Category Archives: Energy production

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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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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Second Ipswich Turbine

Posted on October 2, 2012 by karenkahn33

The Salem News reports that Ipswich has started construction on a second turbine, which will be near the first turbine on Town Farm Road. The town’s second wind turbine is slated to be up and running by Thanksgiving. The new … Continue reading →

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State proposes new sound testing for Falmouth

Posted on May 22, 2012 by karenkahn33

The Boston Globe reports this week on the possibility of new sound testing for wind turbine installations across the state. In a follow up story in the Salem News (5.22.12), Mayor Driscoll confirms that thus far there is  no evidence to … Continue reading →

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City conducts another round of sound testing

Posted on May 13, 2012 by karenkahn33

According to the Salem Gazette: The Salem Energy Planning Office has begun an additional round of acoustic testing on Winter Island Road in Salem and Naugus Head in Marblehead, part of what Salem city officials describe as efforts to address … Continue reading →

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