Rhode Island’s First Woman Governor Breaks Ground On Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm
How does one break ground on an offshore wind energy project? Rhode Island figured it out, and the tiny state gets the first offshore wind farm n the US.
How does one break ground on an offshore wind energy project? Rhode Island figured it out, and the tiny state gets the first offshore wind farm n the US.
Many of us here at CleanTechnica are big fans of the site Skeptical Science. Skeptical Science has a great system for debunking common myths put forward by global warming deniers, and then getting those articles and key points out to more people. Bob Wallace had the excellent idea of doing something … [continued]
Despite the public perception of offshore wind energy being highly expensive, electricity generated via this technology is already cheaper than that generated by gas-fired power plants or proposed nuclear projects such as the Hinkley Point C project in the UK, according to a new analysis examining publicly available data on offshore … [continued]
A new report from the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW) — created for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority — has outlined the key steps necessary for reducing the costs of offshore wind power in New York State over the coming decade, and … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Byron Shire – in the northern rivers region of New South Wales – is aiming to become the first region in Australia to become “net zero emissions”, with a goal to reduce emissions from energy, transport, buildings, waste and land use to zero within 10 years. … [continued]
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Originally published on RenewEconomy. The first renewable energy auction held in the UK under its new “contract for difference” pricing mechanism has pulled the rug from underneath the nuclear advocate argument that it is the cheapest form of clean energy. It has also surprised the UK government, and some of … [continued]
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Vattenfall has had a busy last few days as it took the decision to sell stake in a wind energy project off the coast of England and secured another off the coast of Denmark. Swedish power generation giant Vattenfall secured a 400 MW offshore wind energy project off the coast of … [continued]