Maine Aqua Ventus

Federal grant for Maine offshore wind

Maine Aqua Ventus is a proposed 12 MW wind turbine demonstration project off the coast of Maine. University of Maine image.

Maine is getting a $2.16 million grant from the federal Economic Development Administration to map out plans for an offshore wind energy industry, and join other Northeast states already promoting their own vast hopes for turbine arrays.

“Unleashing American innovation is critical to our global competitiveness,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in announcing the grant Oct. 1. “This project will allow Maine to capitalize on its technical leadership in the wind power sector to diversify...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/federal-grant-for-maine-offshore-wind/

Fishermen seek delay in Gulf of Maine offshore wind planning

Maine Aqua Ventus is a proposed 12 MW wind turbine demonstration project off the coast of Maine. University of Maine image.

Gulf of Maine fishermen this week asked three New England governors and federal officials for a six-month delay in planning for offshore wind energy development in those waters, as the seafood industry grapples with the upheaval of coronavirus.

In deeper waters of the gulf, wind power will be achieved only with the use of floating turbines. The extensive anchoring and cabling that would be required means “lease areas will become de facto closures to fishing,” the Responsible Offshore Development...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/fishermen-seek-delay-in-gulf-of-maine-offshore-wind-planning/