offshore wind power
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PublishedMay 17, 2024
State applies for $456 million federal grant to build wind port on Sears Island
Opponents who favor nearby Mack Point as the location for the terminal criticized the state, saying it is focusing the grant application on Sears Island before completing a study of both sites.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float
The University of Maine is home to the nation's largest team of engineers dedicated to floating offshore wind.
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PublishedMay 9, 2024
Turbine-hating Trump poses new threat to beleaguered offshore wind
The candidate’s vocal disdain for wind farms is another worry for developers, who’ve faced high costs and supply chain woes.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Mills vetoes bill requiring developers of clean energy projects to work with unions
The bill would have required companies leasing state land for clean energy projects to enter into contract with labor unions.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Biden administration announces schedule for up to 12 lease sales for offshore wind energy
The five-year plan announced Wednesday includes auctions in 2024 and 2028 for areas in the Gulf of Maine.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Mills administration taking next steps to advance Sears Island offshore wind project
After selecting Sears Island as a hub for Maine’s floating offshore wind industry, the Mills administration is proposing legislation allowing construction of a wind terminal in a coastal sand dune system.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Feds announce 2 million-acre site in Gulf of Maine for offshore floating wind project
The selected wind energy area is 80% smaller than originally planned and federal energy officials say it avoids conflicts with lobster fishing and North Atlantic right whale habitat. Maine lobstermen say another area where right whales have been seen remains in the designated area.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2024
U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms
Although opponents of offshore wind projects blame them for a spate of whale deaths over the past 13 months on the East Coast, 2 federal environmental agencies said climate change is the biggest threat to the right whales.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the U.S. grid for the first time
One project, co-owned by the parent company of Central Maine Power, will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.
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