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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Seacoast Chamber Alliance hosts Offshore Wind Forum

February 18, 2021 — The Seacoast Chamber Alliance will host an Offshore Wind Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. via the online platform Zoom. The forum will consist of a panel discussion featuring Sen. David Watters, D-Dover, and New Hampshire Offshore Wind Industry Development Director Michael Behrmann. The forum is sponsored by Eversource.

The forum is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required. The Zoom link will be sent the day before the event. Register at dovernh.org/wind.

Additional panelists include Susannah Hatch, of New England for Offshore Wind and Environmental League of Massachusetts; Curt Thalken, of Normandeau Associates; Joe Casey, of IBEW; Bob LaBelle, former BOEM deputy associate director; and Elizabeth Donohue, of Eversource.

Read the full story at The Portsmouth Herald

New Hampshire offshore wind panel looks to catch up, collaborate with its neighbors

October 6, 2020 — Offshore wind advocates in New Hampshire are hopeful that a new commission can help the state catch up with its neighbors in planning for the industry.

With federal permitting on hold and a regional task force tabled due to the pandemic, New Hampshire has a window to gain ground on states farther along with their offshore wind workforce and infrastructure efforts.

“We have a lot of catch-up to do,” the panel’s chair, state Sen. David Watters, said at its first virtual meeting Sept. 21, “and getting this commission passed and then getting going will really help us be in a better shape to do what needs to be done when the Gulf of Maine task force starts again.”

The 24-member commission was formed as part of an omnibus bill (HB1245) signed by Gov. Chris Sununu in July. It brings together lawmakers, clean energy advocates, state officials, marine industry stakeholders and researchers to discuss concerns and opportunities for offshore wind in New Hampshire.

Read the full story at Energy News Network