While fishermen deny the charge and counter that the survey vessel has damaged gear, the project’s developer says fishing gear has proliferated along the survey route instead of being removed as it requested.
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Next step for Maine’s climate goals: Proposed laws to make them reality
Dozens of ideas being promoted by lawmakers this year represent the next phase of state government’s aggressive effort to address a rapidly changing climate.
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Maine signs wind-focused clean energy accord with United Kingdom
The agreement is focused primarily on information exchange and does not involve any joint development projects or other capital investments.
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Coalition supporting New England offshore wind development set to launch
A regional coalition that supports the development of offshore wind power is set to launch later this month.
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Study group proposes modest goals for Maine renewable energy storage
Reaching 100 megawatts of storage capacity by 2025 would send an important signal to investors, it said.
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To meet renewable energy goals, Maine must take charge on big battery incentives
A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
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Mills signs wind bill, announces plans to advance offshore energy
The bill will direct regulators to approve a power contract that advances the University of Maine’s long-delayed offshore wind project.
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After pause, Maine may have missed the boat on offshore wind
The East Coast is poised for billions of dollars in investment from companies building wind farms in the ocean from Virginia to Massachusetts. Despite a bill in the Maine Legislature to get an experimental floating wind farm back on track, Maine will be challenged to regain the momentum it had prior to the LePage years.
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Lawmakers urged to help revive UMaine-led offshore wind project
Legislators hear testimony on a bill that would direct the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve a long-term power contract for two experimental floating offshore wind turbines.
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LePage's secret wind commission falling apart
A vocal critic of commercial wind energy in Maine has resigned from Gov. Paul LePage’s secretive commission to study the industry, saying the group “lacks urgency, credibility and focus.” Chris O’Neil, a consultant to the anti-wind organization Friends of Maine’s Mountains, said he welcomed the creation of the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission as a […]