The Salem Living Green Expo brings together green industry professionals, city departments and consumers from Salem & the North Shore regions to discuss products, services, and information. The fair is free to attend and will be held in and around Old Town Hall and Derby Square. For a list of participants, click here.
The goal of the Salem Living Green Expo is to promote products, services and information that encourage healthier, more sustainable consumption and lifestyles for businesses and families.
You can also attend one of the Climate Conversations. One conversation will be giving the audience an update on the development of the new Salem Offshore Wind Port, and the second conversation will be about the South Salem Train Station and the MBTA plans for rail electrification.
10:30AM - The Salem Offshore Wind Terminal
Presenters: Crowley Wind Services & Avangrid Renewables
The Salem Offshore Wind Terminal is a public-private partnership among Crowley, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and the City of Salem, with AVANGRID serving as the portβs anchor tenant through its Park City Wind project. The terminal will be a logistics and operations center for wind turbine pre-assembly, transportation, staging activities and storage of assembly components. This project brings a new focus on a clean energy future, based on renewable power and with a commitment to positive action to mitigate climate change. Construction of the wind terminal is now expected to start in 2024, with the terminal complete in 2026.
11:15AM - South Salem Commuter Rail Stop and Electric Rail in Salem
Presenters: The Salem Partnership & MBTA
The preferred location for the new second commuter rail stop is in South Salem, between Jefferson Avenue and Canal Street, in a vibrant urban center with nearby residential neighborhoods, North Shore Medical Center and Salem State University. The preferred location for the stop minimizes impacts to local abutters.
At the same time, the MBTA is working to increase service on the Fairmount Line with a new fleet of electric battery-powered trains, and the Newburyport/Rockport line could be next for electrification, as the MBTA is considering building an electric car maintenance facility at Castle Hill, right next to the proposed new South Salem Rail Stop.
Expo Participants:
Saturday May 11, 2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA
Living Green Expo is free for attendees. Click here for business/non-profit participation.
Printed courtesy of www.salem-chamber.org/ β Contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce for more information.
265 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970 β (978) 744-0004 β info@salem-chamber.org