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04/18/2008
MA waters floating wind-energy test put off
Blue H, a Dutch wind manufacturer, was denied federal approval for a test project in waters off Martha's Vineyard
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Posted by: Susan Altman
A company seeking federal approval for a test project aimed at floating 120 wind turbines far off the coast of Martha's Vineyard was denied yesterday because it had applied too late, but said it hoped to succeed at a later time.
The Massachusetts site proposed by Blue H, a subsidiary of a Dutch company, was not among the Minerals Management Service's five locations on the Outer Continental Shelf where companies will be able to compete to measure wind, wave, and ocean energy.
Instead, 16 projects will be studied in five locations off New Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, and California.
From a Boston Globe article by By Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff, April 18, 2008. Read the full story here.