PORTLAND (AP) — The federal government is moving forward to determine if there are competing interests following a Norwegian company’s proposal for a deep-water wind turbine pilot project off the coast of Maine. If not, then the government will proceed with an environmental impact study.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to know if other parties have an interest in the site 12 miles off Boothbay Harbor that’s sought by Statoil North America.
Statoil’s unsolicited application for a commercial wind energy lease calls for a pilot project with four wind turbines producing 12 megawatts of electricity.
Sen. Olympia Snowe says she’s encouraged by the development. She says offshore wind projects have “the potential to bring jobs, and ultimately clean energy, to Mainers.”
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