Hurray! Construction Begins on First US Offshore Wind Farm
The demonstration wind farm lays the groundwork for the real thing - a 1 gigawatt offshore wind farm.
Cape Wind Hits Yet Another Roadblock For Offshore Wind Farm
Two utilities that signed agreements to buy most of the power are pulling out.
Finally, US Gets An Offshore Wind Farm, Deepwater Starts Construction Next Spring
Deepwater got its final permits to put 5 turbines in the ocean off Rhode Island, and a third auction leased 80,000 acres off Maryland's coast.
Offshore Wind Leasing Area Doubles on East Coast
Massachusetts is opening almost 750,000 acres for offshore wind, to be auctioned in four leases.
DOE Announces Three Offshore Wind Projects, Shooting For 35% of US Energy by 2050
The US Department of Energy will release its Wind Vision initiative this fall and announced three more demonstration projects in offshore wind.
Scotland Approves Massive Offshore Wind Farm, While New Jersey Rejects Tiny One Again
While Scotland moves forward on a 1.9 GW wind farm, New Jersey can't even get a 25 MW one off the ground.
Oregon Close to Approving First West Coast Offshore Wind Farm
Five floating wind turbines will be built if the pilot gets final approval.
Offshore Wind Would Protect Cities From Hurricanes
Wind speeds would have been cut in half during Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy if offshore wind farms had been there.
Virginia Utility Wins Second Offshore Wind Auction in US
The company is paying $1.6 million to lease federal waters that could produce 2 gigawatts of wind.
UK Greenlights World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
The Triton Knoll Wind Farm, off the coast of England, will supply electricity to 820,000 homes.