Federal appeals court judges today signaled skepticism about whether the government had properly determined how to minimize the project’s impact on migratory birds.

United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton ruled against Cape Wind project opponents in their four lawsuits challenging Cape Wind’s permit approval by the U.S. Department of Interior. The four legal challenges were originally filed in 2010 by the opposition group to Cape Wind (Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound), the Town of Barnstable, the Aquinnah…

Cape Wind has again defeated the efforts of its opponents to block the country’s first offshore wind farm. In a significant decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the FAA’s approval of the Cape Wind project, rejecting every argument that had been advanced by the project’s opponents. “The Alliance…

Siemens and Cape Wind have signed a major contract for the construction of the United States´ first utility-scale offshore wind farm. Once the contract becomes effective later next year, Siemens will supply Cape Wind with its industry-leading 3.6-megawatt offshore wind turbines, an offshore Electric Service Platform (ESP) and a long-term service agreement. When fully built,…

Cape Wind,  an offshore wind developer in the U.S. has signed a Consulting Services Agreement with the North America division of PMSS – one of Europe’s offshore wind consulting firms, and a part of the TUV SUD group. Under the agreement, PMSS will assist Cape Wind with a team of experts and know-how to supplement…