Maine’s offshore wind ambitions: Big ideas tempered by setbacks and competition
Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.
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Trump says Mass. wind farms are ‘driving the whales crazy.’ Are they?
Underwater sound can be generated before, during, and after the construction of offshore wind turbines. Before construction, developers survey the ocean floor ... the wind farm to shut down ...
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New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Danish wind farm developer ... Before the projects were abandoned, Orsted put up a $100 million guarantee that it would have one of them, Ocean Wind I, built by ...
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U.S. Wind Power Faces Huge Challenges After Trump Orders a Crackdown
In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean. By Brad Plumer President Trump launched a broad ...