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Offshore Wind Projects on the East Coast

Wind turbine components ready to load onto a ship. (Sunrise Wind and Ørsted)

George Harvey

For a long time, it looked like offshore wind power in the United States had got stuck in the doldrums. The Block Island wind project went into operation in 2016, with five turbines of 6 megawatts […]

Fake Wind-Power News

safe & clean

Martin Wahl

In the June issue we explored the section of Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law (April report) “Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles” that dealt with solar energy. Here we are going to look at fake news claims and […]

Michigan Senate votes to override local decisions on wind, solar energy

From Bridge Michigan:

Wind turbine farms have caused local controversies throughout Michigan. After a Senate vote Wednesday, permitting power for the projects will likely soon shift from local communities to the state’s Public Service Commission. (Bridge file photo)

The Senate Wednesday approved bills to shift permitting authority over wind, solar developments to the […]

FERC Forecasts Solar to Provide Two-Thirds of New U.S. Generating Capacity Over the Next Three Years + Strong Growth by Wind

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN – Brief News Update & Analysis FERC FORESEES SOLAR PROVIDING TWO-THIRDS OF NEW U.S. GENERATING CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS WIND WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER 15.4% AS FOSSIL FUEL AND NUCLEAR CAPACITY FALL Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 x.6 Washington DC – Based upon a review by the SUN DAY […]

Wind Turbine Technologies Advance with Recyclable Blades

Siemens Gamesa SG-14-222 turbine. (Siemens Gamesa)

George Harvey

The wind turbines that generate electricity for power grids are not small. In fact, they are gigantic. The largest have blades that are a good deal longer than a football field, including end zones. And, of course, they weigh quite a lot. They […]

Brittany confirms the strategic position of Brest’s and Lorient’s ports on the offshore wind energy market

Offshore Energy 2022 – 29th & 30th November Brittany confirms the strategic position of Brest’s and Lorient’s ports on the offshore wind energy market

On 29th and 30th November, Bretagne Ocean Power, accompanied by 5 Breton companies, will be present at the Offshore Energy Exhibition in Amsterdam, a major international meeting place for the offshore […]

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN

FERC REPORTS 67.1-GW OF NEW SOLAR

AND 17.5-GW OF NEW WIND GENERATING CAPACITY

IN THE THREE-YEAR “HIGH PROBABILITY” PIPELINE

BUT ONLY 3.2-GW OF NET ADDITIONS BY NATURAL GAS

AND 2.2-GW BY NUCLEAR POWER

For Release: Friday – October 7, 2022

Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 […]

Grandpa’s Knob Community Wind Project in Castleton, VT

Photo provided courtesy of York County History Center

Reprinted with permission from https://grandpasknobcommunitywind.com/

RESTORING, HONORING HISTORY

In 1941, the world’s first electric grid wind turbine sat atop Grandpa’s Knob. Grandpa’s Knob Community Wind (GKCW) is a proposed single wind turbine project to be sited in Castleton, Vermont just below the peak near where […]

Nuclear Power Won’t Save the World

It Won’t Even Help

San Onofre nuclear plant (awnisALAN, CC-BY-SA 2.0)

Originally published at Green Energy Times.

By George Harvey

An old paradigm

The electricity most of us use comes from a system that was designed mostly over a hundred years ago. It was built around concepts […]

SUN DAY Campaign Mid-Year Report

Solar and Wind Increase 16% and Retain Status as Fastest Growing Sources of U.S. Electricity. They Now Provide Over One-Eight of Total Generation, as All Renewable Sources Combined Continue to Expand Their Lead Over coal and Nuclear Power.

Washington DC – Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than […]