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SouthCoast Wind Project 1 Moves Forward with Major Permit Approvals from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston and Fall River, MA – October 25, 2024 – SouthCoast Wind has reached several important milestones in the permitting process for its first offshore wind project. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Energy Facilities Siting Board...
Ocean Winds selected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and State of Rhode Island to enter into long-term contracts for its SouthCoast Wind project
By delivering clean and reliable energy, the project will help meet Massachusetts’ and Rhode Island’s climate goals for renewable energy by 2030 Boston and Fall River, MA – September 6, 2024 – After a rigorous selection process led by the...
SouthCoast Wind Submits Bids in Tri-State Solicitation
"Today marks a pivotal moment for the SouthCoast Wind project and the offshore wind industry in New England. The first ever tri-state offshore wind solicitation demonstrates an unshakeable commitment to a clean energy future for all and we are...
The SouthCoast Wind Fund Awards $500,000 in Grants to 12 MA and RI Non-Profits
Funds will support offshore wind education, workforce and economic development January 11, 2024 – Fall River and New Bedford, MA – SouthCoast Wind today announced twelve awardees in the first round of grants from its SouthCoast Wind Fund,...
SouthCoast Wind Fund Seeks NonProfit Organizations
We are excited to launch The SouthCoast Wind Fund with a distribution of $500,000 to local nonprofits. Administered by the SouthCoast Community Foundation, applications are due October 13th and funds will be awarded in December of this year. ...
Statement from SouthCoast Wind on its pre-filed direct testimony with the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board [Docket No. 2022-02]
Boston and Fall River, MA – June 2, 2023 – SouthCoast Wind, the developer of an offshore wind lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, which has the potential to power more than one million homes and businesses in New England with clean,...
SouthCoast Wind Moves Forward with Geotechnical Survey in Wind Lease Area
The Fugro Explorer is mobilizing in the SouthCoast lease area for next ~3 months to conduct geotechnical site investigations. Key Highlights Survey work will help study seabed and soil conditions to advance the project’s engineering and...
US Sailing, SouthCoast Wind Announce Partnership
BRISTOL, R.I. (March 8, 2023) – US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport of sailing, and SouthCoast Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and Ocean Winds North America, have announced a partnership in support of...
Mayflower Wind Changes Name to SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC
New name reflects importance of the SouthCoast—a pivotal region in the transformation to a clean energy future BOSTON and FALL RIVER, MA – February 1, 2023—SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and...
Francis Slingsby Appointed New CEO of Mayflower Wind Energy LLC
Among his goals is to bring the first 1200 MW of the project’s power online Francis Slingsby BOSTON and FALL RIVER, MA – November 10, 2022—Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and Ocean Winds North America...