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  • Cooperation Seen as Key to R.I., Mass. Offshore Wind Farm Effort (USA)

    14 December 2010

    Federal regulators met Friday with state officials from Rhode Island and Massachusetts to discuss the two states’ efforts to develop…   By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, December 14, 2010

  • Wealthy Massachusetts residents against Cape Wind (USA)

    21 September 2010
    Environment

    The Cape Wind Project, a proposal to construct the United States’ first offshore wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has… (justmeans) [mappress] Source: justmeans, September 21, 2010;

  • USA: Developers Chosen by States Worried about Federal Offshore Wind Auction Plan

    4 March 2013

    Offshore Wind Power USA conference, held on 26-27 February 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, saw discussions regarding the impact of the Federal Government’s plan to auction offshore wind sites on proposed projects that have already been put in motion. Developers, which have been chosen by some states to implement offshore wind projects, are concerned that the […]

  • Town of Gosnold finishes draft memorandum of understanding with the state (USA)

    19 September 2010
    Authorities

    The town of Gosnold – on Cuttyhunk Island off the coast of Massachusetts – recently completed a draft memorandum of understanding with the… By Peter Brennan (offshorewindwire) [mappress] Source: offshorewindwire, September 20, 2010;

  • Another Offshore Wind Project Faces Problems (USA)

    1 June 2011

    Cape Wind, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts is in trouble trying to find buyers for its high cost electricity. But Cape Wind isn’t… (canadafreepress) [mappress] Source: canadafreepress, June 01, 2011;

  • Cape wind as an isue for gov. Deval Patrick campain (USA)

    24 August 2010
    Authorities

    In Massachusetts, Cape Wind, a proposed wind energy project off the state’s coast, is becoming an issue in Gov. Deval Patrick’s (D)… By Andrew Restuccia (washingtonindependent) [mappress] Source: washingtonindependent, August 23 , 2010;

  • Massachusetts signs memorandum of understanding with Rhode Island about offshore wind power (USA)

    27 July 2010
    Authorities

    Rhode Island and Massachusetts will jointly explore offshore wind projects in federal waters adjacent to both states. Governor Deval Patrick… By Beth Daley (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, July 27, 2010;

  • MHI Vestas Opening US Headquarters

    14 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is opening an office in Boston, Massachusetts, which will act as the company’s U.S. headquarters. The news follows MHI Vestas’ recent contract as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. The U.S. headquarters, which will officially open in the coming weeks, will initially focus on sales and strategy as the […]

  • Rhode Island CRMC Granted Additional Jurisdiction for Offshore Wind Projects

    8 January 2019
    Authorities

    The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has obtained additional federal consistency oversight regarding offshore wind development projects in the federal waters off its coast, as well as that of Massachusetts.  The CRMC has been granted this jurisdiction expansion by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a new Geographic Location Description (GLD 2018) […]

  • Feds Meet in RI to Talk Offshore Wind (USA)

    13 December 2010

    A federal regulator told officials from Rhode Island and Massachusetts that cooperation is key as the states try to develop offshore wind…   (abc6) [mappress] Source: abc6, December 13, 2010

  • Department of Public Utilities holds a meeting about Cape Wind power deal (USA)

    17 June 2010
    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;

  • Talks about Cape wind cost continues (USA)

    13 May 2010
    Authorities

    Cape Wind remained in the news today, as several Massachusetts politicians spoke out against the cost of electricity from the newly approved…   [mappress] Source: offshorewindwire, May 12, 2010;

  • Vineyard Wind to Kick Off Geophysical Surveys in April

    23 March 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    With the first days of April, Vineyard Wind will commence geophysical surveys at its offshore wind lease area, and between the lease area and Cape Cod.

  • US Developer Plans to Build Offshore Wind Control Centre in New Bedford

    11 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables plans to build an Offshore Wind Control Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as part of the Commonwealth Wind project proposal, the offshore wind project developer Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), informed on 10 November. The development of the centre is contingent on Commonwealth Wind being […]

  • National Grid’s New President Defends Power Purchase Deal With Cape Wind (USA)

    27 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Marcy L. Reed, National Grid’s new president in Massachusetts, yesterday defended the utility’s decision to purchase power from Cape Wind…  By Erin Ailworth (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, June 27, 2011

  • National Grid and NStar Pursue Renewable Energy With Different Deals (USA)

    28 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    State lawmakers gave every Massachusetts utility the same order in 2008: go buy more power from renewable energy sources.   By Jay Lindsay (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, March 28, 2011

  • USA: Cape Wind, Mass Tank Deal Dead

    12 March 2013

    A deal between Cape Wind and Middleboro-based Mass Tank is dead, reports the Associated Press. In 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that the Mass Tank would build foundations and other steel components for the Nantucket Sound wind farm comprising of 130 wind turbines. Carl Horstmann of Mass Tank commented on Cape Wind’s application for […]

  • Mayflower Wind Withdraws Motion to Suspend PPA Review After Mass. DPU Rejects Request First Filed for Commonwealth Wind

    8 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Shell-Ocean Winds joint venture has withdrawn its motion to suspend the proceedings to approve the long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its 405 MW Mayflower Wind project, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) after Avangrid requested a one-month suspension of the DPU’s review of the PPAs for its Commonwealth Wind development. Avangrid, […]

  • Gov. Deval Patrick announces $25 million to accelerate development of Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC) in Boston (USA)

    22 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced $25 million to accelerate development of the state’s Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC), in… Joshua Philipp [mappress] Source: theepochtimes, June 22, 2010;

  • ISC and WSP Join Mayflower Wind Offshore Substation Roster

    11 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    As a sub-contractor to Bladt Industries, ISC will perform the engineering design works together with Semco Maritime and the US partner WSP.

  • USA: Cape Wind Signs $15 Million Contract with Lawrence-Lynch Corp

    1 July 2013
    Grid Connection

    Cape Wind has signed a $15 Million contract with Falmouth-based Lawrence-Lynch Corp. to provide the upland construction work required to bury Cape Wind’s electric cables. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will also be responsible for providing a conduit for connecting the buried electric cables on land to the submerged ocean submarine cables by using a ‘directional drill’ from […]

  • BOEM Starting Environmental Review of 2.6 GW Wind Project Offshore Massachusetts

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

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Vineyard Northeast’s proposed offshore wind project, located offshore Nantucket, Massachusetts. The publication of the NOI in the Federal Register opened a 45-day public comment period […]

  • Vineyard Wind and SMAST Studying Fisheries

    20 March 2018
    Environment, R&D

    Vineyard Wind has entered into a collaborative agreement with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) to assess fisheries, which is expected to further public understanding of offshore wind development impacts.

  • Fugro Completes Mayflower Wind Site Characterisation Campaign

    20 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed a six-month site characterisation campaign at the Mayflower Wind project area off the coast of Massachusetts, where Shell and Ocean Winds are developing an 804 MW offshore wind farm. The company carried out high‑resolution surveys within the project’s lease area and along the export cable routes, with the acquired geo-data to support […]

  • APEM and Vineyard Wind Continue Cooperation

    6 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has contracted APEM for the second year of surveys at its 800 MW offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. The monthly surveys provide baseline information on the species that utilize the area to be used in environmental assessment reports, Vineyard Wind said. “It has been a very challenging period given travel […]

  • USA: Six East Coast states governors team up to support Cape wind

    26 April 2010
    Authorities

    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;