ENCOURAGING INNOVATION New and Developing Technologies in

the Wind Industry

Kavita Ravi Director of Strategic Analysis

September 30, 2015

MA Offshore Wind Potential

Infrastructure: WTTC

Infrastructure: New Bedford Terminal

Wind Research Expertise

IGERT

Going forward Strengthening initiatives to advance research from academic institutions • Supporting applied

research • Conducting a series

of pilot projects to increase long-term offshore wind activity

• Learning from early projects such as Block Island Deepwater Wind