Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and its Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) have issued a Request for Proposals seeking funding partners to develop an offshore research platform and wind assessment meteorological (MET) tower installation. GVSU and MAREC have acquired $3.1 Million in grants and research monies to fund a portion of the Project. Partners
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Rhode Island PUC Rejects Offshore Wind PPA
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
Last week, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission rejected a power purchase agreement (PPA) between Deepwater Wind and National Grid, the state’s largest utility, stating that the deal’s projected cost of electricity did not qualify as “commercially reasonable” under a test required by state law. Deepwater would have charged National Grid 24.4 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2013…
NYPA Receives 11 Notices of Intent to Bid for Offshore Wind Projects
By Katherine A. Roek on
The New York Power Authority stated today that it has received eleven (11) Notices of Intent to Bid into its RFP for offshore wind projects in Lakes Erie and Ontario. Formal proposals are due June 1. For more information, see my previous blog entry on NYPA’s plans.
Virginia Jumping in to Offshore Wind
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
In late February, the Associated Press reported that the Minerals Management Service received proposals from two Virginia companies for leases on the outer continental shelf to develop offshore wind farms. Apex Wind Energy Inc. is proposing to lease 116,000 acres for an undetermined number of wind turbines with the potential to generate up to 1,500…
Michigan GLOW Council Issues Legislative Recommendations for Offshore Wind
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
Michigan’s Great Lakes Wind Council (GLOW Council), an advisory body within the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth to examine issues and make recommendations related to offshore wind development in Michigan, has issued recommendations for a regulatory framework for offshore wind in Michigan’s Great Lakes. These recommendations follow the GLOW Council’s September 1, 2009 report (see previous…
Michigan Announces $1.3M in Grants for Offshore Wind Research
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
On February 8, 2010, the Michigan Public Service Commission issued an order approving $1.6 million in Michigan Energy Efficiency grants, $1.3 million of which will go to Grand Valley State University, Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center, in partnership with the University of Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute to conduct and/or perform studies to explore the feasibility…
Cuyahoga County Issues RFP for Studies on Lake Erie
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
On January 21, 2010, the Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force, under the authority of Cuyahoga County, issued a Request for Proposals to agencies and organizations interested in providing Avian and Bat ecological studies. The studies supplement the Task Force’s Feasibility Study for an early stage commercial deployment project consisting of up to eight…
New York Power Authority issues RFP for Great Lakes Wind
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
Earlier this week, the New York Power Authority issued a Request for Proposals for the development of offshore wind projects in either Lake Ontario or Lake Erie. The Power Authority is soliciting proposals for the development of a utility scale, offshore wind power project in the range of 120 to 500 MW. The date for submitting…
Maryland Jumps Into Offshore Wind
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
The Maryland Energy Administration has issued a Request for Expression of Information and Interest to gather information from industry representatives on the potential for offshore wind development in the state. The MEA is also simultaneously initiating a study to evaluate opportunities for offshore wind energy on the Maryland coast (state waters) and the Outer Continental…
Michigan’s Great Lakes Wind Council Finalizes Offshore Report
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
On September 1, 2009, the Great Lakes Wind Council, created by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm in February 2009, issued its final report to the Governor. The intended purpose of the report is to identify criteria that can be used to review applications for offshore wind development in the Great Lakes, and to identify criteria for identifying and mapping…