The White House Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a workshop with the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative in Chicago on October 26 – 27, 2010, focused on the siting of offshore wind power in the Great Lakes. The two day workshop brought together wind developers, Fe
The Port of Wilmington, Delaware has failed in its bid for $22 million in federal aid to make accommodations for a wind power project, a… Tamar Wilner (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 28, 2010;
The Patrick administration started crafting a plan last May to buy a $91 million, publicly funded ship whose main job would be to plant wind… By Christine McConville (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, October 28, 2010
Offshore-wind energy stakeholders met Tuesday to discuss how to subsidize the development of turbines and other infrastructure that would… By Emily previti (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, October 27, 2010;
As the offshore wind industry struggles to erect the first wind turbine off US shores, there are hurdles to financing and construction that are difficult, but not insurmountable, industry experts said Tuesday. Lengthy and onerous permitting requirements for offshore wind top the list of obstacles, w
The Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced eight joint research awards totaling nearly $5 million to support the responsible siting and
On Tuesday the European Parliament’s Energy Committee gave its green light to an agreement with the Council to free up €146 million of… (europarl.europa) [mappress] Source: europarl.europa, October 27, 2010;
Will we see wind farms in the Great Lakes? The New York Power Authority says yes. The questions is: where? Richard Kessel, the Power… By Nikki Rudd (whec) [mappress] Source: whec, October 27, 2010;
The general clamour over George Osborne’s spending review has obscured one of the most significant constitutional changes of recent years. (dailymail) [mappress] Source: dailymail, October 25, 2010;
More than two-thirds of likely voters in Monroe County support the construction of offshore wind turbines in Lake Ontario, a finding that… By Steve Orr (rocnow) [mappress] Source: rocnow, October 22, 2010;
Two years and more than $8 million later, Rhode Island is a critical step closer to protecting its waters with eco-friendly standards and… By Alisha A. Pina (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, October 21, 2010;
The Irondequoit Town Board has joined with other lakeside towns in Monroe County and throughout Upstate New York in opposing the New York… By Linda Quinlan (irondequoitpost) [mappress] Source: irondequoitpost, October 20, 2010;
The backers of a €3 billion wind farm proposed for the Irish Sea have said it is ready to be built “tomorrow” if they get permission from… By Tim O’Brien (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, October 20, 2010;
A planning application for the substation for a proposed 560MW offshore wind farm off the Norfolk coast has been rejected by Breckland… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, October 20, 2010;
