1022 results found for 'Massachusetts'

1022 results found for 'Massachusetts'
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  • USA: Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Reports Strong Fundraising

    22 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) has reported continued strong fundraising for this past year. According to APNS in 2012 a revenue of nearly $2.1 million was reported. Read the APNS results below: Revenue of nearly $2.1 million was reported in 2012, stable with 2011 levels and up 17 percent since 2010. Of the […]

  • US DOE Awards USD 17 Million for Offshore Wind R&D

    23 October 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USD 17 million to eight projects focused on offshore wind energy research and development. Two offshore wind technology demonstration projects will receive up to a total of USD 10 million to conduct additional project development activities that enable the demonstration of innovative technologies or methodologies to reduce risk […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation Campaign Commences at Vineyard Wind 1

    13 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbine installation campaign for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project has begun some 15 miles (approximately 24 kilometres) off the coast of Massachusetts, the US. The installation campaign follows the successful transportation earlier this week of the first GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbine from the New Bedford Marine Commerce […]

  • Avangrid’s 2.6 GW Two-Phased Offshore Wind Project Could Get Federal Go-Ahead in April

    27 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the 2.6 GW New England Wind offshore wind project, proposed to be built in a lease area off Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York. BOEM has now published a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the project and expects to issue […]

  • WWEC2012 to Focus on Community-Based Approaches (Germany)

    2 February 2012

      The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health published recently a scientific study on health impacts of wind turbines. The study was undertaken by a panel of independent experts “to identify any documented or potential health impacts of risks that may be associated with exposure to wind turbines, and, […]

  • Northeastern US States Request Federal Support to Form Interregional Transmission Planning Collaborative

    20 June 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    New England states, New York, and New Jersey have formally requested federal support to establish an interregional transmission planning collaborative, which would see the US Department of Energy (DOE) leading the states in planning activities for interconnections in the Northeast US and assessing offshore wind infrastructure needs and solutions. In a joint letter requesting support to […]

  • Deepwater Wind Submits Plans for Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    10 October 2011

      Deepwater Wind this week officially submitted its plan to develop a utility-scale offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)’s Call for Information and Nominations for offshore wind energy projects in the federal […]

  • New England Offshore Wind Auction Attracts Four Bidders

    28 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Four developers have submitted their bids in response to the combined Connecticut-Massachusetts-Rhode Island offshore wind solicitation with the tenders totalling 6.8 GW. The proposals were made by Avangrid Renewables, Ørsted, SouthCoast Wind Energy, and Vineyard Offshore. In October 2023, the three states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind procurement, although […]

  • US Jury Rules in Favour of Siemens Gamesa and Against GE in Patent Infringement Case

    21 June 2022
    Technology

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa said it had received a favourable ruling against turbine manufacturer General Electric (GE) in a federal court in Massachusetts, USA. A jury in Boston found that GE infringed on one of Siemens Gamesa’s patents related to structural support of large offshore wind turbines and awarded the company a royalty rate […]

  • New Wind Power Contracts ‘Death Knell for Cape Wind’, APNS Says (USA)

    24 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The following is a statement of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS), released after the news that the biggest utilities in Massachusetts have signed long-term contracts to buy 565 MW of electricity from wind farms in Maine and New Hampshire at prices competitive with conventional sources: The announcement today that Massachusetts utilities will be […]

  • ERSG Sets Up US Offshore Wind Office in Boston

    13 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    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.

  • Barnstable Council Nods to Vineyard Wind Link

    22 October 2018
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Barnstable Town Council voted unanimously to approve a transmission cable at Covell’s Beach that will connect the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm with the regional electric power grid.

  • US DOE Gives $21 Million for Innovative Offshore Wind Technologies

    17 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USD 21 million in funding for three projects supporting offshore wind energy technology demonstration and resource characterization. The projects will support offshore wind development by demonstrating innovative technologies not previously commercially used in the U.S. and by improving the ability to forecast energy production, DOE said. Atkins […]

  • Avangrid Decides to Move Forward with Commonwealth Wind, But Notes PPA Amendments Are Necessary

    16 November 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid has notified the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that it decided to continue with the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its Commonwealth Wind project that are currently undergoing review and approval proceedings. However, the developer has kept its position that under the conditions in the current PPAs the 1.2 GW project would not […]

  • US Senator Calls for Timely Vineyard Wind EIS Decision

    15 August 2019
    Authorities

    Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is urging the U.S. administration to allow the Vineyard Wind project to move forward without delay after it had faced a set back regarding the approval of its Federal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). Senator Warren has called on the U.S. administration to work towards a solution that will protect the environment, address the […]

  • Massachusetts: Ørsted Dusts Itself Off and Looks at Next Solicitations

    24 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and its joint venture partner Eversource will continue progressing the Bay State Wind project towards the next solicitations in New England and New York, Ørsted’s Executive Vice President Martin Neubert said after the project was not selected under the 83C solicitation in Massachusetts.

  • Semco Maritime to Serve Vineyard Wind’s Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farms

    1 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Vineyard Wind has selected Semco Maritime as the preferred supplier for maintenance of the foundations and electric service platform (ESP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, and has also signed an agreement which will see Semco Maritime setting up a service and maintenance hub in New Bedford for the Commonwealth Wind project. The […]

  • NOIA Welcomes Request for Interest Concerning Renewable Leasing off Massachusetts

    6 January 2011

    The National Ocean Industries Association applauds the US Department of the Interior’s recent Request for Interest concerning renewable… (ogj) [mappress] Source: ogj, January 06, 2011

  • USA: Congressman Bill Keating Urges Action on Long-Delayed Cape Wind Project

    7 April 2013
    Authorities

    Rep. Bill Keating, who represents the South Shore, South Coast, Cape, and Islands, has led a delegation letter in support of Cape Wind’s loan guarantee application. All nine Members of the House and both US Senators are urging the Department of Energy to act quickly on this long-delayed guarantee so that the first off-shore wind […]

  • Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Cape Wind

    4 May 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    U.S. Federal Judge Richard Stearns has dismissed Cape Wind opponents’ lawsuit, which challenged Cape Wind’s Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NSTAR. The District Court’s decision rejected all claims against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NSTAR and Cape Wind.  Judge Stearns noted in his decision that the lawsuit would violate the 11th Amendment to the Constitution of […]

  • US Picks Final Gulf of Maine Area for 32 GW of Offshore Wind

    18 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated a final Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine, which has the potential to support 32 GW of offshore wind capacity, exceeding the current state goals for Massachusetts (10 GW) and Maine (3 GW). The WEA totals about two million acres offshore Maine, […]

  • Connecticut Opens 2 GW Offshore Wind Procurement Round with Inflation-Adjusted Pricing Option

    1 November 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The RFP contains a few new provisions, including an indexed pricing option that adjusts for inflation and multi-state bids under the recently signed agreement with Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The state launched […]

  • Interior Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore RI and MA (USA)

    18 August 2011
    Authorities

    As part of Interior’s “Smart from the Start” offshore wind energy initiative to spur rapid and responsible siting, leasing and construction of new wind projects, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced the initial steps to develop commercial wind energy […]

  • BP and Equinor Could Cancel US Offshore Wind Projects

    1 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    BP and Equinor are in the process of renegotiating the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for their joint offshore wind projects in the USA, according to Reuters. The partners do not plan on developing the projects off the US East Coast unless they meet the ”return thresholds of 6% to 8%”, Reuters quoted bp’s CEO Bernard […]

  • MEPA Seeks Supplemental Vineyard Wind Environmental Impact Report

    22 June 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) has requested a supplemental filing to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Vineyard Wind Connector project.

  • Report: Jones Act WTIV Needs 3.5GW Offshore Wind Capacity Pipeline

    6 November 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Vessels

    An owner of a U.S. Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) needs a pipeline of at least 3,500MW of confirmed offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast to achieve a reasonable rate of return, a report by GustoMSC has shown.