Amid the fallout of the Vineyard Wind turbine blade failure off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts has secured the largest offshore wind energy procurement in state history. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 6, 2024 at 12:07 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
More pieces of the faulty Vineyard Wind turbine blade fell in a controlled detachment early Sunday morning, and Nantucket beaches remain at risk of seeing more debris wash up in the coming days, town officials reported. “The controlled detachment follows a series of exercises conducted late last week to pitch the blade, which, in combination … Read more
A group of Nantucket residents is calling for a moratorium on all offshore wind development while the feds say there’s no timeline for when construction will proceed on Vineyard Wind following last month’s turbine blade failure. The call from ACK4Whales, a nonpartisan community group, comes as debris continues to wash ashore on Nantucket, and the … Read more
Fishermen are blasting the feds for saying they don’t care about the ocean ecosystem and have no interest in the protection of the endangered North Atlantic right whales. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: July 25, 2024 at 7:35 p.m. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
A proposed wind farm in the Nantucket Sound that would feature miles of transmission cables on the ocean floor and under the streets of a Barnstable village is at the center of a freshly filed lawsuit. Nine residents in Centerville, the village where the project is slated to run through, have filed an open meeting … Read more
As cleanup crews removed debris from a broken turbine blade on the shores of Nantucket, state representatives did not include a wind farm commission in their approved climate bill. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: July 20, 2024 at 7:38 p.m. Read original article here Denial … Read more
