http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/ Sun, 10 May 2026 09:54:33 +0000 86400 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/largest-commitment-to-offshore-wind-power-r6417 . . . 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 several other
. . . 50% RPS (renewable portfolio standard) policies under consideration in:
. . . . . . Maryland,
. . . . . . Delaware, and
. . . . . . states in New England.
These policy targets are achievable, and
. . . attract economic growth to states that pass them,
. . . because renewable energy, including wind power,
. . . has become mainstream and
. . . increasingly competitive with advancements in technology, and
. . . falling costs, according to AWEA reports.

5-25-2018 Source:  Largest commitment to offshore #wind power]]> Fri, 25 May 2018 14:17:08 +0000 3f826f30bc252fb41b7ef03b98ee98c8 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/400-megawatt-offshore-wind-farm-r6416 . . . 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]]> Thu, 24 May 2018 12:53:30 +0000 78758e1a20a92614551dd56294223adf http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/wyoming%e2%80%99s-wind-r6413 . . . 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.
. . . Developers have to keep construction active on a new wind farm,
. . . or prove they’ve spent 5% of the overall cost of a project,
. . . in order to keep those credits for a period beyond the sunset date.
In short, developers are scrambling to take advantage,
. . . . of the federal tax credits.

With fossil fuels, like coal,
. . . Wyoming sets aside some of money from taxes in a permanent mineral trust fund.
. . . The idea is that severing valuable products from Wyoming,
. . . now robs future generations of those resources,
. . . so taxes compensate for that.

“Like it or not, we have to have something to replace our tax base,
. . . Clearly coal is going away.”

5-20-2018 Source:  Wyoming’s #Wind]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 12:26:51 +0000 420488825d86613b1c9aa97adc24301b http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/britain%e2%80%99s-wind-farms-vs-8-nuclear-plants-r6410 . . . 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 briefly provided almost
. . . 1/2 of the UK’s electricity.
Wind power helped during the cold snaps, too, supplying
. . . 12-43% of electricity during the 6 subzero days in the first
. . . 3 months of the year.

5-16-2018 Source:  Britain’s #wind farms VS 8 Nuclear Plants]]> Wed, 16 May 2018 12:48:34 +0000 3be4d3f098a8da78f521afe939a92f1c http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/follow-the-money-wind-r6390 . . . 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 projects  says, this would create
. . . 36,300 full-time jobs, while New York expects a
. . . $6 billion in-state industry by 2028, and Massachusetts projects up to
. . . $800 million in direct economic impacts along with up to
. . . 3,170 job years from offshore wind in the next decade.

5-3-2018 Source:  Follow the #Money: Wind]]> Thu, 03 May 2018 12:58:28 +0000 7fe6f43b1fa74eaab7e0388b4c24c010 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/world%e2%80%99s-top-wind-turbine-r6377 . . .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 higher altitudes.

The Vattenfall project, can also operate at lower wind speeds than normal,
. . . helping it generate electricity more of the time.
. . . “This is all helping to bring the cost of offshore wind down."

4-22-2018 Source:  World’s top #wind turbine]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:08:21 +0000 6e6cd9878d8d2f33faca4a2d1ab78dfc http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/value-of-atlantic-offshore-wind-r6371 . . . “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 value’ of offshore wind,
. . . (considering energy, capacity, and REC value)
. . . is highest for sites off of:
. . . . . . New York,
. . . . . . Connecticut,
. . . . . . Rhode Island, and
. . . . . . Massachusetts.
—i.e., all areas where offshore wind is being actively pursued, and
. . . lowest for sites along the southeastern coast

The ‘market value’ of offshore wind,
. . . is found to have exceeded that of land-based wind,
. . . due to offshore wind sites being located closer to major population centers, and
. . . also having a time-varying profile of electricity production,
. . . that is more-correlated with that of electricity demand.

The study also mentions, that the
. . . cost of wind power has dropped significantly in Europe.
In other words,
. . . if we do what they’re doing,
. . . cost will be even less of an issue.

4-19-2018 Source:  Value of Atlantic offshore #Wind]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:15:25 +0000 3cf56c93d83be246a1e28f0abb588345 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/world%e2%80%99s-most-powerful-wind-turbine-r6353 . . . 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,
. . . with none other than then-real estate magnate Donald Trump,
. . . who promptly lost all legal challenges,
. . . to prevent the construction of an offshore wind farm,
. . . he considered would be an eyesore,
. . . for members of his nearby Trump International Golf Club.

4-11-2018 Source:  World’s Most Powerful #Wind Turbine]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:44:23 +0000 4312d4430cb91cd3b1ec1f5553649a27 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/florida-wind-energy-r6316 . . . 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
. . . 131,842 houses.

3-17-2018 Source:  Florida: #Wind energy]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:28:26 +0000 2e6106f57b3dbfdb6d57e017209c7c87 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/renewables-save-money-r6313 . . . APREN  says that Portuguese renewable energy plants :
. . . . . . Hydro,
. . . . . . Wind,
. . . . . . Solar,
. . . . . . Geothermal, and
. . . . . . Biomass, coverages
. . . 54% of power demand,
. . . allowing a reduction in imports of fossil fuels by around
. . . $928.2 million per year.


3-15-2018 Source:  #Renewables save Money]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:09:14 +0000 0314ae78de42f6db7888cb0aa9e0b80e http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/follow-the-money-farmers-r6299
Huron and Gratiot County farmers,
. . . with wind energy on their land,
. . . help provide diversified funding streams, and
. . . are twice as likely to continue investing in their homes, and property,
. . . as farmers lacking wind energy resources.

3-7-2018 Source:  Follow the #Money: Farmers]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:40:15 +0000 8914ffd4d04a8aabc106672929f0a16b http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/eu-offshore-wind-energy-grows-25-r6258 . . . 25% last year to
. . . 15.8GW.

There are now more than
. . . 4000 offshore wind turbines operating across
. . . 11 countries in Europe.

offshore wind in Europe remains “heavily concentrated,“
. . . in a small number of countries,
. . . 98% in the:
. . . . . . UK,
. . . . . . Germany,
. . . . . . Denmark,  
. . . . . . Netherlands, and
. . . . . . Belgium.

2-6-2018 Source: EU: Offshore #Wind Energy grows 25%]]> Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:45:18 +0000 7473b9f4150cf2af50154b8d4bc81ea3 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/indonesia-watermill-electricity-r6253 . . . 600 homes cheap electricity,
. . . that the power company couldn't.
(Video)

2-4-2018 Source:  Indonesia: watermill #electricity]]> Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:22:30 +0000 b305c4982512d2529ad05ee542a18133 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/usa-2017-11-billion-wind-investment-r6246 . . . 7,017 MW of new wind capacity in 2017, bringing the country's total to
. . . 89,077 MW, with a
. . . 66% reduction in wind costs since 2009, and
. . . further innovation and savings expected.

Texas, and Oklahoma,
. . . are now considered the heartland of wind.

Xcel Energy, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and Alliant Energy, are the top
. . . 3 utilities with "wind capacity currently under construction, or
. . . in advanced development."

In the USA, there are now installed,  
. . . 54,000 wind turbines onshore, and
. . . 5 that are offshore.

1-31-2018 Source:  USA 2017:  $11 billion #Wind investment]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:01:11 +0000 f00ca20f88ef7d8e844f1ceb79fa99e4 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/6-billion-of-offshore-wind-r6243 . . . are looking at hundreds of offshore turbines, with a capacity of
. . . 2,400 megawatts, and a
. . . $6 billion industry employing
. . . 5,000 people, with a
. . . $200 million energy transmission, and storage proposal,
. . . included in his 2018 State of the State speech

If the cost of offshore wind drops low enough to compete,
. . . the home heating part of the petroleum market,
. . . could shrivel up,
. . . in favor of electric baseboards.

1-30-2018 Source: $6 Billion of Offshore #Wind]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:23:45 +0000 70ca55f33cb2fcd5e2d674587ed9d5c2 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/viking-german-offshore-wind-farm-r6196 . . . . . . 70 Adewen turbines,
. . . . . . 350MW capacity.
. . . . . . 70 Adewen turbines,
. . . . . . 350,000 homes power supply, and
. . . . . . US$1.68bn cost,
. . . has fed electricity to the grid for the first time.

1-4-2018 Source:  Viking: German Offshore #Wind Farm]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:36:31 +0000 a9c154c4658d7fc48fd2be3ef34d9109 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/wyoming-wind-energy-r6190 . . . is one of the epicenters of coal production in the US,
. . . but it is also blessed with rich wind resources.

Wyoming’s high-capacity wind energy resources,
. . . complement California’s renewables,
. . . that helps Californians not only save money,
. . . but also achieve GHG emissions reduction goals.

With the right deals in place,
. . . the transmission line could deliver solar-generated electricity back as well,
. . . balancing Wyoming’s powerful late-afternoon winds,
. . . with California’s bright daytime sun.

12-31-2017 Source:  Wyoming #Wind Energy]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:00:46 +0000 1cde2efe98ea537f5359cdd66941196d http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/vermont-1st-wind-farm-r6185 . . . 30-MW, includes
. . . 15 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, which produce energy for
. . . 14,000 average Vermont homes annually.

12-30-2017 Source:  Vermont: 1st #Wind farm]]> Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:45:16 +0000 1933736057242698a51c04e3a09f1e5f http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/uk-wind-farms-vs-coal-r6182 . . . British wind farms generated more electricity,
. . . than coal plants.

‘The Government has focused on reducing coal use,
. . . which now supplies less than
. . . 7% of our electricity.

12-28-2017 Source:  UK: Wind farms VS Coal]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2017 14:23:18 +0000 2194506fc6ef7a2048f03a0f4ee7c641 http://www.altenergyshift.com/page/blog/_/green-energy/wind/offshore-wind-usa-denmark-r6113 . . . Expansion of Offshore Wind Power
While Denmark is a small country,
. . . it is a superpower when it comes to wind energy.

In the early phases of the collaboration, the
. . . 2 countries will share knowledge, and experience,
. . . regarding how the offshore wind energy sector in the U.S. can be expanded.

It has also been agreed that,
. . . the Danish Energy Agency will exchange information regarding:
. . . . . . energy planning, and
. . . . . . district heating.

11-9-2017 Source: #Offshore Wind: USA & Denmark]]> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:43:33 +0000 aa93c21840e0e38da07d5ce3ea994b4e