Top 10 Clean Tech Stories of 2010
7. Large Offshore Wind Farm in Northeast U.S. Finally Approved
After years of delay, the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. known as Cape Wind received approval from the Obama administration. Better late than never. Hopefully, this opens up rapid offshore wind power growth in the U.S. Reportedly, offshore wind farms along the mid-Atlantic coast could power one-third of the U.S. population. (Of course, only with the help of an offshore electricity superhighway, like the one Google invested a ton of money in this year.)
6. U.S. High-Speed Rail Boost
Obama started out the year with a huge $8 billion investment in high-speed rail. The plan: to jump-start a national high-speed rail network that would create countless jobs, significantly boost the economy, and compare to those in Europe, China, and elsewhere. The Obama administration announced another $2.5 billion for high-speed rail in late October. Of course, high-speed rail has seen its opposition and support (what wouldn’t at that scale?), and some states have illogically forfeited their money and let it go to other states. What else can you expect from the illogical party of “No.”
5. Largest, Largest & Largest
We saw a lot of “largest” projects built, announced, and so on this year. From the largest solar photovoltaic farm to the largest solar-powered boat to the largest offshore wind farm to the soon-to-be-largest offshore wind farm to the largest wind turbine, clean tech is a growing, and fast.
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