Virginia Offshore Wind Plans Flop – Part Of A Bigger Trend?
Offshore Wind Wire takes a look at the recently failed plan to install a demonstration offshore wind project near Virginia, and what this might mean for the greater U.S. wind power picture. Read more →
Gamesa Ditches Virginia Offshore Wind Project
The Spanish company Gamesa says its first offshore wind turbine prototype will go in at Arinaga Quay in the Canary Islands, not off the Virginia coast. Read more →
Google-Backed Offshore Wind Power Line Advances
The U.S. will move ahead with environmental review of a proposal by a Google-backed consortium to build a big Mid-Atlantic offshore wind transmission line. Read more →
by Pete Danko
5 Green Tech Stories You Should Be Reading: May 10, 2012
New solar in Nevada but no new offshore wind in Virginia, a defense of the Chevy Volt, and the small, digital future of clean technology. It's all here. Read more →
UK Offshore Energy Projects Get Royal Nod
The Crown Estate, the public body that owns most of the coastal waters around the U.K., announces leasing agreements for offshore wave and tidal energy. Read more →
by Paul Willis
Fish Thriving Amid Offshore Turbines, Danes Say
A just-completed Danish study of the effects of offshore wind farms on fish populations finds fish thriving, with increased diversity in rock-loving species. Read more →
5 Green Tech Stories You Should Be Reading: April 26, 2012
Slow-growing EV markets in China, Trump-fueled battles over wind power in Scotland, and what's happening to clean energy in the political sphere. Check it out. Read more →
Floating Wind Turbines Get Joint UK-US Focus
The U.S. and U.K. will collaborate on advancing floating wind turbine technology, in the hopes of accessing strong winds found in deep waters far offshore. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Will Donald Trump “Save” Scotland from Wind Power?
The Climate Reality Project offers up some thoughts on Donald Trump's opposition to offshore wind turbines a mile or so from Mr. Trump’s proposed golf resort development in northeast Scotland. Read more →
This Offshore Wind Turbine Is Quite The Monster
Alstrom begins testing of their giant 6MW offshore wind turbine, looking to contribute to France's goal of 23 percent renewable energy by 2020. Read more →
