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Maine Signals Readiness for Commercial-Scale Floating Offshore Wind

Energy and Cleantech Council

Late last month, the State of Maine published the final version of its Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap , which sends a strong, positive market signal that the state is increasingly ready for commercial-scale floating offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine. The state’s executive branch has not yet weighed in on the draft procurement bill.

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Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap Expected in Early 2023; Here’s Why the OSW Industry Should Take Note

Energy and Cleantech Council

Maine’s offshore wind energy potential is ranked seventh in the nation, with more than 411 TWh/yr of offshore resource-generating potential. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a proposed floating offshore wind research array. In 2021, the State of Maine submitted a research lease application to the U.S.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

AGreenLiving

Given that we have less than a decade to address the double whammy of climate change and biodiversity loss, and given that the technology to monitor and track, for example, deforestation or overfishing already exist, the slow pace of progress can be maddening.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

But it’s difficult to link specific instances, like what happened at McClymonds High School, to changes induced by rising seas — that would require more monitoring wells to track groundwater levels at a granular level and to map the flow of contamination. It’s likely to be a hot spot where these things will happen early,” Hill said.

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Sustainable Food Management Checklist: Getting Started Guide for the Office Cafeteria

Green Business Bureau

In this Green Business Bureau article, we wanted to help you support a sustainable food supply model on a global level, starting at a smaller scale with your organization’s cafeteria. Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy. Energy and food are intrinsically linked together.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.