Tag: Wind Power
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DOE Offshore Wind Push: Oregon Floating Turbines, And More
Seven innovative offshore wind demos get $4 million for planning and design, and up to three could advance to a second round of funding worth $47 million. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling. …
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Wind Industry Offers Tax Break Phase-Out Plan
Extend the production tax credit at 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour now, then gradually decrease the subsidy until it disappears for projects put in service after 2018, the AWEA tells Congress. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest o…
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How Oodles Of Renewables Would Give Us Cheaper Electricity
At times we’d have way more energy than we need, but building vast amounts of renewables could power the grid at costs comparable to or even lower than today’s, a new study says. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, pleas…
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Maine Floating Turbine Gets A Final Dryland Test
By April, a University of Maine-led project figures to have a prototype floating wind turbine far offshore, where strong, consistent winds blow. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling.
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Wind PTC Waiting For Fiscal Cliff Deal
Last week saw more calls for an extension of the wind energy production tax credit, but don’t expect anything to happen until the president and Congress agree on a larger budget deal. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it…