US Energy Dept. On The Prowl For Bigger, Longer Wind Turbine Blades
Longer wind turbine blades and taller towers practically guarantee that wind energy development will surge in the southeastern US.
Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium
Another Milestone For Cape Wind, The First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
The U.K., China, Belgium and Denmark have been leading the world in offshore wind power production, and if you’re wondering where the U.S. has been, join the club. Despite our tantalizingly long coastlines, the U.S. has no offshore wind farms, at least not yet. That’s one reason why we’ve been … [continued]
Google-backed Offshore Wind Power Superhighway Moves Forward
The Google-backed Atlantic offshore superhighway (of transmission lines) for wind power that we’ve written about several times now has just moved another step forward. The Department of the Interior stated on Monday that there was “no overlapping competitive interest” for the areas where the $5-billion project would be constructed. This … [continued]
Cape Wind Project Now Has its Ocean Lease From the US Govt
You might have thought the long battle for the Cape Wind project was over back in April, when the Obama administration BLM filed its approval of the project, but there’s more steps than that! Thursday, Secretary of the Interior Salazar surprised the AWEA at an annual meeting by announcing that … [continued]
East Coast Governors Join Forces for Clean, Renewable Energy from Wind
From red state to blue, ten governors of states bordering the East Coast of the U.S. have joined forces to endorse the development of wind energy farms on the Outer Continental Shelf. The list includes Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and … [continued]
