On October 1, the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced an award of $2.166 million to the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) to develop a roadmap for offshore wind energy development in the Gulf … Continue reading
The long and winding path of the University of Maine’s planned floating wind power demonstration project off Monhegan Island, known as Maine Aqua Ventus, took another turn this year when Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary … Continue reading
In June 2019, Governor Janet Mills created the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative to enable the state of Maine to identify opportunities for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine and to determine how Maine … Continue reading
Technological advancement in the realm of offshore wind energy has sped up in recent years. Newer designs tend to be larger in geographic as well as physical size. Companies are searching for ever more efficient … Continue reading
What effect will the multiplying wind power proposals proliferating in New England have on commercial fisheries? The answer appears to be “We don’t really know” to judge by the presentations at the all-day Wind Power … Continue reading
A federal task force convened on December 12 to begin planning how and where to develop offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine. The process was set in motion in January of 2019, when … Continue reading
Vineyard Wind, the $2.8-billion, 800-megawatt offshore wind project planned for the waters off Martha’s Vineyard, has been delayed due to a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) decision in August to undertake a broad study … Continue reading
In my day-to-day work for commercial fishermen on the West Coast I often find the similarities between political issues facing Northern California fisheries and those facing Maine fisheries are striking. In my first column for … Continue reading
The race to sea is picking up speed, at least among offshore wind energy developers. Following passage of An Act to Promote Energy Diversity in 2016, Massachusetts required the state’s electric distribution companies to procure … Continue reading
First published in Landings, October, 2016 New England Aqua Ventus I is a 12 MW floating offshore wind pilot project proposed for the Gulf of Maine, which will provide clean, locally-produced renewable energy. The project … Continue reading
