Wind farms are much easier to build in Britain than in most of the rest of Europe, according to a study that contradicts claims by the… Source: timesonline, April 23, 2010;
The global move to offshore wind farm development is enabling nations to accelerate wind energy adoption while reducing reliance on land-… [mappress] Source: prminds, April 22, 2010;
A review by independent consultancy Pöyry AS, entitled ‘Wind Energy and Electricity Prices’, asserts that wind energy reduces electricity… [mappress] Source: proactiveinvestors, April 21, 2010; windenergyplanning
PLANS to build 1,000 wind turbines off the North Wales shoreline have been slammed by activists as “the industrialisation of our coast”.The… [mappress] Source: northwalespioneer, April 21, 2010;
She’ll speak Wednesday morning at a conference sponsored by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association. The two-day conference started… [mappress] Source: wjtv, April 21, 2010;
SALISBURY, Md. – Governor Martin O’Malley has been working for a while now to develop a green economy in Maryland. However, he hasn’t been… [mappress] Source: wmdt, April 21, 2010;
The group led by Cuyahoga County in Ohio that plans to put wind turbines in Lake Erie can’t disturb the birds. Or the fish. Or the boaters. [mappress] Source: crainsdetroit, April 19, 2010;
Wind turbines off the Scarborough Bluffs could kill birds, foul the water, wreck the waterfront and damage human health, a stream of… [mappress] Source: torontosun, April 19, 2010;
The towers would stand 260 feet over the water. The blades would be 150 feet long. The footprint on the Pamlico Sound: 3 square miles. [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, March 18, 2010;
MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way. Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years — one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the Amer
Off-shore wind turbines may be placed in the ocean south of Rhode Island without major harm to bird populations, according to the… [mappress] Source: jamestownpress, March 11, 2010;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants Duke Energy to conduct an environmental impact study of its offshore wind power project in Pamlico… [mappress] Source: charlotteobserver, February 24, 2010;
While the EU announced that it will exceed its target to produce 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a new study by… [mappress] Source: global-adventures, February 24, 2010;
EASTHAM — Even in the chilly world of winter on the Outer Cape, talk of offshore wind turbines can generate some heat.”I just don’t think… [mappress] Source: capecodonline, February 23, 2010;