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  • Massachusetts Trio Connects for Offshore Wind

    12 July 2018
    Training & Education

    Three Massachusetts-based institutions for higher education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), called Connect4Wind, to share resources and collaborate on the development of curriculum and programs centered on the offshore wind energy sector.

  • Report: Massachusetts Offshore Wind Packs Big Economic Punch

    27 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    The deployment of 1,600MW of offshore wind is estimated to generate a total economic impact of between USD 1.4 billion to USD 2.1 billion in Massachusetts, according to a report by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).

  • CLF Statement on MA Supreme Judicial Court Proceeding on Cape Wind (USA)

    9 September 2011

      Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) issued the following statement in defense of the Cape Wind power purchase agreement, currently being disputed by opponents of the project. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments on the case today.  Seth Kaplan, Vice President for Policy and Climate Advocacy at Conservation Law Foundation, said, “The Massachusetts Department […]

  • Cape Wind Responds to Misleading Newspaper Ad (USA)

    27 May 2013

    Cape Wind has responded to Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)  / Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MCP) newspaper ad by issuing the following press release:  Big Picture: Cape Wind has been reviewed carefully for 12 years, during which time it has earned the approval of 17 Federal and State agencies that have confirmed Cape Wind would create […]

  • US Offshore Wind Farm Sets USD 58.47/MWh Electricity Price

    12 February 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has subsequently submitted a filing letter requesting that DPU approve the 20-year contracts with Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil.

  • Vineyard Wind Applies for Construction Permit

    20 December 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has applied for federal and state construction permits with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to construct a 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts.

  • Offshore Wind Training Facility Opens in Massachusetts

    28 October 2019
    Training & Education

    The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) has launched the nation’s first offshore wind training facility. The facility includes a crew transfer training vessel (CTV), which supports safety training for workers moving from relatively small CTVs to the fixed support structures of offshore wind turbines. Initially, MMA will focus on Basic Safety Training for the industry with a […]

  • Vineyard Wind to Discuss Connector Plans

    7 November 2017
    Grid Connection

    U.S. offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will host two open houses in Yarmouth and Barnstable to inform residents about the grid connection plans for the proposed wind farm to be built offshore Massachusetts.

  • Vineyard Wind Sketches Offshore Wind Jobs Initiative

    28 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Vineyard Wind plans to invest USD 2 million in training locals for work at its proposed wind farm offshore Massachusetts, US, if the project secures a contract to deliver power to the state’s utilities, according to local media.

  • Sea Installer En Route to Vineyard Wind 1 Site to Install First GE Haliade-X 13 MW Turbines

    10 August 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s jack-up installation vessel Sea Installer is on its way to the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm site, where the vessel will soon install what will be the first wind turbines offshore the US state of Massachusetts. The vessel, which first called the port of Halifax in Canada at the beginning of this month, […]

  • Vineyard Wind Connector Undergoes Environmental Review

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office has begun an environmental review of the proposed Vineyard Wind Connector transmission project.

  • Bloomberg: Shell Applies for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    23 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Oil & gas giant Shell has filed the required documents to qualify for bidding at an upcoming offshore wind lease sale in Massachusetts, due to take place this fall, according to Bloomberg Environment. 

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Lease Sale Coming Up

    23 January 2015
    Authorities

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a competitive lease sale auction for four wind energy areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts on Thursday, January 29.  A mock auction for the eligible bidders will be held on Monday, January 26, when BOEM will contact each eligible bidder and provide instructions for participation. The monetary auction will begin at 8:30 a.m. […]

  • Largest US Offshore Wind Energy Area Opened for Bidding

    18 June 2014
    Authorities

    Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank joined Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to announce more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be available for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed area is the largest in federal waters and will nearly double the federal offshore acreage […]

  • 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 […]

  • All Commercial Leasees in Massachusetts File 83C Bids

    21 December 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    After Vineyard Wind and Avangrid Renewables announced they filed an offer in response to the Request for Proposals by Massachusetts utilities, Bay State Wind (a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource) and Deepwater Wind informed they proposed to deliver electricity generated by their offshore wind projects to Massachusetts consumers under the 83C solicitation.

  • Alliance for Business Leadership Supports Cape Wind (USA)

    6 June 2013

    The Alliance for Business Leadership is a Bay State based non-profit public affairs community for CEOs, Investors and Entrepreneurs committed to greater social and environmental responsibility. More than 150 founders, CEOs, and managing principals of Massachusetts companies – the vast majority of which work outside of the Bay State’s burgeoning clean tech industry but including […]

  • Massachusetts Governor to Sign Energy Bill

    8 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is expected to sign the state’s landmark energy bill which calls for public utilities to buy 1,600 MW of power generated from offshore wind farms over the coming decade on Monday, 8 August. The legislation directs companies engaging in the distribution of electricity or owning, operating or controlling distribution facilities to jointly and […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants to Work in Massachusetts

    19 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has secured a framework agreement to provide engineering support for the Mayflower Wind offshore wind project in the U.S. OWC’s scope of work awarded to date is to provide electrical, SCADA and power systems support for the project located approximately 25 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. “Over the past few years, […]

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Deadline Looming

    21 May 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts state regulators and utilities are to decide this week which of the three proposed offshore wind projects is moving forward.

  • USA: MassCEC Announces Studies to Help Facilitate Offshore Wind Projects

    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. […]

  • Massachusetts Allocates Funding for Offshore Wind Programs

    13 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    The Massachusetts Baker-Polito Administration is allocating USD 721,500 in grants to six academic institutions and labor organizations to establish workforce training and development programs to support the state’s offshore wind sector. The awards, which include USD 200,000 from Vineyard Wind’s Windward Workforce Fund, will be used to grow a workforce required to meet the needs […]

  • Nstar to Buy 27.5 pct Electricity from Cape Wind (USA)

    16 February 2012

    Gov. Deval Patrick announced yesterday that Nstar will buy 27.5% of electricity from the offshore wind project Cape Wind. If this offshore wind farm does not start spinning by 2016, Nstar will not have to buy electricity from Cape Wind, but it will need to find equal amount of clean energy from some other sources. […]

  • USA: South Terminal Project Advancing

    21 January 2013
    Environment

    After consulting Vincent Manfredi of the Division of Marine Fisheries, anti-fish barriers were installed two weeks ago in New Bedford Harbor, said Assistant Harbormaster Victor Fonseca for South Coast Today news site. “This is the first physical step towards that offshore wind energy future for Massachusetts,” said Catherine Williams, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Clean […]

  • UPDATE: Mayflower Wind Asks for More Time After Rhode Island EFSB Sets Date for ‘Show Cause’ Hearing

    14 December 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    This article was first published on 13 December with information on the date set for Mayflower Wind’s hearing before the Rhode Island EFSB. On 14 December, the article was updated following the receipt of information on Mayflower Wind’s request to reschedule the hearing, which the EFSB has granted. Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell […]

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Case Echoes in Rhode Island; Regulator Could Suspend Mayflower Wind Cable Route Application

    17 November 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The case between the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and the developers of the Commonwealth Wind and Mayflower Wind offshore wind projects has reached beyond the state lines as it raised questions in Rhode Island, where Mayflower Wind filed an application for part of the project’s cable route. Mayflower Wind’s statement on the project’s […]