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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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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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
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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House Republicans rebuff move by Golden to block offshore wind in Gulf of Maine lobster area
Golden tried to amend 2024 appropriations legislation for the Department of Interior to bar wind development in what’s known as Lobster Management Area 1.
Posted inBusiness, News
Feds identify Gulf of Maine area for offshore wind
The 3.5 million-acre area excludes lobster fishing grounds and all right whale restricted areas.
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Wind power in Maine is no breeze as regulators move slowly
A lease to set up an experimental offshore wind farm and a new energy corridor in Aroostook County were hailed as examples of progress in Maine wind energy development.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: State advisory group reached no consensus on Maine offshore wind port site
Building the port on scenic Sears Island will incur environmental damages, and mitigating them was not included when MDOT drew up construction estimates versus Mack Point.
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As East Coast pursues offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
Studies have looked at numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects could have on fish and marine mammals, including noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and heat transfer that could alter the environment, but more study is needed.