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Rhode Island has issued
a contract for an
offshore wind project to Deepwater Wind but no site for the
project has been selected. The Company has selected a site
that meets its criteria and intends to work with the state and with
Deepwater Wind, as appropriate, to ensure harmony between the
projects. Deepwater has also proposed floating wind turbines,
a different solution than the mobile jackup platforms proposed by
the Company. Floating wind turbines generally require water
depth of 200 feet or greater. In comparison the platforms are
suitable for depths from 50 to 250 feet. Thus there may be no
conflict over sites depending on the depths that are chosen.
Rhode Island P-13312
(click to
download FERC application)
UPDATE April 9, 2009:
FERC and MMS
agree to rule
changes that suspend the FERC preliminary permit system for OCS wave
power projects. The Company's application has been dismissed. But our existing preliminary permit
in Washington state is not affected by this decision. We will
continue our business in the other sites using the new permit
system. The Company's plans for these sites are not affected
by the change in the FERC preliminary permit system.
Site Coordinates
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NW 40° 57 N 71° 42 W
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NE 40° 57 N 71° 25 W
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SW 40° 45 N 71° 42 W
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SE 40° 45 N 71° 25 W
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has established the
Marine Renewable Energy Center.
The Center hosted a conference on marine energy in New England in
October 2008 and the website has presentations to download. It
is funded by the State and has partnerships with a number of leading
regional universities and institutions. It is the stated objective
of the MREC Director to support establishment of a marine energy
testing site in the same general area as the Company's proposed
project. We will offer our project as the test site and will support
MRECs efforts. |
