Vineyard Wind Named Climate Change Project of the Year by Environmental Business Council of New England - Seite 2

In February 2024, Avangrid and CIP powered up the first five turbines for the nation-leading Vineyard Wind 1 project, delivering clean energy to 30,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts. The first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States, Vineyard Wind 1 will be the largest renewable energy facility in New England once fully operational, delivering 806 Megawatts – enough clean electricity to power 400,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth.

To honor and acknowledge the special contributions of Ruth H. Silman to the field of environmental law and the environmental community at large in New England, and in particular her passion and advocacy concerning climate change, a resolution of the Board of Directors on May 17, 2023 advanced the name of the EBC Award for Climate Change Project of the Year award to the Ruth H. Silman Award for Climate Change Project of the Year.

Silman concentrated her practice on complex environmental and land use matters. A graduate of Cornell University and Boston University School of Law, she joined Nixon Peabody after working in the Massachusetts attorney general’s office and as an associate at Anderson & Kreiger.

Silman focused on environmental, energy, and land-use issues, had particular expertise in the Clean Air Act, and was one of the leading air and climate lawyers in New England. She led Nixon Peabody’s Climate Change Team, a group of lawyers and environmental scientists/engineers assisting the firm’s energy, industrial, and financial clients to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities emerging from legislative, regulatory, and judicial responses to the issue of climate change.

The EBC APEX Awards, for the advancement and promotion of environmental and energy excellence, are presented every June to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the industry. From innovative climate change projects to technical excellence in brownfields management, from outstanding collaborations to inspiring government leadership, the APEX Awards encourage companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and environmental professionals to serve as models for others to emulate, and in doing so, further the mission and objectives of the EBC.