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Largest Commitment To Offshore #wind Power

May 25 2018 02:15 PM | eds in Wind Power

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation, . . . that will move the state’s electricity mix to . . . 50% renewable by 2030, and . . . codifies the largest commitment to . . . offshore wind power from any state. Momentum is growing with severa...

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400-Megawatt Offshore #wind Farm

May 24 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Wind Power

Rhode Island, . . . selected Deepwater Wind, to develop a . . . 400-megawatt, proposal . . . in federal waters far off the coast. 5-24-2018 Source: 400-megawatt offshore #wind farm

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Wyoming’S #wind

May 20 2018 12:25 PM | eds in Wind Power

North Dakota now obtains about . . . 30% of its power from wind. “Utilities want wind these days, . . . Not because of environmental policy. . . . They want it because it’s cheap.” In 2 years, a federal subsidy for wind production will end. . . . Dev...

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Britain’S #wind Farms Vs 8 Nuclear Plants

May 16 2018 12:45 PM | eds in Wind Power

Britain’s wind farms, provided more electricity than its . . . 8 nuclear power stations in the first 3 months of 2018, . . . marking the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter. At one point overnight on 17 March, . . . wind turbines br...

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Follow The #money: Wind

May 03 2018 12:55 PM | eds in Wind Power

A new analysis from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) . . . shows that the market value of electricity generated by offshore wind, . . . will soon exceed its cost in New York, and . . . several New England states. Northeast Wind Center...

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World’S Top #wind Turbine

Apr 22 2018 01:05 PM | eds in Wind Power

Vattenfall, built the world’s most powerful wind turbine, . . .off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. A single propellor rotation, can power, . . . an average home for a whole day. Being taller is handy, . . . as wind generally moves faster, . . . at h...

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Value Of Atlantic Offshore #wind

Apr 19 2018 06:15 PM | eds in Wind Power

In its new study, titled . . . “Estimating the Value of Offshore Wind Along the United States’ Eastern Coast,” . . . Berkeley Lab makes the case for offshore wind based on, . . . Value, NOT Cost! The study finds, . . . that the historical ‘market...

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World’S Most Powerful #wind Turbine

Apr 11 2018 12:40 PM | eds in Wind Power

Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, . . . successfully installed, the first of two, . . . 8.8 megawatt (MW) turbines, . . . off the coast of North East Scotland. The project was initially caught up in a protracted legal battle, ....

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Florida: #wind Energy

Mar 17 2018 01:25 PM | eds in Wind Power

Gulf Power, . . . became the leading purchaser of wind energy in Florida. As the utility marks its second anniversary of wind in its mix, . . . it has provided more than . . . 1.7 million megawatts hours of wind-generated energy, enough to power . . ....

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#renewables Save Money

Mar 15 2018 01:05 PM | eds in Wind Power

Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), . . . APREN says that Portuguese renewable energy plants : . . . . . . Hydro, . . . . . . Wind, . . . . . . Solar, . . . . . . Geothermal, and . . . . . . Biomass, coverages . . . 54% of power demand, . . . allowing...

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