Responsible wind power development will ensure both robust labor protections and benefits inclusive of people regardless of race, national origin or income.
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Off the Maine coast, decade-delayed wind power project faces uncertain future
There’s growing debate about when or if a planned test turbine, which would float near Monhegan Island, will ever hit the water.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Time has altered Maine’s offshore wind ambitions
Today’s wind power turbines are far larger than anyone imagined 15 years ago. Turbine blades could be nearly 400 feet long.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bills call for responsible development of Maine’s offshore wind industry
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Once a whaling port, New Bedford wants to light the world again, with wind
The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly Wednesday afternoon carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, News
U.S. energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind
The Biden administration is attempting to lower the cost of fixed offshore wind and support a domestic supply chain for the industry.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Offshore wind is Maine’s opportunity of a century
The economic, climate and energy benefits of locally designed and constructed wind technology promise to be monumental for our state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s new ‘roadmap’ for offshore wind power follows a complex route
The state has built ambitious goals for generating electricity from ocean winds. A new report describes the infrastructure and workforce that need to be built first.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Keep unspoiled Sears Island as it is – build wind hub somewhere else
Port operators at nearby Mack Point and Estes Head in Eastport are eager to host a site where offshore turbines can be made, assembled and launched.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: At least one of the answers is blowing in the wind
A new bill that promises to stimulate the development of offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine strikes all the right notes.