Cape Wind completed its Federal permitting process today with the receipt of a final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continuing the project’s forward progress to creating jobs and increasing energy independence from the 468 megawatt offshore wind farm. EPA’s approval came 24 h
In his last official act as state attorney general, Democrat Patrick C. Lynch sent out a letter to a group of local nonprofit organizations… By Tracy Breton (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, January 05, 2011
Shareholders of NStar (NYSE:NST) will be asked to approve the proposed merger with Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) at a special meeting March… (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, January 04, 2011
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement said it issued a commercial lease of approximately 46 square miles… [mappress] Source: tradeonlytoday, December 31, 2010
As Massachusetts prepares to review a proposed utility merger between NStar (NYSE: NST) and Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU), outgoing Patrick… By Kyle Alspach (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, December 30, 2010
China is now the world’s largest wind power market, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. In the very near future, China will also… By Andrew Krulewitz (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 29, 2010
The Patrick administration is signaling it will hold hostage the proposed Nstar-Northeast Utilities merger unless the two electric companies agree to buy Cape Wind power and prove they have “outstanding track records” on clean-energy issues. In a recent speech to utility insiders, Gov. Deval Patrick
A broken campaign pledge by Gov. Deval Patrick could end up costing Massachusetts ratepayers big bucks if yet another massive wind farm is built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. When he first ran for governor in 2005, the then-relatively unknown Patrick broke out of the Democratic pack by endorsi
UK electricity reform proposals to abolish the Renewables Obligation in place of a new Feed in Tariff have been met with a concerned response. The new UK electricity reform ‘Feed in Tariff with Contract for Difference’ (FIT CFD) announced last week is set to replace the Renewables Obligation (RO) fo
The scrapping of a massive federal spending bill Thursday will have a varied impact on education, transportation and other projects… By Rebekah Metzler (kjonline) [mappress] Source: kjonline, December 20, 2010
In an airless Westminster committee room this week a shirtsleeved energy secretary came close to promising the earth. Laying out government… By David Conn (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, December 20, 2010
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced it has begun work to develop the first Geological… (boemre) [mappress] Source: boemre, December 20, 2010
Environmentalists brought Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) an early birthday present Wednesday — and they brought it right to his front door at the… By Anita Kumar (washingtonpost) [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, December 16, 2010
The government’s environmental bank is likely to be scaled back to begin life as a fund, jeopardising billions of pounds of badly-needed… By Allegra Stratton and Tim Webb (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, December 15, 2010
