Energy News Archive

  • Offshore Wind Farms Create 'Reef Effect' Perfect for Marine Wildlife - Especially Seals

    The Independent: Offshore Wind Farms Create ‘Reef Effect’ Perfect for Marine Wildlife – Especially Seals

    To see the full article at the Independent.co.uk By Jonathan Owen, please click here. Wind farms and wildlife do not always go together: the giant turbines have been accused of luring species to their death, and the noise they generate can drive away certain marine […]

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  • SC Resolution Recognizes North Myrtle Beach in Wind Efforts

    MyrtleBeachOnline.com: SC Resolution Recognizes North Myrtle Beach in Wind Efforts

    To see the full article at MyrtleBeachOnline.com by Steve Jones, please click here. MYRTLE BEACH — A resolution introduced last week at the S.C. General Assembly would put North Myrtle Beach at the forefront for receiving benefits from any early wind energy development in the […]

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  • GE Sees U.S. Wind-Turbine Installs Doubling Next Year After Lull

    Bloomberg: GE Sees U.S. Wind-Turbine Installs Doubling Next Year After Lull

    To see the full article at Bloomberg.com By Christopher Martin, please click here. General Electric Co. (GE), the biggest U.S. supplier of wind turbines, expects domestic installations to double next year after the renewal of a tax credit boosts demand. Wind-farm developers including NextEra Energy […]

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  • Live Turbine Data - The University of Maine at Presque Isle

    Live Turbine Data – The University of Maine at Presque Isle

    The University of Maine at Presque Isle has partnered with the manufacturer, general contractor, and Honeywell to create a online program that displays up-to-the-minute data about their turbine. Click here to view the data!

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  • National Top 50

    EPA: National Top 50

    To view the original article on the EPA website, please click here! The Green Power Partnership works with a wide variety of leading organizations — from Fortune 500® companies to local, state and federal governments, and a growing number of colleges and universities. The following […]

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  • A Rough Guide to Offshore Wind Energy and Geography

    The Energy Collective: A Rough Guide to Offshore Wind Energy and Geography

    To see the full article at TheEnergyCollective.com by Robert Wilson, please click here. It has become a cliche to call the seas around the UK the “Saudi Arabia of offshore wind.” The reasons for this are relatively straightforward. The ideal conditions for an offshore wind […]

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  • Scottish Government Approves Windfarm Opposed by Donald Trump

    The Guardian: Scottish Government Approves Windfarm Opposed by Donald Trump

    To read the full article by Severin Carrell at the Guardian.co.uk, please click here. Scottish ministers have given the go-ahead to an experimental offshore windfarm site near Aberdeen after ignoring Donald Trump’s angry threats of legal action to block the project. Trump has repeatedly attacked […]

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  • Five Companies Vie to Build Wind Farms off North Carolina Coastline

    McClatchy.com: Five Companies Vie to Build Wind Farms off North Carolina Coastline

    To read the full article by Sean Cockerham at McClatchyDC.com, please click here. WASHINGTON — Five companies are interested in developing wind farms in the ocean off North Carolina, hoping to take advantage of what could be the East Coast’s most promising chance to create […]

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  • Offshore Future in Wind

    The Post and Courier: Offshore Future in Wind

    To read the full article by Chris Carnevale in The Post and Courier, please click here! Gov. Nikki Haley’s recent letter to Secretary of the Interior nominee, Sally Jewell, encourages her leadership to open opportunities for offshore energy production here in the Southeast (“Haley, 2 […]

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  • Alaskan Brewing Company

    The State: Beer Will Help Power Alaska Brewery

    To read the article by Joshua Berlinger at The State, please click here! By JOSHUA BERLINGER — The Associated Press JUNEAU, ALASKA — The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green, but instead of looking to solar and wind energy, it has turned to a very […]

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