Event
Offshore Wind Energy Seminar Series
Friday, September 20, 2013
3:00 p.m.
EGR 3106 Glenn L. Martin Hall
James Baeder
baeder@umd.edu
http://www.aero.umd.edu/sites/default/files/documents/wind-energy.pdf
Marylands Offshore Wind: History, Present Status and Future Needs
Speaker: Ross Tyler, Maryland Energy Commission
Abstract: After five years of working with State Legislators, Maryland now has a truly transparent mechanism for a private sector developer to receive financial support and to build an offshore wind farm 12-20 miles east of Ocean City in the Atlantic Ocean. As the State moves from policy to project there are many logistical, technical and financial challenges that remain and this will require good public/private cooperation. Even before the formal cooperation has commenced there could be potential conflicts. This presentation provides a brief overview of Marylands offshore wind policy and mechanisms for a developer to secure revenue in the form of Offshore Renewable Energy Credits; programs currently underway which are being financed by the state to lower barriers for future developers, and the challenges and potential conflicts between the developers interests and that of the state. Working to start an industry with advancing technology