New Jersey follows Delaware and Rhode Island in approving offshore wind power. This project will be 16-20 miles offshore, both far away from squealing Nimbys and also out where the wind is steadier. They plan to install 96 turbines capable…
Japan is definitely thinking big, and out of the box. Real big. Like 2km x 800m. These floating renewable energy platforms will also power underwater lights to grow seaweed thus attracting fish and plankton in an effort to replenish dwindling…
David McLellan at SolveClimate crunches the numbers and shows that wind is closing the gap with nuclear in cost per kilowatt. Further, the price of proposed nuclear plants keeps soaring, sometimes doubling or tripling, while the cost of wind doesn’t.…
The demand for wind technicians, those who can service a wind turbine, is so strong that colleges have trouble keeping students in class until they graduate – because wind companies keep hiring them after just a few months of school.
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A NASA satellite has located areas in the ocean where massive floating wind farms would be most efficient and generate the most power. Combine that with the fast-growing field of wave power technology, and it seems clear that much of…
Triple Pundit explains why being able to store renewable energy is crucial. It’s cost effective, as it can allow electricity to be released during peak hours when it’s needed and the price is higher. Also, it increases energy autonomy and…
National Wind’s Community Wind Model: We form an actual legal business partnership with property owners. We create a joint ownership structure for each wind project with the landowners and community as a partner. Landowners have an opportunity to influence the…
They will have 260 ft. blades and be attached offshore to giant spar buoys thus eliminating many environmental concerns since they are not anchored to the sea bottom.
In just a few years, wind power has gone from the fringe to the mainstream, as witness Windpower 2008, with 10,000 expected participants and GE and BP as their “tera-watt” sponsors. It’ll be held next week in Texas where T.…