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Plans by those companies could bring up to 1,100 megawatts of generation from turbines to be built on the outer continental shelf. ... But Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been talking up offshore wind energy development in the Atlantic, and spoke at a major industry conference this month in New Jersey.

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The state Public Service Commission is mulling a plan to “jumpstart” the state's offshore wind industry with proposals that would require utilities to subsidize development through the purchase of new wind-energy “credits.” Ratepayers from utilities across the state would pay for the credits — which would be ...

The U.S. wind industry is celebrating after the Trump administration last week appeared to lend wholehearted support to the development of offshore projects. Announcing two wind energy leasing areas totaling nearly 390,000 acres off the coast of Massachusetts, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke ...

India has taken the first major step towards setting up offshore wind power farms. The government-owned research and development agency, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), has sought expressions of interest (EoI, pdf) from wind power companies to set up an offshore wind farm with a capacity of ...

With Massachusetts moving faster toward offshore wind energy, a national coalition of commercial fishing groups this week urged state officials to limit a first ... The fishermen's coalition letter — signed by owners of more than 200 fishing vessels and seafood companies from Maine to Virginia — calls for the ...

... sophisticated designs, wind power has supplied needed resources to people for hundreds of years. This all-encompassing course will cover many facets, including history, engineering, design, environment and safety. Students will gain insight on the future of the wind industry and the challenges ahead.

The burgeoning offshore wind industry in Taiwan has received yet another massive boost after one of the world's leading offshore wind energy companies, MHI Vestas, announced that it has signed four Memorandums of Understanding with leading local companies to begin building out their supply chain ...

“There's a lot of resistance, especially in the Legislature, because of a misconception as to how wind energy is impacting the coal industry,” he adds. ... The Chicago-based company said Beech Ridge II, the West Virginia property Appalachian Power wants to acquire, will be a 50 MW wind facility with 20 GE ...

“We always appreciate the opportunity to work with world-class companies,” and when companies embrace wind energy as a solution, Kent said. For each turbine, there's a $5,000 Megawatt Scholarship awarded annually to a local high school student pursuing a degree in a STEM (science, technology, ...

New blades and technology updates have completely "revitalized" two Leeward Energy wind farms near Sweetwater, Texas, saving the company ... Last year, the U.S. wind industry completed 15 partial repowering projects totaling 2,136 megawatts, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

Wind industry representatives met with legislators during Wind Day at the Capitol on Wednesday. ... Flanked by land owners, school district representatives, wind energy companies and other industry advocates, Berry told legislators how wind farms have transformed the economics of school districts and ...

Wind energy association WindEurope (Brussels, Belgium) reports that the wind industry contributes €36 billion to the European Union (EU) gross ... contract to provide wind company F.L. Wind with 18 G97 2-MW turbines for its 36-MW Jelovaca project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the company.

Walmart has agreed to purchase wind energy from the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and its new proposed wind farm project in Oklahoma, the Wind Catcher Energy ... PSO and Walmart are requesting that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission approve the project under the new terms.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Walmart on Friday reached a settlement agreement on the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. ... The new wind energy from the project will complement PSO's current power resources, comprised of natural gas, wind, power purchases and coal.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has modified some requirements for the fourth federal-level wind energy auction. The modifications are likely to be ... Next, SECI has also diluted some requirements for foreign companies with regards to submission of audited financial documents. This will be a major ...

The issue first arose in 2014, when wind energy company Invenergy proposed to build more than 130 turbines in its planned Pleasant Ridge Wind ... While wind energy companies have insisted that such concerns are either exaggerated or entirely misplaced, other, more neutral parties have noted that the ...

In the world of offshore wind energy, bigger is normally better. Larger wind turbines reach higher in the air, where ... Due for commercial operation in 2021, the turbine has 45% more capacity than today's standard 8 MW turbines, according to the company. Bigger, more powerful turbines are key to getting ...

By contrast, the American offshore wind industry has only recently begun to gain momentum. Although only in the early planning stages, more than 25 offshore wind projects—primarily located off the Northeast and mid-Atlantic coasts—representing approximately 24 GW of generating capacity are ...

FILE - In this July 27, 2006 file photo, wind turbines stand clustered offshore in Dronten, the Netherlands. The U.S. federal government is now offering leases for a proposed wind energy farm off the south shore of Long Island, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Peter Dejong, File) ORG XMIT: NYR403 ...

One company has five projects on the drawing board that it says won't move forward until the state rolls back its restrictions. Ohio ranks in the middle of the pack among all states when it comes to wind energy capacity, but it lags behind all the Midwestern states and its neighbors, except for Kentucky.

Those factors have fueled incredible growth in the industry, which the American Wind Energy Association says operates more than 54,000 turbines in 41 states, Guam and Puerto ... When the wind-power company collected signatures and put the matter on the ballot, opponents easily prevailed in the vote.

Those factors have fueled incredible growth in the industry, which the American Wind Energy Association says operates more than 54,000 turbines in 41 states, Guam and Puerto ... When the wind power company collected signatures and put the matter on the ballot, opponents easily prevailed in the vote.

AUGUSTA — Maine's wind energy industry is challenging the constitutionality of a recent LePage administration executive order imposing a moratorium on new wind power permits ... The association, a trade group representing wind energy companies and contractors, is asking the court to nullify the Jan.

The report, “In the Shadow of Wind Farms,” is an in-depth investigation of the wind industry's effect on predominantly rural communities where turbines have been erected. During the ... Wind-energy companies, often working with local utilities, request landowners' permission to put turbines on their land.

wind energy jobs As the coal industry continues to decline, many former fossil fuel workers in cities and towns across the US are seeing which way the wind is blowing and training for new careers in renewable energy. Our recent 24 Hours of Reality: Be the Voice of Reality global broadcast shared the story ...

RAWLINS — The Wyoming Business Council launched a new online service aimed at promoting the wind energy industry. Carbon County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Cindy Wallace said the website will help match local service providers to wind development companies coming ...

April 10th, 2018 by James Ayre. Tesla will build and supply the energy storage facility to be installed at BP's Titan 1 wind energy power plant in South Dakota, US, the company has revealed. The new energy storage facility is expected to be installed during the second half of 2018, according to the company ...

The wind energy industry is speaking out against the bill that would take back refunds, saying it could lead to companies suing the state. The latest report shows Oklahoma ranks second in the nation for installed wind capacity, but the industry says this bill puts that in jeopardy, along with current projects.

It is slated to be the country's first large-scale offshore wind energy development. A Maryland Public Service Commission decision last year paved the way for the projects to move forward, and both companies have begun laying the groundwork for construction. “When you solicit business to invest and ...

Chris Christie, concerned about the high costs of offshore wind, declined to create the rules needed to get the industry off the ground. Fishermen's closed its office last year and let go its staff after a $47 million federal grant expired. “Last year was hard,” said Gallagher, 67, Fishermen's chief operating officer.

Those factors have fueled incredible growth in the industry, which the American Wind Energy Association says operates more than 54,000 turbines in 41 states, Guam and Puerto ... When the wind power company collected signatures and put the matter on the ballot, opponents easily prevailed in the vote.

Wind energy tariff bids in India have stabilized, at least for the moment, and once again matched the lowest solar power tariff in the country. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) floated India's largest wind energy tender in December 2017 and announced the results of the competitive auction earlier ...