Epic Timing For An EV: Ford Launches Lightning F-150 Pickup, Offshore Wind Picks Up, Pipeline…
All good things are worth waiting for, and the timing is eerily perfect for the Lightning, Ford’s new electric version of the F-150 pickup.
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US Offshore Wind Industry Suffers Through Severe Case Of Déjà Vu All Over Again, Again
The US offshore wind industry awakens from a 20-year slumber as the massive Vineyard Wind 1 project (finally) passes another milestone.
East Coast Offshore Wind Is Alive But Cape Wind Project Is Dead
Offshore wind farms in the Northeast corner of the United States are under consideration by New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Maryland, even though the Cape Wind project is now officially dead.
Winds At Cape Wind Could Be “More Powerful, Turbulent Than Expected”
Researchers at the University of Delaware have concluded in a new report that the offshore winds in the waters of the northeastern United States might be “more powerful, yet more turbulent than expected.” The findings were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres earlier this month in an Open Access … [continued]
Recent Policy Movement In Northeast US Could Start Offshore Wind Boom
Recent policy moves in the states of Massachusetts and New York could initiate a long-awaited offshore wind energy boom in the United States. The global offshore wind energy market is growing rapidly, and at the end of 2015 was reported to have reached 12 GW — with several more GW … [continued]
First Ever US Offshore Wind Farm Gets First “Steel In Water,” No Turning Back Now
Tiny Rhode Island has been leaping wind energy obstacles right and left, and is on its way to getting the nation’s first offshore wind farm off the ground.
Deepwater Wind Acquires Financing For US Offshore Wind Farm
Following the disappointment that was (and is) the Cape Wind project off Cape Cod, many had doomed the American offshore wind industry to deep water, but Deepwater Wind has just announced that it has fully financed the Block Island Wind Farm, set to be developed in Rhode Island. The news … [continued]
Current US Offshore Wind Policy Isn’t Working
Following the news that the United States’ first offshore development, the Cape Wind Project, may never happen has led to much discussion leading to the conclusion that US offshore wind policy simply isn’t working. A new report by Clean Energy Group and Navigant Consulting attempts to prove that the problems … [continued]
The Great State Of North Carolina Plunges Deeper Into Offshore Wind Energy
Like it or not, the US Interior Department is moving full steam ahead with an offshore wind energy plan for North Carolina.
The Seven Most Attractive Nations For Renewable Investments: Part 1
The US is a nation divided about energy policy & may play diminished role in the coming decades because of its lack of renewable investment.
