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“Since the COP has been withdrawn from review and decision-making, there is no longer a proposal for a major federal action awaiting technical and environmental review, nor is there a decision pending before BOEM,” the agency wrote in the register posting. “Thus, in light of Vineyard Wind’s letter dated December 1, 2020, this notice advises the public that the preparation and completion of an [environmental impact statement] is no longer necessary, and the process is hereby terminated.” BOSTON – As far as the Trump administration is concerned, Vineyard Wind is no longer in line to...

Company officials say otherwise STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE As far as the Trump administration is concerned, Vineyard Wind is no longer in line to be the first utility-scale offshore wind development in the United State. The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management officially declared Vineyard Wind's federal permitting process "terminated" with a posting published in the federal register Wednesday. Precisely what that means is unclear for the fate of a project that is supposed to deliver renewable energy to Massachusetts and had been in line to be the first major offsh...

Employers Seek Problem-Solving Skills In 2021 Employers Seek Problem-Solving Skills In 2021 Critical thinking and cognitive flexibility have topped a list of the most important 2021 business skills. These skills help people adapt to new and unexpected situations, which have characterized the past year. Questionmark, the online assessment provider, is encouraging employers to find out how widespread these crucial skills are in their own ranks. Technical skills continue to be essential. But skills that can be applied across several job roles and in countless scenarios are in high demand, ahe...

Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Vineyard Wind CEO denies claims he’s buying time for Biden Source: By Benjamin Storrow, E&E News reporter • Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020 Lars Pedersen, center, is the CEO of Vineyard Wind. He’s seen here at an event in Connecticut in October 2019. @VineyardWindUS/Twitter The CEO of Vineyard Wind said the country’s first large offshore wind project will move forward, despite being told by the Interior Department last week that the company would need to refile a new application for a federal environmental permit. Vineyard abrup...

Vineyard Wind has withdrawn its construction and operation plans from the federal permitting process, suddenly throwing the future into limbo for the international consortium that has been at the front of the pack in the race to build offshore wind farms off the American eastern seaboard. The first announcement that Vineyard Wind would withdraw from federal review was buried in a public statement that went out Dec. 1 about the company’s selection of General Electric’s Haliade-X as its preferred wind turbine generator model. In followup statements Monday, both Vineyard Wind and the Bureau ...