After a nine-year federal review process the U.S. Department of Interior has approved the first-ever, utility-scale offshore wind energy project for New York State, the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound. New York state is one the leaders in USA windpower,in 2009 existing projects contributed 1,274 megawatts of capacity to the grid.
The new wind development is planned to be located roughly 13 nautical miles off the Rockaway Peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. Source : Gotham Gazette
25.6.10
22.6.10
Offshore project will have "negligible impact upon birds and fish"
The Department of Environmental Protection released a draft report Friday on the preliminary findings of a two-year research project examining the potential ecological impact offshore wind energy projects would have in the New jersey area.
“This is a groundbreaking study,” said Dr. Gary Buchanan, manager of the DEP’s Office of Science, who presented the report at DEP headquarters Friday morning. “New Jersey is the first state to take such a detailed scientific look at its offshore ecological resources in the context of wind energy.”
According to the draft report, wind energy turbines, which could be located three to 20 miles off the New Jersey coast, would have negligible impacts upon bird, fish and marine mammal life
Source : NJbiz
“This is a groundbreaking study,” said Dr. Gary Buchanan, manager of the DEP’s Office of Science, who presented the report at DEP headquarters Friday morning. “New Jersey is the first state to take such a detailed scientific look at its offshore ecological resources in the context of wind energy.”
According to the draft report, wind energy turbines, which could be located three to 20 miles off the New Jersey coast, would have negligible impacts upon bird, fish and marine mammal life
Source : NJbiz
17.6.10
Proposed Wind Farm on Lake Erie
A proposal for an offshore wind project on Lake Erie is meeting with a mixed reaction - initial discussions at the County Legislature were met by supporters, but some locals have concerns over the impact on the region. Source Buffalo YNN
14.6.10
List of Offshore wind farms in the UK
This is an excellent list of offshore wind farms in the UK. I'll be working my way through it and posting some sources of information on each one.
10.6.10
New Offshore Wind Farm for Liverpool Bay.
An offshore wind farm in being constructed 18 kilometres from the North Wales coast at Gwynt y Môr. Situated in Liverpool Bay it will be one of the largest offshore wind farms in construction, eventually supplying power to around 400,000 UK homes.
Work is due to start next year and is projected to be completed in 2014.
Source : wirral globe
Work is due to start next year and is projected to be completed in 2014.
Source : wirral globe
8.6.10
New Wind Farm Plans for China
China's total wind capacity is the biggest in the world and has doubled for four consecutive years.
The growth area is seen to be in offshore wind projects.Four offshore wind farms along the coast of eastern China's Jiangsu province have recently been put out to tender, and involve a total capacity of 1,000 MW. Bids will end on Sept 12. Source :alibaba
The growth area is seen to be in offshore wind projects.Four offshore wind farms along the coast of eastern China's Jiangsu province have recently been put out to tender, and involve a total capacity of 1,000 MW. Bids will end on Sept 12. Source :alibaba
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