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Floating ocean wind turbines proposedCollege Park, Md. (UPI) Jun 30, 2010 Wind turbines as a renewable energy source have problems of noise, visual clutter and land use, and one U.S. researcher says moving them offshore is a solution. Offshore wind farms have been built, but only in shallow water near coasts, and one naval architect wants to go much farther out by placing turbines on floating platforms, a release from the American Institute of Physics said Wednesday. Dominique Roddier of Marine Innovation & Technology of Berkeley, Calif., has proposed a platfo ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) April 30, 2010Democratic lawmaker Rush Holt told AFP on Friday that in view of the disastrous oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico the United States should quickly focus on developing wind power along its coasts. "We should be moving rapidly on those projects," said the New Jersey representative. Holt's comments followed Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's go-ahead Wednesday to the first US offshore wind farm ... more 
Boston (UPI) Apr 30, 2010 After nearly a decadelong permitting path, the Obama administration has approved the United States' first offshore wind farm. The 130-turbine Cape Wind project, to be located in federal waters of Nantucket Sound off Massachusetts, is expected to meet 75 percent of the total electricity demand of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island. "This will be the first of many pro ... more 
Borkum, Germany (UPI) Apr 30, 2010 The blades began turning on Germany's first offshore wind farm this week - the starting signal for the construction of hundreds of additional sea-based turbines. Erected 28 miles off the North Sea coast, the Alpha Ventus farm consists of 12 wind turbines - each nearly as high as the Washington Monument - that are to generate enough power for nearly 50,000 households. German utilitie ... more |
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Wind energy projects receive credit boostOttawa (UPI) Mar 25, 2009 Wind energy projects run by Wind Works Power Corp. received a boost with a $10 million credit facility that will go toward developing capacity in Canada, the United States and Europe. Wind Works Power Corp. said it was pledged the line of credit after an investment agreement signed with Kodiak Capital Group LLC of New York. The agreement covers a a $10 million equity line of credit that Wind Works will use to expand projects in its portfolio. Wind energy received a major boost wo ... read more |
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