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DALL·E and ChatGPT generated Photo of an abandoned and mothballed Chinese coal generation plant, located in a remote area. The plant shows signs of wear and neglect, with rusted metal

China’s Coal Boom Includes 775 GW Of Shelved, Canceled, Or Closed Plants

China’s coal demand growth is almost over. Its coal burning remains very high, but it’s not accelerating as the narrative suggests, and it will be declining sooner than expected.

Block Island offshore wind farm. Credit :Ionna22 CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikipedia

How The US Can Become A Global Leader In Offshore Wind

Offshore wind offers advantages of greater capacity than solar energy, more stability than onshore wind power, and more importantly, decreases the need for fossil fuels and associated emissions of pollution and carbon dioxide. Countries such as China, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark are leading global offshore wind installation … [continued]

Offshore wind is growing rapidly globally. (Photo from GWEC)

BOEM Designates Four Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico, Power to 3 Million Homes

Areas could support wind projects with potential to power three million homes As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the … [continued]