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First US offshore wind turbine

Europe’s investment in offshore wind is paying off — for the US

Europe's investments in offshore wind have fueled better technology, more competition and cheaper capital for new projects. That's driven down the cost of offshore power and now the US is capitalizing on the savings.

Europe’s investment in offshore wind is paying off — for the US
"It sounded a load of rubbish" is how Grimsby port chief Martin Boyers remembers reacting to a plan to create a maintenance hub for new offshore wind farms in the depressed city. “I didn’t know anything about renewables."

Offshore wind projects breathe life into struggling UK ports

Offshore wind projects breathe life into struggling UK ports
Wind turbines Denmark

One of offshore wind power's best hopes is fading on Lake Erie

One of offshore wind power's best hopes is fading on Lake Erie

Green Energy Milestone: Industry Says Wind is Spain's Top Electricity Source

Green Energy Milestone: Industry Says Wind is Spain's Top Electricity Source

Cape Wind Spin

Cape Wind Spin

Scotland's wind turbines less eco-friendly than they appear

Scotland plans to harness its high wind concentration as a renewable energy source with wind turbines. Wind turbines have often been criticized as ugly and loud, but now they're being called potentially harmful to the environment. That's because wind turbines have been releasing carbon stored in peat bogs into Scotland's atmosphere.

Scotland's wind turbines less eco-friendly than they appear

Obama administration tries to advance off-shore wind farm proposals

A desire to build a massive windfarm off the Atlantic Coast of the United States has the Obama administration moving to lighten the regulatory hurdles, seeking to get the project moving forward more quickly.

Obama administration tries to advance off-shore wind farm proposals

Cape Wind Spin

A new documentary chronicles the ten-year battle over a massive windfarm in Nantucket Sound, off Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Cape Wind Spin

Cape Wind project gets green light

Nantucket Sound offshore wind farm approved by federal government -- what this means for the future of wind power in the U.S.

Cape Wind project gets green light
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Washington causes stir by approving nation's first off-shore wind farm

On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the federal government would green light construction of Cape Wind, the nation's first off shore wind farm. The project has polarized Nantucket residents.

Washington causes stir by approving nation's first off-shore wind farm
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Will an offshore wind farm in Nantucket become a reality?

U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar will decide whether or not to build an offshore wind farm off of Nantucket Sound. Opponents of the project are threatening to sue if it is approved.

Will an offshore wind farm in Nantucket become a reality?
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A win-win for wind?

Amy Myers Jaffe, associate director of the Rice University Energy Program, joins The Takeaway to talk about how much of an impact offshore wind-turbines will could have on how we produce and consume energy.

A win-win for wind?

Don't Mess with Texas Wind

At 80 years old, a Texas oil billionaire hears the answer in the wind.

Don't Mess with Texas Wind

Which Way the Wind Blows

An Alaskan Congressman has introduced an amendment to a Congressional budget bill that would threaten the nation's first major offshore wind farm project.

Which Way the Wind Blows

Catching the Wind, Part Two

Catching the Wind, Part Two