This chapter discusses lessons learned from a socio-ecological study on the impacts of the first offshore wind farm in North America. The authors reflect on the combination of ecological data from demersal fish trawl and lobster surveys and qualitative social science data from interviews with ...
RWE Offshore Wind GmbH is a global energy company for sustainable electricity generation based on wind power. With projects currently in development and upcoming auctions in Europe, the United States and Asia, RWE Offshore is preparing to implement sever
After all, America has been a leader in installed onshore capacity for some time. But it's only getting started with offshore wind – giant wind farms out in the ocean or in the Great Lakes. If the U.S. goes the way of Europe and Asia with offshore wind, there is a substantial i...
As of December 22, the total installed capacity of wind farms off the Jiangsu coast connected to the power grid had exceeded 10 gigawatts. The economic powerhouse province is increasing the share of renewable energy in its energy mix and plans to have 37 percent of its total...
America's first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts about the industry's future ...
Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy.
Large groups of turbines installed along coastlines can harness the powerful, consistent winds that blow offshore. Given that 40% of the global population liveswithin 60 miles of the ocean, offshore wind farms can be a major boon to efforts to clean up the electricity supply around the world...
A recent federal review of Ohio’s proposed Icebreaker Wind project in Lake Erie found zero significant environmental impacts, including no significant effect on migratory birds. The six-turbine, 20.7-MW demonstration project is the first proposed freshwater wind farm in North America, 8 to 10 mile...
“Offshore wind has already proven to be a tremendous success internationally, so these are not uncharted waters,” said Hannah Read, Go Big on Offshore Wind associate with Environment America Research & Policy Center. “America needs to follow the trend and d...
DP Energy is an Irish-based renewable energy developer, headquartered in Buttevant, Co. Cork which is developing wind and solar projects across Australia, North America and the UK as well as here in Ireland. It has played a leading role in the Irish Wind Industry since its earliest days. ...