The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind offshore wind project is back on track for completion by March 31, now that a federal judge has stayed a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration (cropped, courtesy of Vineyard Wind).
Another offshore wind win is tipping the score sheet in favor of renewables. At first glance, you may find it hard to believe that offshore wind is up-and-running and providing clean energy to communities. The Trump administration would like you to think that offshore wind is a losing proposition, and, … [continued]
Despite the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, US states continue to push the renewable energy transition with energy storage incentives and virtual power plants as well as new wind, solar, and hydropower projects.
BOSTON and WASHINGTON, DC — Tonight, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed House Bill 5151, An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power, and Economic Competitiveness — a comprehensive piece of legislation that addresses the rising cost of utilities in Massachusetts while maintaining the Commonwealth’s leadership on clean energy transformation. Following is a statement … [continued]
US President Donald Trump swept back into office on a mission to stop the domestic offshore wind industry in its tracks. That is actually something any idiot could accomplish with the swipe of a pen. All you need to do is yank the federal leases that offshore developers depend on, … [continued]
The latest EV charging news in Massachusetts was about 105 new fast chargers to be installed for Boston Public Schools. Electric school buses have many public health and environmental benefits, so installing more chargers for them will be an advantage. Just a couple days later, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center … [continued]
Court Allows Vineyard Wind Project to Continue Construction BOSTON — A judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has granted a preliminary injunction for yet another one of Donald Trump’s freezes on offshore wind. Judge Brian Murphy ruled Wednesday that Vineyard Wind, a 13 megawatt wind project off the … [continued]
The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind offshore wind project is back on track for completion by March 31, now that a federal judge has stayed a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration (cropped, courtesy of Vineyard Wind).
Wasting time and taxpayer money yet again, US President Trump has suffered yet another blow in his war against the domestic offshore wind industry. On January 27, a federal judge allowed work to resume on the massive, 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project in Massachusetts, staying a stop-work order issued by the … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a bunch of shipping containers containing grid batteries sitting on concrete pads under a shining blue sky
It has been a couple weeks since CleanTechnica published an article titled “Massachusetts’s First Big Energy Storage Tender.” The tender is a result of a law on battery storage, signed by Governor Maura Healey on November 20. Addressing the 1,500-megawatt (MW) tender, author Zachary Shahan wrote, “If you’re upset because … [continued]
Massachusetts has to reach 5 gigawatts (GW) of energy storage capacity by 2030, per legislation passed by state lawmakers. To get going toward that target, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has conducted its first large-scale energy storage tender. In that tender, it awarded 1.268 GW (1,268 megawatts) of … [continued]
Turbine components for the new Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project are mustered on shore, awaiting transportation to the wind farm site at sea (cropped, courtesy of CVOW).
Mystery swirls over the classified DoD intel that led to an emergency work stoppage at five new wind farms in mid-construction.
