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  • USA: Racing for offshore wind

    21 April 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    As New Englanders await a decision in Massachusetts on a bitterly contested proposal to build the nation’s first offshore wind farm, the… [mappress] Source:BangkokPost, April 21, 2010;

  • EEA to Host Public Meetings on Offshore Wind Development Process (USA)

    9 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Officials from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) will host officials from the U.S. Department of … (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, February 09, 2011

  • US Clears Avangrid’s New England Offshore Wind Project, First Phase Could Enter Construction Next Year

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for Avangrid’s New England Wind offshore wind project and is expected to approve its Construction and Operations Plan this Summer, which would clear the two-phased development for construction. The first offshore wind farm could enter the construction stage in 2025. […]

  • Offshore Wind Foundations Specialist Plants US Roots

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Bay State Wind, the US-based 50-50 partnership between Ørsted and Eversource developing an offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has entered into an agreement with the steel pipe manufacturing specialist EEW to open and staff a Massachusetts facility to manufacture offshore wind turbine foundations.

  • Vineyard Wind Starts Environmental Surveys

    29 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has started environmental surveys along proposed export cable corridors and in the Vineyard Wind lease area offshore Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

  • New Spring Break Spot for Energy Tycoons (USA)

    1 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced Wednesday their plans to build a sustainable energy testing facility south of Martha’s… (energydigital) [mappress] Source: energydigital, November 01, 2010;

  • Massachusetts Goes ‘All-In on Offshore Wind’ with Latest Solicitation Round

    3 May 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) have jointly filed a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) with the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), which if approved, would represent the fourth and largest offshore wind solicitation to date. If approved, the draft RFP will invite submittals for offshore wind generation […]

  • New Standard for Approving Utility Mergers (USA)

    11 March 2011

    Massachusetts regulators are adopting a new standard for approving utility mergers by requiring companies prove the merger will help the… By Steve LeBlanc (therepublic) [mappress]   Source: therepublic , March 11, 2011        

  • Ian Bowles Leaves His Function as Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary (USA)

    1 December 2010
    Authorities

    Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles is leaving his post at the end of December to seek out opportunities in…   (necn) [mappress] Source: necn, December 01, 2010

  • Orion Installs First Monopile at Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore works have begun at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US with the first of 62 foundations installed by DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of several US wind farm projects in DEME’s […]

  • Geophysical Surveys Underway at Cape Wind OWF’s Site

    12 May 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind has announced that a team including three companies based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is involved with completing geophysical surveys of the project site and offshore cable routes. Survey vessels with a suite of geophysical instruments are surveying the seafloor and subsea geology on Horseshoe Shoal and along the offshore cable route. New Bedford […]

  • Massachusetts to Track Whales and Other Wildlife in Search for Offshore Wind Farm Location (USA)

    24 February 2011
    Environment

    Massachusetts is looking for help tracking whales, sea turtles and other marine wildlife as it weighs the best location for off-shore wind…   (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, February 24, 2011

  • Charles Baker said he will fight Cape Wind (USA)

    21 September 2010
    Authorities

    Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker said that if he is elected he will fight Cape Wind with “whatever means I have,” the…   (offshorewindwire) [mappress] Source: offshorewindwire, September 21, 2010;

  • NStar signs deals to buy electricity from three Western Massachusetts wind farms but not Cape Wind (USA)

    12 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    The utility company NStar has made deals to buy electricity from three Western Massachusetts wind farms — but not Cape Wind, a controversial… [mappress] Source: boston, July 12, 2010;

  • Mayflower Wind to Hook Up to Brayton Point

    28 May 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Mayflower Wind and Anbaric Development Partners have signed an agreement for Mayflower Wind to use transmission assets developed by Anbaric to bring offshore wind to Brayton Point, Massachusetts, USA. When fully built out, and with continuing advancements in wind technology, Mayflower Wind’s lease area will supply over 2,000 MW of offshore wind, enough to power […]

  • Southeastern Massachusetts Region Poised to Benefit From Industry Growth (USA)

    27 June 2011

    The Southeastern Massachusetts region is positioning itself as a serious player in the growing clean energy industry, working to build an… By Beth Perdue (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, June 27, 2011;

  • Markey’s Statement on Cape Wind Power Deal (USA)

    23 November 2010
    Authorities

    Today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), the dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement upon… (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, November 23, 2010;

  • SIOW: Massachusetts Can Make Offshore Wind Competitive by Thinking Big

    15 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Commitment by Massachusetts to develop offshore wind energy at a scale of 2,000 MW, combined with ongoing technology and industry advances, will lower previously projected costs for the clean energy source by as much as 55 percent in the next decade, according to a new study by the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW). […]

  • Plans to Develop Ocean-Based Renewable Energy Industry in USA Moving Forward

    26 August 2011
    R&D

    Plans to develop an ocean-based renewable energy industry in Massachusetts took some positive steps forward last month with the… By Beth Perdue (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 28, 2011

  • Massachusetts Utility Won’t be Buying Power From Cape Wind (USA)

    23 February 2011

    The second-largest utility in Massachusetts has agreed to buy electricity from three wind power companies to help it meet renewable power… (canadianbusiness) [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness , February 23, 2011;

  • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to Create Test Site for Renewables (USA)

    28 October 2010
    R&D

    The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth said Wednesday it plans to create a 300-square-mile zone south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket… By Grant Welker (heraldnews) [mappress] Source: heraldnews, October 28, 2010;

  • Avangrid Terminates Power Purchase Agreements for Another US Offshore Wind Project

    3 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, and the Connecticut Electric Distribution Companies have agreed to terminate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Park City Wind offshore project. The developer said it plans to rebid the 804 MW Park City Wind in the upcoming auctions. ”One year ago, Avangrid was the first offshore wind developer […]

  • Deepwater Wind Heralds Announcement of Federal Call for Information for Rhode Island Wind Development (USA)

    24 August 2011
    Authorities, R&D

      Deepwater Wind hailed the announcement by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee that the federal leasing and permitting process for a utility-scale offshore wind farm in Rhode Island Sound is moving forward. “The announcement is great news not only for […]

  • USA: MassCEC Announces USD 640,000 Available for Clean Energy Education

    1 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Alicia Barton has announced the availability of $640,000 in grants to fund clean energy-centered science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs for students from kindergarten through high school. The grants, part of MassCEC’s Workforce Capacity Building Program, will target projects that help build STEM skills in elementary and secondary […]

  • Fugro Synergy Stays in Massachusetts Offshore Wind Waters

    26 October 2016
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has been awarded a contract by Vineyard Wind, formerly named OffshoreMW, to perform a marine geotechnical site investigation within its wind development lease area south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Fugro’s 105-meter drilling vessel M/V Fugro Synergy will perform the study, which will include numerous seabed CPTs and exploration boreholes, along with sampling and downhole CPTs. […]

  • Three US States to Ask Developers to Submit Multi-State Offshore Wind Proposals

    5 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that enables the three states to employ a coordinated selection of offshore wind projects through each of their respective offshore wind energy generation solicitations. Under the MOU, the first of its kind in the United States, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut request that […]