Category Archives: clean energy

FLOATING WIND TURBINES COULD POWER THE WEST COAST

Posted on March 7, 2017 by davrow53

A wind farm using promising new technology is proposed for deep ocean off the California coast BY PAUL RAUBER | JAN 13 2017  | Sierra Club.org Martha’s Vineyard, it turns out, wasn’t the best place to launch the first offshore … Continue reading →

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America’s First Offshore Wind Farm May Power Up a New Industry

Posted on August 23, 2016 by alanh1954

A just-completed project off the coast of Rhode Island, though relatively tiny, is at the forefront of a sea-based transition to renewable energy. The Block Island Wind Farm recently finished construction of wind turbines. They will start capturing wind power … Continue reading →

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Offshore wind still the best bet for clean energy

Posted on July 6, 2015 by davrow53

Boston Globe By Ann Berwick   JUNE 29, 2015 The proposal for Cape Wind, which was to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm, is teetering on the edge of failure after a 14-year saga of lawsuits and regulatory hurdles. … Continue reading →

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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Unveiled in Fukushima

Posted on June 30, 2015 by davrow53

Ecowatch Cole Mellino | June 22, 2015 Japan officially unveiled today its 7 megawatt (MW) wind turbine, the world’s largest offshore turbine to date. It is slated to be operational by September. The Fukushima Wind Project, located about 12 miles off the coast … Continue reading →

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Green-Energy Inspiration Off the Coast of Denmark

Posted on February 28, 2015 by davrow53

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/business/energy-environment/green-energy-inspiration-from-samso-denmark.html?_r=0  By DIANE CARDWELL JAN. 17, 2015 Before dawn one morning in October, a handful of Americans gathered at a lonely pier on Samso, a small Danish island about four hours from Copenhagen. Bundled in layers of fleece and wool, the … Continue reading →

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Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight Over Wind Farm

Posted on February 19, 2015 by davrow53

  The New York Times October 22, 2013 by KATHARINE Q. SEELYE OSTERVILLE, Mass. — If the vast wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound is ever built, William I. Koch will have a spectacular view of it. Of course, that … Continue reading →

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What really toppled Cape Wind’s plans for Nantucket Sound

Posted on February 5, 2015 by davrow53

With the ambitious wind project seemingly dead, a look back at what went wrong. Boston Globe magazine By Eileen McNamara  JANUARY 30, 2015 In the end it was about money and politics, as are so many things in Massachusetts. But … Continue reading →

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LEADING EDGE – Denmark supplies three out of four of the worlds offshore wind turbines, and it’s on track to be free of fossil fuels by 2050

Posted on December 31, 2014 by davrow53

An informative article by Paul Rauber from the monthly Sierra Club magazine. It details the state of affairs of wind power in Denmark. Read more: 

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SAFE continues to push for wind onshore and offshore. New information available from NWF

Posted on December 2, 2014 by davrow53

CATCHING THE WIND: STATE ACTIONS NEEDED TO SEIZE THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OF ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WIND POWER The Atlantic coastline is at the epicenter of America’s energy and environmental challenges, with state leaders currently facing critical decisions to meet the region’s growing energy demands and protect … Continue reading →

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Colorado Wind Power Rapidly Growing

Posted on May 30, 2014 by karenkahn33

A recent post in Daily Kos explains  how Xcel Energy has become a big proponent of wind power. Colorado is learning how to integrate its significant wind turbine capacity with its electrical needs. Wind is intermittent power generation, which creates … Continue reading →

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