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  • Second Offshore Wind Port in Massachusetts Breaks Ground

    16 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Construction work on converting a former oil- and coal-fired power plant site in Salem, Massachusetts, into a terminal serving the offshore wind industry has started. On 15 August, Crowley Wind Services, the company managing the redevelopment and the new terminal’s operator, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site that will become the Salem Offshore Wind […]

  • Massachusetts DPU Greenlights 804 MW Mayflower Wind

    9 November 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has issued an Order approving long-term contracts of the 804 MW Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm with the Commonwealth’s Electric Distribution Companies. The project is expected to provide approximately 0.1 per cent to 1.8 per cent savings on customer’s monthly energy bills, all other bill impacts remaining equal, […]

  • New Massachusetts’ Bill Could Boost Offshore Wind

    28 January 2015
    Authorities

    A representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Patricia A. Haddad, introduced a bill that would promote renewable energy generation off its coast. The legislation requires utilities to conduct periodic joint solicitations for proposals from offshore wind energy developers no later than 30 June 2016. The first solicitation would be for 1.5 million MWh per […]

  • Avangrid Takes Half of Vineyard Wind

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola’s U.S.-based subsidiary Avangrid Renewables has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in the Vineyard Wind project offshore Massachusetts from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).

  • Vineyard Wind Hands in Final Environmental Impact Report

    19 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Vineyard Wind has submitted the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) for its proposed 800MW offshore wind project in the U.S.

  • Mayflower Wind Drops Anchor Offshore Massachusetts

    31 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC, has submitted a winning bid in the second Massachusetts offshore wind solicitation. Mayflower Wind anticipates that its 804MW ”low cost energy” project, located more than 20 miles south of Nantucket with expected start-up in 2025, will provide […]

  • DPU Okays Vineyard Wind Energy Contracts

    17 April 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has approved long-term contracts for 800MW of offshore wind between Vineyard Wind and the Commonwealth’s electric distribution companies. “The approval of these contracts is an important step toward the completion of the largest offshore wind project in the country, which will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide Massachusetts […]

  • First Nacelles for Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Arrive in Massachusetts

    22 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine nacelles for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm have arrived at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA. United Heavy Lift transported the first nacelles for Vineyard Wind 1 from France using its UHL Felicity vessel. The offshore wind farm will feature 62 GE Haliade-X 13 MW turbines to be […]

  • Bay State Wind Teams Up with NEC for Energy Storage Solution

    19 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Bay State Wind has entered into a Letter of Intent to work collaboratively with Massachusetts-based NEC Energy Solutions on developing an energy storage solution for its 800MW wind / 55 MW – 110 MWh energy storage combined project offshore Massachusetts, US.

  • Vineyard Wind Charters CTVs from Local Companies

    10 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has signed a charter agreement with Massachusetts-based Patriot Offshore Maritime Services for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for work on the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The CTV will be delivered during mid–2023 and deployed directly into construction, transporting essential personnel and equipment in support of the project. The 27-metre […]

  • Officials to Discuss Massachusetts’ Offshore Wind

    17 June 2014
    Authorities

    On June 23 and 24, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Clean Energy Center will host officials from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for two public meeting regarding the commercial offshore renewable wind energy leasing process on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. The purpose of the meetings is to explain […]

  • DONG to Use Brayton Point as Bay State Wind Grid Link

    5 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has filed an Interconnection Request Application with ISO-New England to use 800MW of interconnection capacity of Brayton Point power station in Somerset, Massachusetts, for bringing offshore wind energy generated by the Bay State Wind farm onto the grid. Given upcoming retirement of the existing coal plant at the facility, scheduled for 2017, roughly 1,000 MW of interconnection capability is expected […]

  • DONG Unveils U.S. Offshore Wind Project Details

    13 November 2015

    DONG Energy has released project details for its offshore wind farm proposed to be built off Massachusetts, USA.  DONG Energy’s first project in the U.S. has been named Bay State Wind and will be located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, with turbines installed in water depths of 130-165 feet (approx. 40-50m). A period of additional feasibility […]

  • Massachusetts to Get Another Offshore Wind Terminal

    24 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Foss Maritime is partnering with local investors of New Bedford’s Cannon Street Holdings LLC (CSH) to develop the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal at the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal is envisioned as a new base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support offshore wind projects off Massachusetts […]

  • Offshore Wind to Power Massachusetts Hospitals

    2 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bay State Wind and US healthcare provider Southcoast Health have begun negotiations on a power purchase agreement under which Southcoast Health would get electricity from Bay State Wind’s proposed offshore wind farm in Massachusetts.

  • Vineyard Wind to Cut Ribbon on New Bedford Office

    26 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind energy developer vying to build the first utility-scale project off the coast of Massachusetts, will host a ribbon cutting and office warming reception at its facility on 700 Pleasant Street in New Bedford.

  • New Bedford Terminal Struggles for Return on Investment

    8 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Massachusetts state officials are trying to find a user of the New Bedford marine terminal, initially meant to be used for the Cape Wind project.  However, current options could bring in a lower return on investment than what Cape Wind would have brought, writes Isaac Orr, a research fellow for energy and environmental policy at The Heartland Institute. The Cape Wind […]

  • Massachusetts Research Partnership Holds First Meeting

    4 October 2016
    R&D

    The Massachusetts Research Partnership (MRP) members have attended their first meeting at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), where a two-day workshop on offshore wind energy resource characterization was held. Representatives from the offshore wind industry, government agencies and universities came together to discuss the state-of-the-art in site characterization research and how to transition that science […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vineyard Wind Obtains Grid Link Construction Permit

    10 May 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) has approved petitions filed by Vineyard Wind for construction and operation of electric transmission facilities within the Commonwealth that will deliver electricity generated at the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm to the regional power grid. Approval of the project’s transmission cables and interconnection substation by the EFSB, […]

  • USA: Massachusetts Governor Awarded “Green Governor of the Year Award”

    22 February 2013
    Authorities

    Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick (D) accepted the “Green Governor of the Year Award” for his innovative environmental leadership in 2012. Patrick earned the honor by driving bipartisan environmental initiatives, public-private partnerships, and visionary legislation that raise the bar for energy efficiency; expand renewable energy infrastructure and usage; grow the clean tech industry and create […]

  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds PPA Cape Wind and National Grid (USA)

    29 December 2011

    In a major legal victory for Cape Wind, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in two decisions unanimously upheld the long term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Cape Wind and National Grid.  “This decision provides a big boost for creating up to 1,000 jobs and providing Massachusetts with cleaner air, greater energy independence and a leadership […]

  • Ventolines Backs Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project

    16 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-headquartered Ventolines has signed on as the offshore wind expertise partner for the Mayflower Wind project in Massachusetts. Ventolines will provide transport and installation expertise on the substation, foundations, inter-array cables, and wind turbines. The Dutch company has also opened its first U.S. office in Boston with the aim of exploring new opportunities in […]

  • OffshoreMW, Alpine Ocean Set to Survey Seabed off Massachusetts

    22 September 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A preliminary geophysical survey within a portion of the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area is set to begin tomorrow with Alpine Ocean deploying the R/V Shearwater at OffshoreMW’s lease area.  This is the first step of data collection and assessment that OffshoreMW and Vineyard Power will undertake within the next several years in this area. Information gathered over the next […]

  • USA: Task Force Formed on Long Term Contracting for Offshore Wind

    14 August 2012

    The governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, very recently signed into law an important set of enhancements to the Green Communities Act of 2008. In particular, this new energy bill increases the amount of renewable energy that must be purchased by the state’s utilities under long term contract from 3% to 7%. This additional contracting capacity […]

  • USA: BOEM Identifies Sites for Wind Farms Offshore Massachusetts

    31 May 2012
    Authorities

    As part of Secretary of the Interior’s Smart from the Start Atlantic Offshore Wind Initiative, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is moving forward with the next step to consider commercial wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. Together with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, BOEM has completed […]