WorkBoat: “New Massachusetts offshore wind energy auction, and New Jersey project gets a boost” By Kirk Moore, April 15, 2018 – Two more Massachusetts offshore wind energy leases are moving toward auction by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, as southern New England and Mid-Atlantic states hasten their own planning for wind power. The… More
Fishing Industry Proposes “Reset” for Offshore Wind
WorkBoat: “Fishing industry proposes ‘reset’ for offshore wind energy” By Kirk Moore, April 12, 2018 – With Massachusetts moving faster toward offshore wind energy, a national coalition of commercial fishing groups this week urged state officials to limit a first project to no more than 400 megawatts, and set up a new system for the… More
Fishermen Push Back on Offshore Wind
Cape Cod Times: “Fishermen push back on offshore wind” By Andy Metzger / State House News Service Posted Apr 9, 2018 – BOSTON — Fishing industry officials are calling for the state to go slow and small when it comes to offshore wind energy plans south of the Martha’s Vineyard. On Monday, the group – including local vessel… More
South Coast Today: Offshore wind’s new wave boasts deep pockets
By Mike Lawrence NEW BEDFORD — The three offshore wind companies seeking to build large-scale turbine projects on ocean waters south of Martha’s Vineyard said emphatically Friday that financing their projects wouldn’t be a problem, should the state give legislative support in a potential energy bill next spring. “Of all the challenges that we think… More
Boston Globe: Cape Wind’s Future Called into Question
By David Abel As recently as last fall, Cape Wind officials were vowing that by the end of 2014 workers would start digging the trenches and laying the cables to erect 101 massive wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, a $2.5 billion project meant to be the nation’s first off-shore wind farm. As of Tuesday, when… More