#offshorewindfarm — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/132387/ Good Energy signs its largest ever deal with Ørsted to support next phase of growth #Ørsted #CleanEnergy #Decarbonisation #EnergySupplyDeal #GoodEnergy #GridStability #NetZero #OffshoreWind #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted #PowerPurchaseAgreement #ReliablePowerSupply #RenewableSecurity #UK #UKEnergyTransition #UKRenewableEnergy #WindPower
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Celebrity village gets another chance to talk cables
Residents in a Suffolk village known for its celebrity connections are being given another chance to make their…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #NationalGrid #consultation #lionlink #offshorewindfarm #PhilSmith #RichardCurtis #undergroundelectricity #Walberswick
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/74785/ Celebrity village gets another chance to talk cables #consultation #lionlink #NationalGrid #OffshoreWindfarm #PhilSmith #RichardCurtis #UndergroundElectricity #Walberswick
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/116801/ 17th–18th Century Lead Ingots and Wooden Wreck Discovered at Orsted’s Hornsea 3 Site – News and Statistics #HistoricEngland #Hornsea3 #LeadIngots #MaritimeArchaeology #MSDSMarine #NorthSea #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted #PeakDistrictLeadMiningMuseum #Shipwreck
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ENGIE achieves key milestones in French offshore wind projects
ENGIE, through Ocean Winds (OW), its joint venture with EDP Renewables, has brought the Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #ENGIE #BanquedesTerritoires #edprenewables #GulfofLion #OceanWinds #offshoreconstruction #offshorewindfarm #SumitomoCorporation #windfarm
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/101404/ Abnormal load to be escorted for offshore wind farm #AbnormalLoads #NorfolkCoast #NorfolkPolice #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted #OrstedOnshoreConverterStation #WindTurbine
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TotalEnergies SE (TTE) Files for Authorization to Build 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm in France
TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) is one of the Best Low Cost Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #TotalEnergies #CentreMancheEnergies #normandy #offshorewindfarm #TotalEnergiesSE
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EU aims to become global leader in ocean observation
The European Commission plans to invest €92 million ($106.7 million) in ocean observation technologies as part of a…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #GlobalOceanObservingSystem #offshorewindfarm #UrsulavonderLeyen
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Harvesting the wind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55310992780/in/photostream/lightbox/Large ship off the coast at #Portobello , carrying the massive, bright yellow structures of new, offshore wind farms
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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Engineering #FirthOfForth #sea #mer #WindFarm #OffshoreWindFarm #RenewableEnergy #ship #bateau
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Harvesting the wind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55310992780/in/photostream/lightbox/Large ship off the coast at #Portobello , carrying the massive, bright yellow structures of new, offshore wind farms
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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Engineering #FirthOfForth #sea #mer #WindFarm #OffshoreWindFarm #RenewableEnergy #ship #bateau
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Harvesting the wind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55310992780/in/photostream/lightbox/Large ship off the coast at #Portobello , carrying the massive, bright yellow structures of new, offshore wind farms
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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Engineering #FirthOfForth #sea #mer #WindFarm #OffshoreWindFarm #RenewableEnergy #ship #bateau
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Harvesting the wind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55310992780/in/photostream/lightbox/Large ship off the coast at #Portobello , carrying the massive, bright yellow structures of new, offshore wind farms
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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Engineering #FirthOfForth #sea #mer #WindFarm #OffshoreWindFarm #RenewableEnergy #ship #bateau
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Harvesting the wind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55310992780/in/photostream/lightbox/Large ship off the coast at #Portobello , carrying the massive, bright yellow structures of new, offshore wind farms
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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Engineering #FirthOfForth #sea #mer #WindFarm #OffshoreWindFarm #RenewableEnergy #ship #bateau
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TotalEnergies Expands Renewables Portfolio As Oil Market Faces New Disruptions
Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St’s investing ideas for…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #TotalEnergies #Asiancountries #jointventure #Masdar #offshorewindfarm #windproject
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TotalEnergies’ Centre Manche seeks approval for 1.5GW wind project
Centre Manche Energies, a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has applied for authorisation to build a 1.5GW offshore…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #TotalEnergies #authorisation #CentreManche #CentreMancheEnergies #CentreMancheEnergiesprojectdirector #environmentalgroups #Manche #offshorewindfarm #regionalstakeholders #whollyownedsubsidiary
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TotalEnergies Plans $5.2 Billion Offshore Wind Project in Normandy
TotalEnergies has applied for authorization of France’s biggest renewables project, a 1.5-GW offshore wind project off Normandy, which…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #TotalEnergies #CentreMancheEnergies #Europeancleanenergy #Francerenewables #Frenchenergy #normandy #offshorewind #offshorewindEurope #offshorewindfarm #renewableenergyinvestment
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TotalEnergies Advances France’s Largest Offshore Wind Project
TotalEnergies has formally applied for regulatory approval for its planned 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #TotalEnergies #CentreMancheEnergies #normandy #offshorewindfarm
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/989913/ TotalEnergies Advances France’s Largest Offshore Wind Project #CentreMancheEnergies #EU #Europe #France #normandy #OffshoreWindFarm #TotalEnergies
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JERA Nex bp acquires EnBW’s stake in the Mona offshore wind farm
JERA Nex bp is acquiring EnBW’s stake in the Mona offshore wind farm and has signed a lease…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #EnBW #cleanelectricity #decarbonisation #EnBWEnergieBaden-Württemberg #greenpower #JERANexbp #leaseagreement #Netzero #offshorewindfarm #renewableinfrastructure #TheCrownEstate #uk #UKenergytransition #Wales #windpower
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/82831/ Cadeler Installs First Fully Commissioned Monopile at Orsted’s Hornsea 3 Wind Farm – News and Statistics #BostonEnergy #Cadeler #ESVAGTFROUDE #Hornsea3 #MonopileFoundation #Norfolk #OffshoreWind #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted #RenewableEnergy #UK #WindAlly #WindOrca
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/81264/ Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm: First Monopiles Installed, Full Operation Expected in 2027 – News and Statistics #15GW #Baltica2 #FredOlsenWindcarrier #MonopileInstallation #OffshoreConstruction2026 #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted #PGE #PGEPolskaGrupaEnergetyczna #PolishBalticSea #SiemensGamesa14MWTurbines #Steelwind #VanOord
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https://www.alojapan.com/1482261/tokyo-plans-worlds-biggest-floating-offshore-wind-farm-of-1-gw/ Tokyo plans world’s biggest floating offshore wind farm of 1 GW #Equinor #FloatingWindPowerPlants #HywindTampen #Japan #news #OffshoreWind #OffshoreWindFarm #Tokyo #TokyoNews #WindPower #WindPowerPlants #東京 #東京都 The authorities of Japan’s capital, Tokyo, plan to develop a project for a floating offshore wind farm with a nameplate capacity of 1 GW, which would be by far the largest such facility in the world. Currently, the biggest floating wi
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https://www.alojapan.com/1482261/tokyo-plans-worlds-biggest-floating-offshore-wind-farm-of-1-gw/ Tokyo plans world’s biggest floating offshore wind farm of 1 GW #Equinor #FloatingWindPowerPlants #HywindTampen #Japan #news #OffshoreWind #OffshoreWindFarm #Tokyo #TokyoNews #WindPower #WindPowerPlants #東京 #東京都 The authorities of Japan’s capital, Tokyo, plan to develop a project for a floating offshore wind farm with a nameplate capacity of 1 GW, which would be by far the largest such facility in the world. Currently, the biggest floating wi
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/?p=53273 Ørsted swings to loss in Q3 2025 #CancellationFees #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/39994/ Revolution Wind Powers New England: 2026 Milestone for Offshore Energy – News and Statistics #Connecticut #NewEnglandGrid #OffshoreWindFarm #Ørsted #RenewableEnergy2026 #RevolutionWind #RhodeIsland #SkybornRenewables
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/32777/ RWE installs first turbine at Denmark’s Thor wind farm #DanishEnergyAgency #Danmark #Denmark #OffshoreProject #OffshoreWindFarm #RWE #Turbine #WindTurbines
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UK’s first offshore wind farm marks milestone https://www.byteseu.com/1609591/ #Blyth #CriticalRole #ElectricityGeneration #GreatBritain #MichaelShanks #OffshoreWindFarm #PAMedia #UK #UnitedKingdom #WindSpeeds
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/176966/ 150 recyclable wind turbine blades to power a million homes #DoggerBankWindFarm #Éire #Environment #IE #Ireland #OffshoreWindFarm #RecyclableBlades #RecyclableMaterials #RWE #Science #UK #WindFarm #WindTurbine #WindTurbineBlades
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RWE commissions Kail wind farm in Germany https://www.byteseu.com/1436426/ #construction #Germany #Kail #OffshoreWindFarm #RenewableEnergy #RhinelandPalatinate #rwe #WindEnergy #WindFarm
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https://www.fogolf.com/1026625/scotland-approved-new-wind-farm-after-trumps-visit-but-not-exactly-off-the-coast-from-his-golf-course-2/ Scotland approved new wind farm after Trump’s visit, but not exactly off the coast from his golf course #BerwickBank #CrownEstateScotland #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #GolfCourse #OffshoreWindFarm #scotland #ScottishGovernment #trump #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing #WindFarms #WindTurbines
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https://www.fogolf.com/1026625/scotland-approved-new-wind-farm-after-trumps-visit-but-not-exactly-off-the-coast-from-his-golf-course-2/ Scotland approved new wind farm after Trump’s visit, but not exactly off the coast from his golf course #BerwickBank #CrownEstateScotland #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #GolfCourse #OffshoreWindFarm #scotland #ScottishGovernment #trump #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing #WindFarms #WindTurbines
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#SearsIsland Study Area
#Wetland Delineation#Photographs: August & September, 2023
Sears Island
Searsport, Maine 04974#Nature #MDOT #MaineDOT #JanetMills #SaveTheWetlands #EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
#SearsIsland Study Area
#Wetland Delineation#Photographs: August & September, 2023
Sears Island
Searsport, Maine 04974#Nature #MDOT #MaineDOT #JanetMills #SaveTheWetlands #EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
#SearsIsland Study Area
#Wetland Delineation#Photographs: August & September, 2023
Sears Island
Searsport, Maine 04974#Nature #MDOT #MaineDOT #JanetMills #SaveTheWetlands #EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
#SearsIsland Study Area
#Wetland Delineation#Photographs: August & September, 2023
Sears Island
Searsport, Maine 04974#Nature #MDOT #MaineDOT #JanetMills #SaveTheWetlands #EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
#SearsIsland Study Area
#Wetland Delineation#Photographs: August & September, 2023
Sears Island
Searsport, Maine 04974#Nature #MDOT #MaineDOT #JanetMills #SaveTheWetlands #EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
"The #PeregrineFalcon, a federally endangered species that has been verified on #SearsIsland, likely preys on smaller birds along the island's coast. The #SouthernBogLemming (state watch list) and #EasternRibbonSnake (state special concern list) have been verified on Sears Island..."
#EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
"The #PeregrineFalcon, a federally endangered species that has been verified on #SearsIsland, likely preys on smaller birds along the island's coast. The #SouthernBogLemming (state watch list) and #EasternRibbonSnake (state special concern list) have been verified on Sears Island..."
#EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
"The #PeregrineFalcon, a federally endangered species that has been verified on #SearsIsland, likely preys on smaller birds along the island's coast. The #SouthernBogLemming (state watch list) and #EasternRibbonSnake (state special concern list) have been verified on Sears Island..."
#EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
"The #PeregrineFalcon, a federally endangered species that has been verified on #SearsIsland, likely preys on smaller birds along the island's coast. The #SouthernBogLemming (state watch list) and #EasternRibbonSnake (state special concern list) have been verified on Sears Island..."
#EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
"The #PeregrineFalcon, a federally endangered species that has been verified on #SearsIsland, likely preys on smaller birds along the island's coast. The #SouthernBogLemming (state watch list) and #EasternRibbonSnake (state special concern list) have been verified on Sears Island..."
#EndangeredSpecies #Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature #MackPoint -
Energy company wants #Maine to use its port instead of #SearsIsland for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore #WindPort is sharpening with #SpragueEnergy Operating Resources proposing #MackPoint as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
by Stephen Singer, June 6, 2024
[Behind a paywall -- full text below]
An energy and port services company is pitching its Mack Point industrial property as a location for an offshore wind port, offering it as an alternative to the site on nearby Sears Island that is preferred by the state but opposed by local residents.
Sprague Operating Resources LLC on Thursday released details of its plan for Maine’s offshore wind project in Searsport. It says its site will be less costly than the Sears Island location and spare that area the disruption caused by port construction, a key issue that locals have criticized. The plan proposes a launching dock, assembly area for wind turbines before they’re dispatched to the Gulf of Maine and a recently updated rail yard.
“We can’t get the state to look at this plan seriously,” said James Therriault, vice president of materials handling at Sprague.
The Mills administration says Sears Island is the best choice for an offshore wind port because the site is owned by the state, saving money that would otherwise be required to lease another location, and is designated for port development.
State officials also have said that the Sears Island site would not require dredging, unlike at Mack Point. But Therriault said Mack Point has been dredged to a depth that can accept ships. “We’ll take advantage of depth that’s already there,” he said.
Sprague says its Mack Point Terminal offers 100 acres separate from current activities, a base launching dock allowing the use of a semi-submersible barge or Tug Dock device – next-generation equipment used to install offshore wind platforms – and a second large vessel dock for Sprague’s bulk and liquid operations that can also serve as a backup dock.
“Sprague believes it’s in the best interests of Mainers to urge the state to fully analyze the costs, timings and impacts of Sprague’s alternative design,” Therriault said. “We believe this alternative achieves the goal of minimizing impacts on natural and working lands, while reducing overall cost and providing all the same operational and vessel functionality.”
In response to Sprague’s proposal, the state Department of Transportation said Mack Point has “physical and logistical constraints.” The agency says the area would require a “significant” need for dredging and greater costs to Maine taxpayers for leasing and construction, resulting in a “more expensive and inferior port facility for Maine compared to Sears Island.”
“What are those constraints?” asked Rolf Olsen, vice president of Friends of Sears Island, a volunteer, nonprofit organization that manages a conservation area on the island. He opposes the state’s proposal and favors Mack Point.
State officials use the “same generalities” as they have before, he said. “I don’t see anything new here.”
DOT officials said Sears Island is “one of the best sites for a deep-water port on the Eastern Seaboard, which is why a portion of the island has been reserved for port development for many years.”“By all available information, analysis and stakeholder input, Sears Island is the most feasible and cost-effective location for an offshore wind port,” the state said.
The state’s selection of Sears Island as its preferred site “followed two years of evaluation, local discussions and assessment of all other port options – including Mack Point,” the DOT said.
Gov. #JanetMills announced in February the state’s preferred site at Sears Island. The selection is subject to state and federal permitting and will be analyzed in comparison to Mack Point.
Olsen said redeveloping Mack Point, “which has thrived as an industrial site for more than a century” would be less disruptive than building a port on Sears Island.
The state, he said is “single-mindedly going for Sears Island.”#Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #EndangeredSpecies #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature -
Energy company wants #Maine to use its port instead of #SearsIsland for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore #WindPort is sharpening with #SpragueEnergy Operating Resources proposing #MackPoint as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
by Stephen Singer, June 6, 2024
[Behind a paywall -- full text below]
An energy and port services company is pitching its Mack Point industrial property as a location for an offshore wind port, offering it as an alternative to the site on nearby Sears Island that is preferred by the state but opposed by local residents.
Sprague Operating Resources LLC on Thursday released details of its plan for Maine’s offshore wind project in Searsport. It says its site will be less costly than the Sears Island location and spare that area the disruption caused by port construction, a key issue that locals have criticized. The plan proposes a launching dock, assembly area for wind turbines before they’re dispatched to the Gulf of Maine and a recently updated rail yard.
“We can’t get the state to look at this plan seriously,” said James Therriault, vice president of materials handling at Sprague.
The Mills administration says Sears Island is the best choice for an offshore wind port because the site is owned by the state, saving money that would otherwise be required to lease another location, and is designated for port development.
State officials also have said that the Sears Island site would not require dredging, unlike at Mack Point. But Therriault said Mack Point has been dredged to a depth that can accept ships. “We’ll take advantage of depth that’s already there,” he said.
Sprague says its Mack Point Terminal offers 100 acres separate from current activities, a base launching dock allowing the use of a semi-submersible barge or Tug Dock device – next-generation equipment used to install offshore wind platforms – and a second large vessel dock for Sprague’s bulk and liquid operations that can also serve as a backup dock.
“Sprague believes it’s in the best interests of Mainers to urge the state to fully analyze the costs, timings and impacts of Sprague’s alternative design,” Therriault said. “We believe this alternative achieves the goal of minimizing impacts on natural and working lands, while reducing overall cost and providing all the same operational and vessel functionality.”
In response to Sprague’s proposal, the state Department of Transportation said Mack Point has “physical and logistical constraints.” The agency says the area would require a “significant” need for dredging and greater costs to Maine taxpayers for leasing and construction, resulting in a “more expensive and inferior port facility for Maine compared to Sears Island.”
“What are those constraints?” asked Rolf Olsen, vice president of Friends of Sears Island, a volunteer, nonprofit organization that manages a conservation area on the island. He opposes the state’s proposal and favors Mack Point.
State officials use the “same generalities” as they have before, he said. “I don’t see anything new here.”
DOT officials said Sears Island is “one of the best sites for a deep-water port on the Eastern Seaboard, which is why a portion of the island has been reserved for port development for many years.”“By all available information, analysis and stakeholder input, Sears Island is the most feasible and cost-effective location for an offshore wind port,” the state said.
The state’s selection of Sears Island as its preferred site “followed two years of evaluation, local discussions and assessment of all other port options – including Mack Point,” the DOT said.
Gov. #JanetMills announced in February the state’s preferred site at Sears Island. The selection is subject to state and federal permitting and will be analyzed in comparison to Mack Point.
Olsen said redeveloping Mack Point, “which has thrived as an industrial site for more than a century” would be less disruptive than building a port on Sears Island.
The state, he said is “single-mindedly going for Sears Island.”#Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #EndangeredSpecies #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature -
Energy company wants #Maine to use its port instead of #SearsIsland for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore #WindPort is sharpening with #SpragueEnergy Operating Resources proposing #MackPoint as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
by Stephen Singer, June 6, 2024
[Behind a paywall -- full text below]
An energy and port services company is pitching its Mack Point industrial property as a location for an offshore wind port, offering it as an alternative to the site on nearby Sears Island that is preferred by the state but opposed by local residents.
Sprague Operating Resources LLC on Thursday released details of its plan for Maine’s offshore wind project in Searsport. It says its site will be less costly than the Sears Island location and spare that area the disruption caused by port construction, a key issue that locals have criticized. The plan proposes a launching dock, assembly area for wind turbines before they’re dispatched to the Gulf of Maine and a recently updated rail yard.
“We can’t get the state to look at this plan seriously,” said James Therriault, vice president of materials handling at Sprague.
The Mills administration says Sears Island is the best choice for an offshore wind port because the site is owned by the state, saving money that would otherwise be required to lease another location, and is designated for port development.
State officials also have said that the Sears Island site would not require dredging, unlike at Mack Point. But Therriault said Mack Point has been dredged to a depth that can accept ships. “We’ll take advantage of depth that’s already there,” he said.
Sprague says its Mack Point Terminal offers 100 acres separate from current activities, a base launching dock allowing the use of a semi-submersible barge or Tug Dock device – next-generation equipment used to install offshore wind platforms – and a second large vessel dock for Sprague’s bulk and liquid operations that can also serve as a backup dock.
“Sprague believes it’s in the best interests of Mainers to urge the state to fully analyze the costs, timings and impacts of Sprague’s alternative design,” Therriault said. “We believe this alternative achieves the goal of minimizing impacts on natural and working lands, while reducing overall cost and providing all the same operational and vessel functionality.”
In response to Sprague’s proposal, the state Department of Transportation said Mack Point has “physical and logistical constraints.” The agency says the area would require a “significant” need for dredging and greater costs to Maine taxpayers for leasing and construction, resulting in a “more expensive and inferior port facility for Maine compared to Sears Island.”
“What are those constraints?” asked Rolf Olsen, vice president of Friends of Sears Island, a volunteer, nonprofit organization that manages a conservation area on the island. He opposes the state’s proposal and favors Mack Point.
State officials use the “same generalities” as they have before, he said. “I don’t see anything new here.”
DOT officials said Sears Island is “one of the best sites for a deep-water port on the Eastern Seaboard, which is why a portion of the island has been reserved for port development for many years.”“By all available information, analysis and stakeholder input, Sears Island is the most feasible and cost-effective location for an offshore wind port,” the state said.
The state’s selection of Sears Island as its preferred site “followed two years of evaluation, local discussions and assessment of all other port options – including Mack Point,” the DOT said.
Gov. #JanetMills announced in February the state’s preferred site at Sears Island. The selection is subject to state and federal permitting and will be analyzed in comparison to Mack Point.
Olsen said redeveloping Mack Point, “which has thrived as an industrial site for more than a century” would be less disruptive than building a port on Sears Island.
The state, he said is “single-mindedly going for Sears Island.”#Wahsumkik #Searsport
#WindTurbines #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #SaveSearsIsland #EndangeredSpecies #OffshoreWindFarm #ProtectWahsumkik #ProtectNature -
Energy company wants #Maine to use its port instead of #SearsIsland for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore #WindPort is sharpening with #SpragueEnergy Operating Resources proposing #MackPoint as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
by Stephen Singer, June 6, 2024
[Behind a paywall -- full text below]
An energy and port services company is pitching its Mack Point industrial property as a location for an offshore wind port, offering it as an alternative to the site on nearby Sears Island that is preferred by the state but opposed by local residents.
Sprague Operating Resources LLC on Thursday released details of its plan for Maine’s offshore wind project in Searsport. It says its site will be less costly than the Sears Island location and spare that area the disruption caused by port construction, a key issue that locals have criticized. The plan proposes a launching dock, assembly area for wind turbines before they’re dispatched to the Gulf of Maine and a recently updated rail yard.
“We can’t get the state to look at this plan seriously,” said James Therriault, vice president of materials handling at Sprague.
The Mills administration says Sears Island is the best choice for an offshore wind port because the site is owned by the state, saving money that would otherwise be required to lease another location, and is designated for port development.
State officials also have said that the Sears Island site would not require dredging, unlike at Mack Point. But Therriault said Mack Point has been dredged to a depth that can accept ships. “We’ll take advantage of depth that’s already there,” he said.
Sprague says its Mack Point Terminal offers 100 acres separate from current activities, a base launching dock allowing the use of a semi-submersible barge or Tug Dock device – next-generation equipment used to install offshore wind platforms – and a second large vessel dock for Sprague’s bulk and liquid operations that can also serve as a backup dock.
“Sprague believes it’s in the best interests of Mainers to urge the state to fully analyze the costs, timings and impacts of Sprague’s alternative design,” Therriault said. “We believe this alternative achieves the goal of minimizing impacts on natural and working lands, while reducing overall cost and providing all the same operational and vessel functionality.”
In response to Sprague’s proposal, the state Department of Transportation said Mack Point has “physical and logistical constraints.” The agency says the area would require a “significant” need for dredging and greater costs to Maine taxpayers for leasing and construction, resulting in a “more expensive and inferior port facility for Maine compared to Sears Island.”
“What are those constraints?” asked Rolf Olsen, vice president of Friends of Sears Island, a volunteer, nonprofit organization that manages a conservation area on the island. He opposes the state’s proposal and favors Mack Point.
State officials use the “same generalities” as they have before, he said. “I don’t see anything new here.”
DOT officials said Sears Island is “one of the best sites for a deep-water port on the Eastern Seaboard, which is why a portion of the island has been reserved for port development for many years.”“By all available information, analysis and stakeholder input, Sears Island is the most feasible and cost-effective location for an offshore wind port,” the state said.
The state’s selection of Sears Island as its preferred site “followed two years of evaluation, local discussions and assessment of all other port options – including Mack Point,” the DOT said.
Gov. #JanetMills announced in February the state’s preferred site at Sears Island. The selection is subject to state and federal permitting and will be analyzed in comparison to Mack Point.
Olsen said redeveloping Mack Point, “which has thrived as an industrial site for more than a century” would be less disruptive than building a port on Sears Island.
The state, he said is “single-mindedly going for Sears Island.”#Wahsumkik #Searsport
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Energy company wants #Maine to use its port instead of #SearsIsland for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore #WindPort is sharpening with #SpragueEnergy Operating Resources proposing #MackPoint as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
by Stephen Singer, June 6, 2024
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An energy and port services company is pitching its Mack Point industrial property as a location for an offshore wind port, offering it as an alternative to the site on nearby Sears Island that is preferred by the state but opposed by local residents.
Sprague Operating Resources LLC on Thursday released details of its plan for Maine’s offshore wind project in Searsport. It says its site will be less costly than the Sears Island location and spare that area the disruption caused by port construction, a key issue that locals have criticized. The plan proposes a launching dock, assembly area for wind turbines before they’re dispatched to the Gulf of Maine and a recently updated rail yard.
“We can’t get the state to look at this plan seriously,” said James Therriault, vice president of materials handling at Sprague.
The Mills administration says Sears Island is the best choice for an offshore wind port because the site is owned by the state, saving money that would otherwise be required to lease another location, and is designated for port development.
State officials also have said that the Sears Island site would not require dredging, unlike at Mack Point. But Therriault said Mack Point has been dredged to a depth that can accept ships. “We’ll take advantage of depth that’s already there,” he said.
Sprague says its Mack Point Terminal offers 100 acres separate from current activities, a base launching dock allowing the use of a semi-submersible barge or Tug Dock device – next-generation equipment used to install offshore wind platforms – and a second large vessel dock for Sprague’s bulk and liquid operations that can also serve as a backup dock.
“Sprague believes it’s in the best interests of Mainers to urge the state to fully analyze the costs, timings and impacts of Sprague’s alternative design,” Therriault said. “We believe this alternative achieves the goal of minimizing impacts on natural and working lands, while reducing overall cost and providing all the same operational and vessel functionality.”
In response to Sprague’s proposal, the state Department of Transportation said Mack Point has “physical and logistical constraints.” The agency says the area would require a “significant” need for dredging and greater costs to Maine taxpayers for leasing and construction, resulting in a “more expensive and inferior port facility for Maine compared to Sears Island.”
“What are those constraints?” asked Rolf Olsen, vice president of Friends of Sears Island, a volunteer, nonprofit organization that manages a conservation area on the island. He opposes the state’s proposal and favors Mack Point.
State officials use the “same generalities” as they have before, he said. “I don’t see anything new here.”
DOT officials said Sears Island is “one of the best sites for a deep-water port on the Eastern Seaboard, which is why a portion of the island has been reserved for port development for many years.”“By all available information, analysis and stakeholder input, Sears Island is the most feasible and cost-effective location for an offshore wind port,” the state said.
The state’s selection of Sears Island as its preferred site “followed two years of evaluation, local discussions and assessment of all other port options – including Mack Point,” the DOT said.
Gov. #JanetMills announced in February the state’s preferred site at Sears Island. The selection is subject to state and federal permitting and will be analyzed in comparison to Mack Point.
Olsen said redeveloping Mack Point, “which has thrived as an industrial site for more than a century” would be less disruptive than building a port on Sears Island.
The state, he said is “single-mindedly going for Sears Island.”#Wahsumkik #Searsport
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This is what's at stake...! #SaveSearsIsland! Build the #WindTerminal on #MackPoint!
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"Sears Island is one of the largest undeveloped islands on the #EasternSeaboard that is connected to the mainland by a causeway."
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This is what's at stake...! #SaveSearsIsland! Build the #WindTerminal on #MackPoint!
Explore #SearsIsland
"Sears Island is one of the largest undeveloped islands on the #EasternSeaboard that is connected to the mainland by a causeway."
https://friendsofsearsisland.org/
#SaveWahsumkik #ProtectNature #ProtectWahsumkik #Nature #Maine #EndangeredSpecies #OffshoreWindFarm
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This is what's at stake...! #SaveSearsIsland! Build the #WindTerminal on #MackPoint!
Explore #SearsIsland
"Sears Island is one of the largest undeveloped islands on the #EasternSeaboard that is connected to the mainland by a causeway."
https://friendsofsearsisland.org/
#SaveWahsumkik #ProtectNature #ProtectWahsumkik #Nature #Maine #EndangeredSpecies #OffshoreWindFarm
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This is what's at stake...! #SaveSearsIsland! Build the #WindTerminal on #MackPoint!
Explore #SearsIsland
"Sears Island is one of the largest undeveloped islands on the #EasternSeaboard that is connected to the mainland by a causeway."
https://friendsofsearsisland.org/
#SaveWahsumkik #ProtectNature #ProtectWahsumkik #Nature #Maine #EndangeredSpecies #OffshoreWindFarm