US Gets More Offshore Wind Farms And A New WIV, To Boot
The pace of the US offshore wind industry is picking up, despite years of opposition fueled by fossil energy interests.
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New Jersey’s Zombie Offshore Wind Industry Finally Sees Light Of Day
New Jersey’s crowded, cluttered coast is the perfect spot for offshore wind turbines, depending on who’s talking.
Record-Breaking Solar Impulse Starts Atlantic Crossing Tonight
Tonight’s the night for the zero-fuel Solar Impulse 2 aircraft and pilot/inventor Bertrand Piccard. They take off at 2:00 am EDT Tuesday (6:00 am UTC, 8:00 am CET) from JFK International Airport in New York to make history on the first transatlantic solar/electric flight — zero fuel and zero emissions. JFK … [continued]
Obama Administration Cancels Plans For Atlantic Oil & Gas Drilling
The Obama administration announced this week that the United States would abandon its plans for oil and gas drilling in Atlantic waters, due to strong opposition. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, along with Abigail Ross Hopper, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, announced on Tuesday the Interior … [continued]
Offshore Wind Better For Atlantic Coast Than Offshore Drilling
Offshore wind energy would produce twice as many jobs and twice the energy as offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. This is according to a new report from the world’s largest international advocacy group dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans. Combatting “Exaggerated” Claims Oceana, founded in 2001, released the report … [continued]
Solar PV Standards — Differences Between US & The Rest Of The World
Originally published on ABB Conversations. By Marzio Zambetti The difference between solar PV on one side of the Atlantic versus the other Most of us are probably familiar with differences between American electrical standards and those used in most of the rest of the world through personal electronics. Today’s laptop computers … [continued]
Solar Impulse 72H Virtual Flight Trains For Round-the-World Solar Flight
Originally published on 1Sun4All. At 08.00 am (local time) on December 20 2013, Bertrand Piccard completed the 72H non-stop flight simulation begun 3 days earlier in Dübendorf, Switzerland, reports Solar Impulse. After André Borschberg in 2012, Bertrand confronted the human challenge of very long flights and drew many lessons in preparation for the first … [continued]
PlanetSolar the Solar Boat Explores North Atlantic
There has been a slight adjustment in PlanetSolar’s “DeepWater” expedition itinerary. The sun isn’t cooperating as much as the ship’s captain Gérard d’Aboville anticipated, so he and the scientific committee have decided to concentrate on the ocean eddies located between Boston and St. John’s, Canada. An additional stopover has been added at Halifax, … [continued]
PlanetSolar — World’s Largest Solar Boat — Arrives in Boston!
This article first appeared on 1sun4all. MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, with her crew and scientists onboard, arrived in Boston to continue her 2013 “PlanetSolar DeepWater” expedition. Education days are planned for the stopover in Boston. The Gulf Stream tracking will continue as her next voyage takes her to the … [continued]
US Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Bidding Proposal Announced By Obama Administration
Despite criticism about the lack of action on climate change policy, the Obama Administration is moving forward with further expanding renewable energy policy. Case in point, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) is opening up bids for offshore wind farming off the Atlantic Coast. US Secretary of the … [continued]
