Dong Energy takes over a U.S. offshore wind development project Denmark’s Dong Energy recently entered into an agreement with U.S. renewable energy company RES Americas Developments to take over an offshore wind energy development project off the coast of Massachusetts. The lease covers an area that could accommodate more than 1,000 MW of wind energy, according to the company’s press
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Department of Interior looking to triple federal offshore acreage for wind development In a press release on Monday, the Department of Interior announced that more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a January 29, 2015, competitive lease sale. According to an analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy
