This article comes from Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP  and is authored by Joseph G. Tirone, Belton T. Zeigler, and Brian D. Meltzer The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) had opened up its Offshore Wind Business and Workforce Development Grant Programs for the 2019 fiscal year. The two offshore wind programs are intended to work in tandem. The business program focuses…

Baltimore-based US Wind, Inc. plans to build a 750 Megawatt wind project off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland.

On January 9 2017, US Wind organized the 3rdmeeting within its offshore wind information series in Salisbury, Maryland.

Baltimore, Maryland, April 22 and 23, Camden Yards Many of the world’s most experienced offshore wind companies are meeting in Baltimore to share their knowledge and meet with Maryland companies that are looking to establish a U.S. offshore wind energy industry. The Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind’s (BizMDOSW) Annual Meeting is a 2-day gathering…

Propelled by the effects of climate change and seeing an ideal location for offshore wind, the Sierra Club of Maryland spent years championing the Maryland Offshore Energy Act of 2013. Finally, on April 9, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed the legislation, which creates incentives to develop up to 500 MW of offshore wind capacity. Skepticism…

Maryland is moving closer to bringing offshore wind to its coast. Gov. Martin O’Malley and the Maryland Energy Administration announced that the federal government has accepted planning recommendations made by the state. Maryland is only the second state in the nation to reach this point in the process (after Delaware).

Alan F. Cohen, Communications Director, The Solar and Wind Expo The renewable energy future was on display for all to see at the first Solar and Wind Expo, held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds outside of Baltimore May 7 to 9. Thousands flocked to the Expo to check out solar, wind, and geothermal devices, see…