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Maine Offshore Wind Plan Splits Environmentalists

July 24, 2024 admin clean power, floating offshore wind, maine, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, renewable energy, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 18:05:52 +0000

The Maine coastal town of Searsport is a balance of tradition and tourists, of long winters and trusted neighbors. That dynamic shifted slightly in May, when the state applied for a $456 million federal grant to build a specially designed port on about 100 local acres to support an emerging … [continued]

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Small-Scale Distributed Wind Projects Could Leave a Large Impact

July 21, 2024 admin clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, onshore wind farms, research, small wind turbines, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind energy technologies office (weto), wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:00:59 +0000

Achieving a clean energy future is going to take energy of all kinds, and every little bit helps. Enter distributed energy resources (DERs), which generate, store, and manage power locally for energy users. Wind energy technology applied as a DER—known as distributed wind—is ideal for a wide range of customers. … [continued]

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12 American Companies Will Help Expand Distributed Wind Across the Rural United States

July 20, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, onshore wind farms, us department of energy (doe), us wind, us wind energy, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:23:48 +0000

Companies Will Work To Boost Clean Energy Options for Farmers, Small Business Owners, and Electric Co-Ops With U.S. Department of Energy Competitiveness Improvement Project Funding The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced plans to award $3.15 million to 12 American component suppliers and manufacturers of small- … [continued]

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Wait, Don’t Recycle Those Old Wind Turbines… Re-Use Them!

July 12, 2024 admin clean power, distributed energy, distributed wind, Energy, green economy, recycle, recycling, renewable energy, repowering, sustainability, us department of energy (doe), Waste management, waste reduction, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:44:41 +0000

A US firm is refurbishing, upgrading, and relocating older wind turbines for re-use in the distributed energy resources market.

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Avangrid Commissions Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in USA

June 29, 2024 admin avangrid, clean power, iberdrola, iberdrola group, Massachusetts, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, press releases, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us offshore wind power, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:35:51 +0000

Avangrid places 10 turbines into production, making Vineyard Wind 1 largest operating offshore wind farm in United States BOSTON, Massachusetts — Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment and in offshore … [continued]

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Plug Into Newly Released 2024 US Electricity Sector Data

June 28, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, market research, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, nuclear energy, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, research, Solar energy, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:39:53 +0000

10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). “For a decade, the Electricity ATB has been supporting consistent, … [continued]

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New Report Breaks Down State-Level Renewable Energy Siting Policies & Permitting Authorities Across the USA

June 21, 2024 admin clean power, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, onshore wind farms, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:45:26 +0000

State and/or local government involvement in renewable energy development varies widely across the United States. A new report funded by DOE, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Regulatory Assistance Project, Clean Air Task Force, and others, inventories and simplifies the complex state-level policies of all 50 states, plus … [continued]

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Distributed Wind Top Photo Contributors Are Here

June 21, 2024 admin clean power, us wind, us wind energy, us wind power, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:39:46 +0000

Each year, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) launches a search for the best distributed wind energy photos across the United States and its territories for PNNL’s Distributed Wind Photo Gallery. The annual photo search aids PNNL’s efforts to highlight distributed wind technologies and the customers they serve. Check out 2024’s photo selections—including … [continued]

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How Do Wind Turbines Survive Severe Storms?

June 7, 2024 admin clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, research, SCIENCE, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:33:10 +0000

June starts hurricane season, an unsettling time for some people living near our nation’s shorelines. For the next 6 months, communities will be on watch for severe storms and high winds that could potentially knock out power or damage homes and businesses. Strong winds also put America’s growing fleet of … [continued]

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Group Produces Green Hydrogen Using Wind Turbines on Ships

June 7, 2024 admin hydrogen, news, onestone holdings, power, ships, Wind, wind power, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:39:34 +0000

An Oregon-based sustainable energy innovation group said it has successfully produced green hydrogen through the use of vertical wind turbines on an oceangoing vessel. ONESTONE HOLDINGS on June 3 said […]

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