Vineyard Wind and Greentown Labs announced in a press release they are accepting applications for the Greentown Go Energize 2023 program, which is supported by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), from startups “that are innovating solutions for offshore turbine monitoring and ecological data collection, as well as digital solutions to improve turbine efficiency and longevity.”
According to the release, Vineyard Wind is developing “the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the U.S.,” which will eliminate 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The 800-megawatt project’s construction is already underway. Recognizing the offshore wind industry’s complexity can be a roadblock for startups trying to enter the field. Go Energize 2023 “aims to reduce these barriers to entry through industry education, knowledge sharing, and relationship-building across relevant industry networks,” the release states.
Selected startups will “gain access to mentorship, networking opportunities, and educational workshops” during the six-month program. The release listed several benefits the program offers startups:
- $70,000 in non-dilutive stipend funding
- A platform to connect with and learn from offshore wind developers, NGOs, scientists, and other key players driving the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry
- An opportunity to engage with developers and other organizations to build collaborative pathways for future startup-corporate partnerships in offshore wind
- Mentorship, networking opportunities, and educational programming from the Greentown Labs community of climate tech startup experts
- Exclusive access to Greentown Labs, Vineyard Wind, and MassCEC network resources, as well as desk space and membership within Greentown Labs for the duration of the program
The release says that the program is seeking applications from startups with a technology readiness level, which NASA defines as “a type of measurement system used to assess the maturity level of a particular technology,” of 3 or higher, and actively commercializing or looking to commercialize within the offshore wind industry. Technologies that have been “demonstrated or commercialized for a different market are still eligible” if there is a “relevant target application.”
The program runs five tracks: Go Make (manufacturing), Go Move (transportation), Go Energize (energy and electricity), Go Build (buildings), and Go Grow (food and agriculture). Applications are due by Tuesday, April 4, at 11:59 pm. To learn more and apply, visit bit.ly/3vWrSKJ.
WHO IS ON THE BOARDS OF VINEYARD WIND AND ”’GREENTOWN LABS” who EXACTLY IS GIVING THEM MONEY?WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? WHAT BANKS HAVE TEETH ON OUR ISLAND AND WHAT COUNTRIES ARE IN BUSINESS HERE? WHAT THE HELL IS NON -DILUTIVE FUNDING? SOMETHING YOU TAKE TO THE RITZ? SOMETHING SMELLS BAD HERE
Trip– Simple google searches will answer all your questions.
6 whales were beached on a NJ beach due to a wind farm.
Source?
How did the wind turbines force the whales onto the beach?
Nancy–
While it’s possible that there may be some connection between the use of sonar mapping, and beached whales, there is no actual evidence.
“The Associated Press reported that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency, has been studying what it calls “unusual mortality events” involving 174 humpback whales along the entire East Coast since January 2016.”
“NOAA spokeswoman Lauren Gaches told the Associated Press that the study period pre-dates offshore wind farm work along the East Coast.
About 40 percent of the whale deaths showed evidence of having been struck by a ship or having become entangled in ropes, lines or fishing gear. No humpback whale deaths have been attributed yet to activity related to offshore wind farms, Gaches also told the Associated Press.”
https://ocnjdaily.com/six-dead-whales-offshore-wind-projects-blame/
Your blanket statement that pre construction activities of windmills are directly responsible is in itself irresponsible. It does nothing to enhance our understanding of the issues and only serves to divide us.
Apparently, the new censors here didn’t like my theory that a certain well known disbarred attorney may have gone swimming in the ocean, and the whales decided it was better to get out of it rather than put up with whatever contamination they may have introduced.
I have no proof of that, so I will not emphatically declare that is the reason, but it’s as valid as any other theory.
Let’s stick to the facts please.
Thanks
Hey Clarence, Non-dilutive funding means you’re getting money without giving up any equity. It’s an important distinction for any business, especially smaller companies trying to get a leg up in the competitive world of research and development. Greentown Labs started as a collaboration of several smart groups, Altaeros, (two guys bringing the internet to rural areas) Oscomp (two guys who developed gas compression tech) Coincident (Jason Hanna), and Promethean Power (Sam & Sorin who went to M.I.T and develop mobile chilling technology. Greentown has a board of directors that features 11 very smart women and two smart men, representing a 10k square footprint located in Boston featuring a prototyping lab, machine shop & electronics lab – love you dad!
I recently contacted GreenTownLabs RE alternatives…here’s the response…”I’m not a representative for Martha’s Vineyard so unfortunately I can’t be of much help here. Best of luck with your future endeavors!”…apparently GreenTownLabs is in the high school yearbook biz along with saving the world via OSW…somebody there IS a representative for MV apparently…what do they represent…?
Your definitive claim that an as yet unbuilt wind farm has caused these whale deaths is unsubstantiated at this time. The claim made by an environmental advocate that pulsed sonar investigations in the area is responsible has been debunked by Orsted, the Danish company tasked with building 2 of the 3 planned wind farms, who stated that no pulsed sonar investigations have been conducted in the area.
Whales beached along the coast have sadly been going on for many years prior to the existence of offshore wind. Marine biologists are continuing to investigate the cause but have not established any definitive link to wind farms as the culprit.
Protect Our Coast NJ – Stop NJ Offshore Wind Development
https://protectourcoastnj.com/#:~:text=Protect%20Our%20Coast%20is%20a,fisheries%2C%20wildlife%20and%20coastal%20communities.
There’s so much nonsense in this article. How about an evaluation of the cost of this power absent any government subsidies and what happens when we have have a few days of stagnant winds when the taxpayer subsidies go away. Will we have rolling blackouts? Would you be happy to have a loved one at the hospital when the blackouts happen? This is real stuff folks.
John.
John–
Haven’t you talked about the left’s fearmongering ?
Talk about nonsensical fear mongering… You comment hits on all points.
Let me put the ball in your court about those subsidies you talk about– You show me–
What I see is just about ZERO subsidies for offshore wind power in the near future, and ZERO in the next few years
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-07/us-wind-industry-federal-incentives-funding-partnership-opportunities-fact-sheet-v2.pdf
Show me something other than some opinion piece by a crazed fox news host to dispute that.
And then fossil fuel subsidies;
$450 billion taxpayer dollars went to subsidize oil in 2015 world wide.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12112015/fossil-fuel-subsidies-top-450-billion-annually-study-says/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT8hrYt5wB-5Lxis-c_sPoNGu-kypV7-m4kEcVwu99EUS7Uktz6gV3UaAupfEALw_wcB
In 2021 almost 9 Billion dollars of U.S. taxpayer money went to fossil fuel subsidies.
https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/us-fossil-fuel-companies-raked-in-nearly-9b-in-public-subsidies-in-2020-67407877
And you scare people with your “blackouts coming because the wind doesn’t blow” hysteria ?
Your “loved one[s] at the hospital”? ??????
You can’t really believe that, can you ?
Come on John, Let’s have a real discussion. You can do better.
Stagnant wind does not make subsides go away.
The wind turbines will not power the hospital.
They will be connected to the national grid along with thousands of of other electricity producers.
Did you ever notice when the Sandwich or Somerset generating stations are down for maintenance?
The loved at the hospital is typical Conservative fear mongering.
Many hydrocarbon generation plants have have just two units, a critical part breaks, you lose half of you output.
Vineyard Wind 1 will have 62 units.
This is real John.
Wind and solar are driving down the cost of gasoline.
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