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Energy News
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The Independent: Offshore Wind Farms Create ‘Reef Effect’ Perfect for Marine Wildlife – Especially Seals
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MyrtleBeachOnline.com: SC Resolution Recognizes North Myrtle Beach in Wind Efforts
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Bloomberg: GE Sees U.S. Wind-Turbine Installs Doubling Next Year After Lull
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Live Turbine Data – The University of Maine at Presque Isle
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EPA: National Top 50
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The Independent: Offshore Wind Farms Create ‘Reef Effect’ Perfect for Marine Wildlife – Especially Seals
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MyrtleBeachOnline.com: SC Resolution Recognizes North Myrtle Beach in Wind Efforts
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Live Turbine Data – The University of Maine at Presque Isle
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The Energy Collective: A Rough Guide to Offshore Wind Energy and Geography
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The Guardian: Scottish Government Approves Windfarm Opposed by Donald Trump
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McClatchy.com: Five Companies Vie to Build Wind Farms off North Carolina Coastline
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MyrtleBeachOnline.com: SC Resolution Recognizes North Myrtle Beach in Wind Efforts
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Clemson University Newsroom: S.C. Offshore Wind Farm would Generate Thousands of Jobs, Clemson Study Shows
Posted on October 4, 2012 | No CommentsRead 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 […] -
Bloomberg Businessweek News: Report: SC Wind Energy Could Mean $2b in Pay
Posted on October 4, 2012 | No CommentsTo view the original article in Bloomberg Businessweek News, click here! CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A new study concludes that a wind farm off the South Carolina coast could mean billions of dollars in wages and thousands of jobs. The study released Wednesday was compiled […] -
Bloomberg Businessweek News: Fracking, Economy Slow Developing SC Offshore Wind
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsTo view the original article by Bruce Smith in Bloomberg Businessweek, click here! CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Developing wind energy is important to South Carolina’s economy and environment even though lower natural gas prices and the Great Recession have slowed development of wind energy, experts […] -
The Post and Courier: Prospects for SC Offshore Wind Energy Discussed
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsTo view the original article by Bruce Smith in the Charleston Post and Courier, click here! CHARLESTON, S.C. — Government leaders, researchers and environmentalists are discussing the potential for developing wind energy off the South Carolina coast. They talk with reporters on Thursday to discuss […] -
NRDC: Wind Energy a Lifeline for Drought-Stricken Farms
Posted on September 4, 2012 | No CommentsTo view the original article in by Bob Deans, Associate Director of Communications at the National Resources Defence Council, click here! The killing of Billy the Kid was still within living memory for some on the stark, wind-swept prairie outside Ft. Sumner, N.M., when Powhatan […] -
Long Bay Hypoxia Monitoring Consortium
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsCCU is doing a fine job of tracking efforts for protecting and enhancing water quality as part of the Grand Strand’s stormwater management program. This includes providing public access to local ocean water quality and weather information. Interest in conducting this work was stimulated by […] -
CleanEnergy.org: Senator Udall Shines a Light on South Carolina and Wind Energy
Posted on July 12, 2012 | No CommentsTo view the original article at CleanEnergy.org, click here! Yesterday, Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) made a speech on the floor of the Senate to save American wind energy jobs. As the seventh in a series of speeches focusing on wind energy jobs throughout the United […] -
GE Reports: Go Go Gadget: Robotic Crawler Rides Up 300-Foot Poles to Inspect Wind Turbine Blades
Posted on June 15, 2012 | No CommentsTo view the original article in GE Reports, click here! Checking machinery propped 300 feet high and buffeted by the weather can be tricky. Take wind turbines. An inspector in the field must brake the turbine, rotate the blades, and inspect and photograph any potential […] -
Alternative Energy Parks of South Carolina: North Myrtle Beach
Posted on June 15, 2012 | No CommentsView data from the North Strand Coastal Wind Team wind turbines. -
Energy Department Releases New Land-Based/Offshore Wind Resource Map
Posted on June 14, 2012 | No CommentsSee the entire article from the US Department of Energy’s newsletter here! The Energy Department recently released a new wind resource map compiled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and AWS Truepower that combines land-based with offshore resources. The new combined map, posted on […]