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- US’s first large-scale offshore wind project produces power for first time Thu, 4 Jan 24, 5:06amVineyard Wind development, off Massachusetts coast, starts to deliver power to New England grid in moment hailed as ‘historic’
- Surging New England Energy Prices: No Surprise Wed, 31 May 23, 11:00pmNew England homeowners, better get yourself a backup electric generator and prepare for further rises in home heating and electricity prices.
- Massachusetts Offshore Wind Troubles Fri, 7 Apr 23, 3:00amThe energy chaos in the state is getting interesting with significant implications for the offshore wind business.
- Massachusetts’ 1,200 MW Offshore Wind Project ‘no longer viable’ (rough waters ahead?) Sat, 5 Nov 22, 4:00pmIt’s a perfect storm that might just overcome the taxpayer largesse of the federal subsidies (DOE and IRS) and rate averaging for captive ratepayers...
- Exxon must go to trial over alleged climate crimes, court rules Wed, 25 May 22, 6:00amThe ruling, and another crucial court decision this week, will force the company to face charges it lied about global heating
- LEED Gold Walden Pond Visitor Center honors Thoreau's legacy Tue, 8 Feb 22, 7:30amThe Thoreau Society honors the author's legacy with the sustainable, LEED Gold Walden Pond Visitor Center in Massachusetts. This eco-friendly building pays homage to naturalist Thoreau, who wrote "Walden," a famous text...
- LEED-certified apartments set highest green design standards Tue, 11 Jan 22, 4:30amThe initial LEED-certified project by The Procopio Companies was completed in conjunction with DMS Design as the design architecture and CUBE 3 for interior design to analyze materials for sustainability...
- Massachusetts finds early success with behind-the-meter energy storage program Fri, 1 Oct 21, 11:54pmMassachusetts has found early success with its behind-the-meter energy storage incentive program. The ConnectedSolutions program compensates residential and commercial customers for allowing utilities to draw from energy...
- U.S.’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project prepares for construction Thu, 16 Sep 21, 7:00pmVineyard Wind, the 800-megawatt project offshore Massachusetts, has closed on $2.3 billion of senior debt financing, setting the stage for construction to begin.
- Biden administration approves first major US offshore windfarm Wed, 12 May 21, 3:18amThe 84-turbine site off Massachusetts will be capable of generating power for 400,000 homes and businesses
- Award-winning school and community complex achieves Net Zero Emissions Sat, 20 Mar 21, 5:30amLocated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex recently won a coveted honor in the sustainable design category from the 2020 Boston Society for Architecture Design...
- Video Massachusetts Climate Official: “People on Fixed Income … We Have to Break Your Will” Sat, 13 Feb 21, 9:00amMassachusetts undersecretary of Climate Change David Ismay has resigned, after a video (see below) emerged of him explaining his intention to break the will of ordinary consumers, to make them stop emitting CO2.
- New York’s David Energy has raised $4.1 million to ‘build the Standard Oil of renewable energy’ Wed, 10 Feb 21, 5:55am“We intend to build the Standard Oil of renewable energy,” said James McGinniss, the co-founder and chief executive of David Energy, in a statement announcing the company’s new $19 million seed round of debt and...
- By 2035, all new cars sold in Massachusetts must be electric Wed, 6 Jan 21, 5:30amMassachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has released a masterplan for the state that requires all cars produced and sold to be electric come 2035. The plan, dubbed Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap, looks...
- Berkshire Residence targets Passive House standards Fri, 7 Aug 20, 4:30amBrooklyn-based design studio Of Possible recently completed the Berkshire Residence, a 3,600-square-foot contemporary home that the designers describe as a “marriage of spatial poetry and building science.” Built by Massachusetts...