Category Archives: clean energy

The Energy Department on May 7 announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These … Continue reading →

As An Offshore Wind Hub, Can New Bedford Light The World Again? By Asma Khalid May 20, 2013   A man with a sign reading “Build more wind!” attends the ground-breaking ceremony for the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) NEW … Continue reading →

According to the Associated Press: April 10, 2013. Very positive news. BOSTON — A Cape Cod town that once considered its first wind turbine the crowning achievement of its climate protection plan came close to becoming the first community in … Continue reading →

Renewable Energy World (April 1, 2013) reports: By 2015 the global market for small and medium wind turbines (SMWT) is forecast to double, especially in developing and emerging markets, reaching U.S.$634 million. These technologies already have a track record of … Continue reading →

Commonwealth Magazine (Feb 21, 2013) features a story on Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound funding the town of Barnstable’s challenges to the wind farm: The town of Barnstable is battling against Cape Wind in two federal courts in Washington, but … Continue reading →

As Salem twiddles its thumbs waiting to move forward on a revenue generating wind turbine, North Shore towns around us, Ipswich and Gloucester are moving forward. Here’s what’s happening in Ipswich: IPSWICH — Piece by piece, the town’s second wind … Continue reading →

Three New England farms on track to begin operations before the end of the year promise to bring clean energy, tax revenue, and jobs to economically hard-hit regions of the state. Read more.

The Gloucester Times reported in August that three new turbines are coming to Gloucester: But within the next two months, three mammoth wind turbines worth an estimated $23 million will wend their way through city streets in an unprecedented traffic … Continue reading →

In 2012, cities and towns on Massachusetts’ South Shore have added wind turbines at a rate of one a month, says Galen Moore of Boston Business Journal. In his August 21 blog post, Moore notes that in the last eight months, … Continue reading →