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  • NMB Plans to Use Offshore Wind Power

    Offshorewind.biz: USA: North Myrtle Beach Plans to Use Offshore Wind Power

    To view the original article by Offshore WIND staff, click here! North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is working on a program to develop offshore wind power, with 12 wind turbines along its coastline and a plan to set more of them out in the […]

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  • A Coastal Community Looks out to Sea and Sees the Potential for Power

    Houston Chronicle: Steffy: A Coastal Community Looks out to Sea and Sees the Potential for Power

    To view the original article by Loren Steffy in the Houston Chronicle, click here! NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The breeze blows gently off the Atlantic, yet the turbine stands unmoving, a reminder of what could be. Nestled among the high-rise hotels that dot the […]

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  • S.C. Wind Energy Supply Chain Survey and Offshore Wind Economic Impact Study

    Clemson University Newsroom: S.C. Offshore Wind Farm would Generate Thousands of Jobs, Clemson Study Shows

    Read the original article from the Clemson University Newsroom at this link! CLEMSON — A wind farm off South Carolina’s coast could generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in wages and state and local government revenues, a Clemson University study says. A report […]

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  • North Myrtle Beach: the City with a Small Town Feel and an Eye to the Future!

    North Myrtle Beach: the City with a Small Town Feel and an Eye to the Future!

    North Strand Coastal Wind Team Recognition Luncheon JUNE 6, 2012 11:30 am: Photo at Wind Turbine on 1st Avenue South 12:00 pm: Lunch Ocean Drive Resort 98 North Ocean Boulevard North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

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  • Synergy

    SC Power Team joins the North Strand Coastal Wind Team

    For immediate release The North Strand Coastal Wind Team is pleased to announce that the South Carolina Power Team has joined as a Wind Team member. Monroe Baldwin and Greg Duckworth of the Wind Team met in Columbia with Fred Gassaway and Rusty Reed of […]

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  • Ready to Pour

    Foundation Pour for Skystream Wind Turbine

    These photos are of a foundation pour for a Skystream Wind Turbine that will be erected in 28 days after the concrete cures. This is the third turbine install on the North Myrtle Beach Oceanfront and the culmination of a SC Energy Grant project sequestered […]

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  • North Myrtle Beach Wind Turbines

    WMBF: NMB Propels Wind Energy Plans

    To view the original article by Evan Lambert, click here! NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Wednesday crews began installation of two additional wind turbines in North Myrtle Beach. City leaders say it’s part of the community’s effort to go green and create new industry […]

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  • Cable for Offshore Wind

    NSCWT goes to Washington, DC

    The North Strand Coastal Wind Team traveled to Washington, DC this week to make a case for the offshore conduit bundle with law makers. The next deepwater outfall project in the City of North Myrtle Beach presents a logical point of connection to our robust […]

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  • Matthew Willis

    Matthew Willis Joins NSCWT

    The North Strand Coastal Wind Team is pleased to announce our newest team member, Matthew Willis. We look forward to working with him to meet our goals and advance the team’s vision. Matthew Willis holds a Masters of Science from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona […]

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  • CBL Article

    CBL: North Strand Coastal Wind Team

    Original article appears in the July-August 2011 issue of Coastal Business Life, article by Jo Ann Mathews. Click here to view a scanned version of the article. South Carolina’s first wind turbine, Skystream, began operating on Nov. 30, 2010, in North Myrtle Beach through the […]

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