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Federal government grants first floating offshore wind power research lease to Maine

The federal government has granted Maine the first floating offshore wind research lease, covering about 23 square miles in federal waters.
The lease allows for a research array with up to a dozen turbines, generating up to 144 megawatts of renewable energy.
Governor Janet Mills signed a bill aiming for Maine to source enough wind energy to power half its electric load by 2040.

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Portland Press Herald

State, feds finalize agreement for nation’s 1st floating offshore wind power research lease

The deal brings Maine one step closer to creating the nation's first floating wind facility, tentatively a 15-square-mile array that will include up to a dozen turbines floating nearly 30 miles southeast of Portland.

7 months ago·Portland, United States

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WTVB

US issues floating wind research lease to state of Maine

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday issued an offshore wind lease to the state of Maine for a small project that will demonstrate floating turbine technology off the U.S. East Coast. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT U.S. President Joe Biden has championed offshore wind as a key pillar of his climate change agenda. His Interior Department has set a goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030, and 15 GW of floating capacity b…

7 months ago

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Federal government grants first floating offshore wind power research lease to Maine

The federal government has issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine, comprising about 23 square miles in federal waters. The state requested the lease from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for…

7 months ago·United States

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Recharge | Renewable Energy News

BOEM issues research lease for 144MW floating wind array to state of Maine

US coastal regulator after environmental assessment earlier this year had already offered area to Maine and now executes lease at site 28 nautical miles from Portland

7 months ago

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The Maritime Executive

Maine Awarded First License for Floating Offshore Wind Research Project

A research effort to develop possibly the first floating offshore wind project in the United States received a research lease today from the U.S. Dep...

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mdislander.com

Offshore wind research lease granted for Gulf of Maine

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the execution of the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease. The lease area covers a little under 15,000 acres located 28 nautical miles offshore Maine on the U.S.…

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