Comments on: Google Builds First US Off-Shore Superhighway for Clean Energy!

By: Google-backed Offshore Wind Power Superhighway Moves Forward - CleanTechnica

Google-backed Offshore Wind Power Superhighway Moves Forward - CleanTechnica — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:03:18 +0000

[…] Google-backed Atlantic offshore superhighway (of transmission lines) for wind power that we’ve written about several times now has just […]

By: Obama Administration Approves 2 Huge Renewable Energy Projects

Obama Administration Approves 2 Huge Renewable Energy Projects — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:37:21 +0000

[…] approved for construction on public lands. Additionally, the “first step” of a major offshore wind transmission line (or ‘superhighway’) in the Atlantic Ocean — the one Google has invested in […]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:52:00 +0000

America can so!

By: 10 More Cleantech Stories of the Week – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Sat, 21 May 2011 01:05:37 +0000

[…] also got past one more step in the building of a $5-billion offshore wind superhighway (transmission line). The project “cleared the first major hurdle with U.S. regulators,” […]

By: Offshore Wind Power Market about to Boom (Report) – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Tue, 03 May 2011 19:32:45 +0000

[…] is transmission. But, even in the U.S., investors and developers are already tackling this. Google announced it was investing millions into The Atlantic Wind Connection project last year, which includes […]

By: Make Solar Panels

Make Solar Panels — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:06:00 +0000

6 GW of wind…what would that look like? If they used an offshore version of the world’s largest wind turbine (the 6 MW Enercon E-126), that would require a minimum of 1000 turbines over the 350 mile route, or 2.87 per (LAND) mile through some of the most heavily navigated sea lanes on the planet. Let the impact studies begin!

By: $30 Million Tax Credit for Offshore Wind in Democrats’ Tax Bill – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:22:27 +0000

[…] This puts the US at a competitive disadvantage, with the world bypassing us in the cleantech race. But this year saw the beginning of private investment in what is normally government investment in completely new tech infrastructure, with Google’s massive investment in off-shore wind. […]

By: Chinese Renewable Energy Companies Advised to Increase Investments in the US

Chinese Renewable Energy Companies Advised to Increase Investments in the US — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:58:53 +0000

[…] offshore wind energy resource to power itself four times over. Citing this very opportunity, Google announced a massive project to lay 350 miles of transmission lines off the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to Virginia to connect 6,000 MW of wind energy turbines. Jun also recognized the […]

By: Obama Administration Giving U.S. Offshore Wind Industry a Boost – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:52:34 +0000

[…] The Interior Department is also going to “accelerate the processing of planning applications for the transmission lines that would link offshore wind farms to the mainland” (such as the offshore wind superhighway proposed by Google). […]

By: Boeing to Start Commercial-Scale Production of High-Efficiency (but Not Record-Breaking) Solar Cells – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:58:18 +0000

[…] GE, Google, Boeing,… who isn’t in the clean tech game these days? Boeing (yes, the airplane […]

By: Thomas Jaskov

Thomas Jaskov — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:12:32 +0000

Wow this is great news! Thumbs up for Google. Wish more companies invested in renewable energy

Thanks,
Thomas

By: California Solar Engineering

California Solar Engineering — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:07:23 +0000

And the trend away from addictive foreign fossil fuels continues- well done google. I do also think its important we really look pragmatically at the effects of these off shore farms, we got into this current mess by not thinking through consequences and although this is a step in the right direction I dont want us to do the same thing slightly better- I want an energy revolution.

By: William Coffin

William Coffin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:01:50 +0000

In environmental terms it hardly matters where the wind turbines are made, as long as they are displacing fossil fuel generation. so congratulations to the Germans for winning the contract. To all other countries: try harder!

Of course, the creation of a wind farm and energy grid only becomes a Good News story when accompanied by the news that a coal-, oil- or gas-fired power station is being closed down. If these six extra gigawatts simply allow for greater electricity consumption then it will have done nothing to stave off climate change.

Great article, though. Thanks for sharing this.

By: Google Hits Geothermal Jackpot in West Virginia – CleanTechnica

Google Hits Geothermal Jackpot in West Virginia – CleanTechnica — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:11:35 +0000

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By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:02:40 +0000

Yeah, I should have said “was reduced to using European turbines (from Germany’s Siemens).” I agree, the problem is not that they are German, but European, and unavoidable since it is that Europe is way ahead of us so they pretty much had to be European to be world class.

By: Roger Lauricella

Roger Lauricella — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:28:17 +0000

susan: Good article and detail to bring to a focus. But you say, “was reduced to using German turbines (Siemens).” for the Cape Wind project. Cape Wind did not have many choices on offshore wind turbines, it was either a German, a Danish, a Spanish or GE turbine (with most components from Europe). Only one real wind turbine utility scale manufacturer in the US that might be able to do it (Clipper) and they don’t have the backing that the others do. Oh and by the way, Goode is a European company, and Marubeni is Japanese. In regards to profit if as I presume Google figures, offshore wind will happen within the next 5-10 years off the Atlantic coast, the one who has an installed or planned and approved grid will essentially have a monopoly on power delivery. The partnership can almost charge what they want to transmit the wind generated power to the shore, smart move way up front. I wonder whether others will come in claiming a monopoly on the delivery and claiming that maybe the government should auction off the rights to the grid. Watch for it, it should be coming cause if Google and their partners see big bucks in the potential others will also and they will claim access and approval should be fair and not slanted toward one party or the other. This is a totally different area than the traditional carved out utility regions or super right of ways for private transmission companies. It’s going to get interesting.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:50:11 +0000

I don’t see how it would not be profitable, do you? Google’s transmission for now out-of-reach wind power is akin to the investment in the transcontinental railroads that made coal the power of the 19th century!

By: Daniel Essman

Daniel Essman — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:43:09 +0000

Thank you, Susan, for this article and (all) your past a articles as well. I love to read the word ‘gigawatts’ and preferably with a crooked number in front. Am I being obtuse…but I don’t think there has ever been a company with the global ethics of Google. And is Google expecting this to be a bottom line profitable venture for itself in the long term?

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:31:16 +0000

A toast! To us joining the 21st century… at last !

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:55:50 +0000

Thanks for covering this, Susan! This is such a cool, great investment