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A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation's first floating offshore wind power research array, the state's ...
Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state ...
The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine, is seen Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, 35 miles east of Montauk Point, N.Y. The federal government said Friday, March 15, 2024, it’s moving forward ...
Average wind speed at 90 meters along the coast of Maine. Offshore wind energy represents Maine's largest untapped natural energy resource, rated at 156 GW. [45] The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has led efforts to develop this resource with its patented floating wind turbine technology, VolturnUS.
Wind farm Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area Receiving state Coordinates Capacity Projected completion Turbines Developer /Utility Regulatory agency Refs TBA: Offshore Northern California OCS-P 0561 63,338 acres (25,632 ha) CA: RWE Offshore Wind Holdings [73] TBA Offshore Northern California OCS-P 0562 69,031 acres (27,936 ha) CA
With these qualities in mind, Maine planned to construct a 5 GW, $20 billion network of floating offshore wind farms to contribute to the northeast U.S. renewable energy needs. [4] Maine has the deepest waters near its shores, approximately 200 ft deep at 3 nmi, and 89% of Maine's 156 GW offshore wind resource is in deep waters.
President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday will kick off a sale of offshore wind development rights for eight areas off the coasts of northern New England, a key test of industry appetite for ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government issued on Monday the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine, comprising about 23 square miles (60 square ...