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- The world's first subsidy-free offshore wind farm is being built in the Netherlands Thu, 22 Mar 18, 3:20amThe world's first unsubsidized offshore wind farms are currently under construction in the Netherlands. The underlying economics of offshore wind energy have become so favorable in the country that the projects will require...
- Dutch utilityplans massive windfarm island Sat, 30 Dec 17, 1:51amTenneT, the primary Dutch electric utility company, is planning to construct a "windfarm island" in the North Sea. This island would serve as an operational hub for a network of nearby offshore wind farms at a facility that...
- NJ Governor Chris Christie vetoes offshore wind power bill Fri, 22 Jan 16, 1:35amNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed legislation that would have made it easier to apply for small offshore wind projects near Atlantic City. The developer Fishermen's Energy had been hoping to reapply to begin a...
- NJ Governor Chris Christie vetoes bill to allow offshore wind demo Fri, 22 Jan 16, 1:35amNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed legislation that would have made it easier to apply for small offshore wind projects near Atlantic City. The developer Fishermen's Energy had been hoping to reapply to begin a...
- Large Offshore Wind Farms Could Slow Down Incoming Hurricanes, New Study Concludes Thu, 27 Feb 14, 7:30amResearch from the University of Delaware and Stanford University concludes that offshore wind turbines could have an unexpected benefit alongside their primary goal of generating renewable energy...
- UK Shatters Wind Power Records in December 2013 by Generating 2.8 Million MWh Wed, 8 Jan 14, 1:31amThe UK broke a series of wind energy records in December 2013 - including the record for most wind power produced in a single month. In December, Britain generated a total of 2,841,080 megawatt hours (MWh) - about 10 percent...
- UK Breaks Several Wind Power Generation Records in December 2013 Wed, 8 Jan 14, 1:31amThe UK broke a series of wind energy records in December 2013, including the most wind power produced in a single month. In December, Britain generated a total of 2,841,080 megawatt hours (MWh) - about 10 percent of the country's...
- Alstom Completes World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Off the Belgian Coast Tue, 26 Nov 13, 1:34amThe world’s largest offshore wind turbine was recently installed in the waters near Ostend Harbour at the Belwind Wind Farm in Belgium. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine model, with 73 meter long blades and a 78 meter...
- World’s Largest Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility Opens in Charleston, SC Sat, 23 Nov 13, 6:30amThe world’s largest wind turbine drivetrain testing facility and smart grid simulator were officially launched at The Energy Systems Innovation Center in Charleston, South Carolina on November 21st...
- Obama to Auction Off New England Shores for Wind Farm Development Fri, 7 Jun 13, 5:30amAmerica’s wind farms are set to expand to the offshore market, as the Interior Department just announced that it will auction wind energy rights to 164,750 acres off New England's coast...
- Japan To Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Near Fukushima Fri, 18 Jan 13, 1:31amPhoto via Shutterstock Japan’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy has announced plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm near Fukushima, as part of the reconstruction of the area stricken by the...
- World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Is Activated Today Sat, 25 Sep 10, 12:33amIt seems the world has truly embraced wind power, and nowhere more so than Europe – specifically the United Kingdom. Today, the UK opens the Thanet Wind Farm, the largest offshore wind farm in the world with 100 turbines...
- The Great Wind Farm Disaster (ctd.) Thu, 17 Jun 10, 3:40amHeard a great story the other day from Matt Ridley, author of the absolutely essential The Rational Optimist. He bumped into an engineer who was hoping to land one of the lucrative contracts for the massive, insanely expensive...