$168 Billion Potential For Global Offshore Wind By 2020

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A new report states that the global offshore wind sector is likely to grow to become a $168 billion market by 2020. Read more →

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Maine Floating Turbine Gets Ready To Launch

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A 1:8 scale floating turbine is unveiled in Maine, and the plan is to have it in the water and sending power to the grid in less than a month. Read more →

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Massachusetts Harbors Offshore Wind Dreams

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Massachusetts breaks ground on the New Bedford terminal project, hoping it will be a prime staging area for East Coast offshore wind development. Read more →

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Floating Wind Turbines With Undersea Energy Storage

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An MIT concept would connect deep-water wind turbines to concrete spheres at the seafloor that would take advantage of hydrostatic pressure to store energy. Read more →

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Irish Eyes Smile On Wave And Wind Combo

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A concept combining an offshore wind turbine with a wave energy device is reportedly headed for development in Ireland. Read more →

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French Floater: Wind Demo Project Moving Forward

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A 1-megawatt demonstration floating turbine called Winflo will be build this year and go in French waters in 2014, its developers say. Read more →

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Offshore Wind Power: Huge Potential Goes Largely Untapped

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Depending on how you look at it, the state of offshore wind power is either hugely depressing or an amazing opportunity for growth in green power. Read more →

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Wind Energy Trumps Donald’s Scotland Vistas

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Scotland green-lights the EU-backed offshore wind power test array off the Aberdeen coast, despite The Donald's objections. Read more →

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Offshore Wind Power Set For Big Moment In Maryland

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The winds of change brought some great progress to Maryland this week when the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 passed through both houses of the legislature. Read more →

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Way Big Wind: Try 10 MW Turbines On For Size

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GE wins a contract to build facilities in Denmark to test wind turbine nacelles with an output power up to 10 megawatts. Read more →

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