WASHINGTON — Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for an “all of the above” energy strategy, the Department of the Interior today marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast. Read More...
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Wind energy now supplies about 5% of California’s total electricity needs, or enough to power more than 400,000 households. Read More...
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Wind installations in the US soared by 31% in 2011 over the previous year, according to the latest figures from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Read More...
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SCOTLAND is in line for 500 new wind jobs — thanks to a £100million deal with South Korean Read More...
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Wind Powering America (a DOE program initiative) publishes an onshore wind resource map for the United States, at 80 meters above ground and with resolution down to 2.5 meters. This map was updated in March 2010, the first comprehensive update of U.S. wind energy potential since 1993. Read More...
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Officials with Volkswind USA and Goldwind USA announced today that Chicago-based Goldwind USA has acquired two 10MW wind farms, referred to as the Musselshell Project, in Shawmut, Montana. Volkswind has obtained all of the necessary permits for construction and secured power purchase and interconnection agreements with NorthWestern Energy. The project is expected to begin construction soon with commercial operations as early as Q3 2012. Read More...
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Dire predictions abound for U.S. wind power development if a federal production tax credit dies as scheduled at the end of this year, but projects already in the works appear to retain solid investment appeal. ?? Read More...
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Wise policy decisions about energy sources will follow from comparing the costs and benefits of options in various locations [“Squall on Md. wind farm plan worsens,” Metro, Jan. 9]. Let’s compare the economic and health benefits of developing an alternative energy source — offshore wind power for Maryland — to the costs and risks of trying to maintain the status quo, mainly, burning fossil fuels. Read More...
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