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A team of researchers led by Oregon State University have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct a study about what coastal communities think about the potential installation of offshore wind energy. “(Offshore wind energy) is electrical energy that’s generated by wind turbines that are placed in the sea or (lakes),”said Jeremy...

The development of offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Maine as a source of electric power offers opportunities for the state of New Hampshire, but the opportunities lean more heavily on economic benefits for the Granite State as opposed to direct...

The states 10-year energy plan states that the Gulf of Maine in particular has the "highest consistent offshore wind speeds in the nation."

State Senator David Watters said the report could provide information on how the development of offshore wind might impact New Hampshire’s economy, ports, fisheries, and environment.

Over the past few years, both the New Hampshire Legislature and Executive Branch considered initiatives to advance offshore wind ("OSW") development.

Approval of the Vineyard Wind Project, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country in Massachusetts, has sparked more talk in N.H.