefer (enr.construction) [mappress] Source: enr.construction, February 18, 2011

  • Vineyard Wind Kicking Off SMAST Fisheries Monitoring Studies

    8 April 2019
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind will implement recommendations from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) to guide the fisheries monitoring studies during the construction of the 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts. The recommendations will also be used to initiate longer-term studies as part of a regional approach to fisheries studies. SMAST’s studies […]

  • Massachusetts Could Host First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    22 November 2010

    Massachusetts could soon be home to the nation’s first offshore wind farm – and state officials are hoping to use the Cape Wind project to… (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 22, 2010;

  • Fishermen on Alert as Feds Seek Offshore Wind Interest (USA)

    3 April 2011
    Environment

    The future of the wind industry off Massachusetts may take shape inside a crookedly-drawn area of ocean about 14 miles south of Martha’s…   By Jay Lindsay (beaumontenterprise) [mappress] Source: beaumontenterprise, April 05, 2011

  • Will You Vote Green (USA)

    4 November 2010
    Authorities

    Energy is a hot topic of discussion among state governor races across the U.S. California and Massachusetts are important ones to watch, as… By Andrea Marino (energydigital) [mappress] Source: energydigital, November 04, 2010;

  • USA: Decision on Cape wind boosts other offshore projects

    7 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Last week’s approval of a wind farm off the Massachusetts shore has wind energy developers in other states riding a wave of new momentum,…   [mappress] Source: stateline, May 06, 2010;

  • Sen. John Kerry Pushes for Approval of Cape Wind’s Financing Plan (USA)

    18 February 2011

    U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is urging federal officials to approve a key portion of Cape Wind’s financing plan.   By Steve LeBlanc (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst , February 18, 2011

  • New Offshore Wind Farm May Cast it’s Shadow on Cape Wind (USA)

    10 December 2010

    A larger and more expensive wind farm than the controversial Cape Wind project is proposed for an area off the coasts of Massachusetts and…   By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 10, 2010

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Commitments Top 8GW

    5 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The US East Coast states have committed to developing over 8GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.

  • Dong Enters US Offshore Wind Market

    7 April 2015

    DONG Energy has taken over RES Americas Developments Inc.’s (RES) more than 1000MW newly assigned development project rights off the coast of Massachusetts. At the offshore wind auction held by BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) on 29 January 2015, RES secured the rights to develop one of the two leases that were awarded. The […]

  • Lawsuit Filed against NSTAR’s Contract with Cape Wind, USA

    22 January 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Town of Barnstable, local businesses, residents, and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) filed a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court yesterday against NSTAR’s no-bid contract to purchase electricity from Cape Wind offshore wind farm. The lawsuit against Massachusetts regulators, NSTAR, and Cape Wind says that the State discriminated against out-of-state power companies – […]

  • Vento Maritime Joins MMT on US Offshore Wind Project

    5 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    MMT US Inc. has awarded Vento Maritime with a contract for MetOcean forecasts and weather support at Equinor’s Beacon Wind project offshore Massachusetts. Earlier this year, Equinor Wind US contracted MMT for geophysical survey services at the offshore wind lease area in New England. The project covers high resolution geophysical, benthic surveys and shallow subsurface […]

  • BOEM OKs Dong Energy’s U.S. Offshore Wind Lease

    7 August 2015

    On June 12, ​the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved DONG Energy’s takeover of the 1 GW offshore wind lease off Massachusetts from RES Americas Developments Inc. The Massachusetts lease has a total size of 760 square kilometres, is located approximately 90 kilometres from shore with water depth between 40-50 metres. RES secured the […]

  • BOEM Grants Environmental Approval to SouthCoast Wind Project

    11 November 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has made available the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind project. The SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC proposal includes up to 147 wind turbines, up to five offshore substation platforms located at a maximum of 149 positions, and up to eight offshore export cables potentially […]