Posted by Ed on June 26, 2007, 11:03 am Bay State gets fed windfall: Grant will give Mass. energy research Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - Updated: 08:52 AM EST A federal $2 million grant to build a new wind-blade test facility Gov. Deval Patrick and U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman "Hosting a national wind technology testing center will boost Randy Swisher, executive director of the American Wind Energy "Having that facility in Massachusetts could be an important The facility, to be operated in conjection with the University By comparison, the proposed Cape Wind project off of Cape Cod, It's not just private blade manufacturers that will use the The federal grant, combined with about $13 million from state Patrick announced the agreement to build the facility during a Currently, the nation has the capacity to produce 12,000
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in Charlestown could help establish Massachusetts as a global leader
within the growing wind-energy sector, industry and political
leaders said yesterday.
announced yesterday that Massachusetts had won one grant - with
Texas getting another - to established a test center on property
currently owned by the Massachusetts Port Authority.
the clean energy technology sector already taking root in
Massachusetts," Patrick said.
Association, a trade group for wind companies, predicted that the
facility will act as a magnet for firms wanting to test their
equipment.
component of generating new jobs," he said. "Wind power is one of
the world's fastest growing clean-energy sectors."
of Massachusetts, will test giant wind blades as long as 230 feet.
if approved by regulators, would use blades up to 182 feet long.
facility. Companies that make turbines, data-collection computers
and other related equipment will also test products at the center,
said Swisher.
agencies, will allow the administration to build the testing
facility at the Boston Autoport property owned by MassPort.
press conference with Bodman, who said the Charlestown testing plant
along with another operation in Texas is critical to the growth of
clean, wind energy facilities across the country.
megawatts of electricity through wind energy facilities located in
30 states. Another 2,500 megawatts is expected to come on line in
the next two years.
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