New England Aqua Ventus I
New England Aqua Ventus I (Maine, Monhegan state waters), floating pilot; UMaine + Cianbro; DOE grant halted 2025.
Status
On Holdlifecycle stage
UnlikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
NENew England Aqua Ventus — 100% ◇
Location
United StatesNorthwest Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
11 MW ◇
Turbines
1 ◇
Foundation
Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Not established we have not found a document granting or refusing rights over this seabed — a gap in our research, not a finding about the project ∅
Water depth
89–97 m ≈
Distance from shore
19.3 km ◇
Wind speed
9.7 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
—
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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On hold since
Dec 2024 ◆
Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
UnlikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for New England Aqua Ventus I
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 8 sources (4 primary) · ◆ 3 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator1
[6]
Maine Public Utilities Commission2020-02-01◆ Maine Public Utilities Commission 2019 A…
“the Commission approved the long-term contract for capacity and associated energy between Maine Aqua Ventus I GP, LLC (MAV) and CMP”
supportsMechanismDetail
Operator2
[7]
University of Maine / OSTI (DOE award DE-EE0006713)2023◆ New England Aqua Ventus I - Final Techni…
“On December 9, 2019, MAV and CMP executed a 20 -year power purchase agreement (PPA) [...] no separate submerged lands lease will be issued for the turbine site and the cable to shore.”
supportsMechanismDetail
[9]
U.S. Department of Energy (NEPA)2024-12◆ EA-2049: University of Maine's New Engla…
“The U.S. Department of Energy is no longer funding this project.”
supportsOn hold
Trade press5
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