Governor Mills Announces Sears Island as Preferred Site for Port to Support Floating Offshore Wind

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Purpose-built port facility will establish Maine’s place in growing offshore wind industry, become hub for job creation and economic development and is welcomed by a strong and diverse coalition of environmental, labor, and economic organizations Governor Janet Mills today announced that the State of Maine has selected a section of state-owned Sears Island that is reserved for port development as …

Gulf of Maine Mapping Project Underway

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State of Maine-led project of Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap will work to expand and improve mapping data for Gulf of Maine available through Northeast Ocean Data Portal.

Maine Offshore Wind Talent Report Now Available

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New report for Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap provides an analysis of Maine’s workforce talent resources in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry.

Draft Initial Working Group Recommendations Available for Feedback Through April 30

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Maine is creating a Roadmap to develop an offshore wind industry that works for Maine’s people, economy, and heritage. Since last fall, four Working Groups comprised of nearly 100 representatives from a cross-section of stakeholders have been working to develop a set of draft initial recommendations on energy markets, ports and infrastructure, socioeconomic impacts, equity, manufacturing and supply chains, workforce …

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State joins RWSE to collaborate on offshore wind research

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RWSE is new entity dedicated to regional planning, coordination, and collaboration on ocean wildlife research and monitoring in the development of offshore wind energy. To further its commitment to responsibly advancing offshore wind, the State has recently joined the Regional Wildlife Science Entity (RWSE), a new organization dedicated to regional planning, coordination, and collaboration on ocean wildlife research and monitoring in the …

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NOWRDC Funding Solicitation 2.0 is Open!

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The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has announced Round 1 of their competitive Funding Solicitation 2.0 focused on: Supply Chain and Logistics Operations and Maintenance Concept papers are required and due September 16, 2021 Full proposals are due October 10, 2021 $4M total is available in this Round. Learn more at the National Offshore Wind Research & Development …

Governor Mills Signs Legislation on Offshore Wind

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The Governor applauded the strong bipartisan support from the Maine Legislature to advance Maine’s unique position to grow a global offshore wind industry, which will create good-paying jobs for Maine people, support Maine’s transition to 100 percent renewable energy, and help fight climate change.