America's offshore wind industry Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:41:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 US Government Should Have Supported Wind Industry, Say Scientists https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-government-wind-industry/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-government-wind-industry/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:41:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56861 Scientists from the University of Delaware have concluded that a vibrant, large offshore wind industry is even farther from reality than it was a decade ago. In part, this is because the United States’ federal government has not made alternative energy a priority. The researchers say that through the offshore wind leasing program, the focus […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-government-wind-industry/feed/ 0 56861 US to Have the First Freshwater Offshore Wind Farm https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freshwater-offshore-wind-farm-20100530/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freshwater-offshore-wind-farm-20100530/#respond Sun, 30 May 2010 05:54:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7793 The non-profit Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) and General Electric (GE) have come together and announced at the American Wind Energy Association's annual WINDPOWER Conference in Dallasthe the development of a wind farm off the shores of Ohio near Cleveland. The project is said to be the first fresh water offshore wind farm in the US.

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