Block Island Transmission Line Clears Regulatory Hurdle
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it has found no competitive interest for Deepwater Wind’s proposal to build a transmission cable between Block Island and...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Future Uncertain for Tax Credit Extension Despite Committee Vote
By Todd Griset A handful of U.S. offshore wind projects could benefit from a proposed extension of federal tax incentives approved by a Senate committee last week. If enacted into law, the bill...
View ArticleFederal Regulators Will Assess Statoil Floating Wind Proposal
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced today that regulators will assess Statoil’s proposed project to demonstrate floating offshore wind technology in the Gulf of Maine. Statoil North America...
View ArticleCape Wind Again Receives “No Hazard” Determination from FAA
For the fourth time since 2002, the Federal Aviation Administration today ruled that the proposed Cape Wind project poses no hazard to air navigation in the area. The determination marks another...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Statoil Project Advances Floating Deepwater Offshore Wind in Maine
By Todd Griset Federal ocean energy regulators are moving forward on a request by Statoil North America Inc. (Statoil NA) to lease about 22.2 square miles of sea space off the Maine coast for a...
View ArticleCape Wind Selects Operations Center
Cape Wind announced yesterday that it has signed a Purchase and Sale agreement for a Cape Cod marina that will serve as the operations center for the planned offshore wind farm. The site — on Falmouth...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Statoil Offers Maine Electricity From Floating Turbines
By Todd Griset The Maine Public Utilities Commission is considering a term sheet offered by Statoil North America, Inc. (Statoil NA) for a power purchase agreement to sell electricity produced by...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Environmentalists Backing Offshore Wind
By Todd Griset A report released by an environmental conservation organization last week describes the opportunity presented by offshore wind in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean, and identifies federal and...
View ArticleOFFSHORE WIND ROUNDUP: NY Times Wants Your Opinion on Offshore Wind
Worth the Cost? Following a visit to the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm, off the coast of Britain, the New York Times‘ Stanley Reed asks if offshore wind is worth the cost? Deepwater Charges Forward...
View ArticleBREAKING – Massachusetts Approves Cape Wind/NSTAR PPA
BOSTON – On Monday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved the power purchase agreement (PPA) entered into by Cape Wind and NSTAR last March, clearing another major hurdle for...
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