While other news is capturing plenty of the public’s attention these days, there are some headline-worthy happenings in the world of offshore wind, including the first turbines in US federal waters. If you could use a splash of good news (and non-other-stuff news) at a time like this, here are a few updates.
This report ranks US states according to the percentage of their electricity that comes from solar.
After digging into an old spreadsheet to create a new report on top solar power states per capita, it crossed my mind to compare the results from the first half of 2020 with the results from 2012, which is the last time I had published such a report before today.
If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica long enough, you know that 8 to 10 years ago, I used to publish reports on solar power capacity per capita — for both US states and countries around the world. I’m returning to these, starting with this one on the top solar states.
Noting the climate, economic, jobs and health benefits it would bring, today nine nations on four continents agreed to work collaboratively to grow zero-emission commercial vehicle manufacturing, infrastructure and deployment at home and globally.
Growth in the green hydrogen sector is opening up new energy markets for wind and solar developers to exploit.
The US President hates on wind turbines, but US taxpayers helped kickstart the global floating offshore wind turbine trend — what gives?
The offshore wind industry could silence the critics once and for all by changing the way wind turbines react to frequency dips.
Disregarding fragile and vulnerable marine life, Trump uses another photo op to destroy environmental protections.
The COVID-19 outbreak hasn’t slowed Scotland’s mad dash into offshore wind energy, setting a high bar for the wind-curious state of Maine to leap.
