Offshore Renewable Energy on the NEWS
	Home About Contact us Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium Offshore Wind Power project Understand External Conditions Wind Tutorial Wind energy - General concepts Offshore wind Units Abbreviation Meteorological instruments Virginia Wind - Overview Atlantic Coastal Areas Wind Extreme events Virginia Coastal Ocean Virginia Offshore wind Wind data Wind power density Wind Predominance Waves Models Ocean currents Satellite wind Wind profiles Offshore Power Grid Foundation properties Events Meetings Presentations Related Links Government European Union Others Kids	LOCAL NEWS EDITORIAL: Tap wind, not oil, off Virginia coast The Virginian-Pilot (MCT), 7 September 2008 -If the choice is between oil rigs off Virginia Beach or windmills, it's no choice at all:- Petroleum is the fuel of the past; wind is energy for the future. Wind farm off Va. coast can be done, researchers say The Virginian-Pilot (MCT), 30 August 2008 -Researchers studying a potential offshore wind farm on the Virginia coast have reached the halfway point of their work but already have come to a solid conclusion: The clean-energy project is realistic and doable. Ten reasons Virginia should prevent offshore drilling for natural gas Ten reasons Virginia should prevent offshore drilling for natural gas The Virginian-Pilot & The Ledger-Star, 20 July 2008, 1296 words, (English) By Eileen Levandoski1. Drilling now would have no effect on fuel prices until 2030 and provide little return on investment. If natural gas production in the Atlantic region started in 2011, as proposed, it would have no impact on domestic ... US NEWS Offshore Wind power Gains Traction in U. S. AWEA News, September 4, 2008 Experts from engineering companies, government universities and environmental groups will gather in Wilmington, Del. next week for an offshore wind power workshop held by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) in cooperation with the Sierra Club and with the support of the University of Delaware, at a time when prospects for offshore wind projects are rapidly and steadily rising.
		INTERNATIONAL NEWS RENEWABLES - French WPD To Build 1.2 Bln Euro Offshore Wind Farm French News Digest, 15 September 2008, 272 words, (English) French wind farm developer WPD Offshore France SAS plans to build a 1.2 bln euro ($1.7 bln) offshore wind farm in the Vendee department, west central France, local newsportal Usine Nouvelle wrote on September 11, 2008. ONE of Britain's largest offshore wind farms is to be built in the north west. Manchester Evening News, 9 September 2008, 113 words, (English) ONE of Britain's largest offshore wind farms is to be built in the north west.The 500MW development is planned near Walney Island, off Barrow-in-Furness, and will have 139 turbines. Windfarm hailed a huge success after six months Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, 5 September 2008, 264 words, (English) The biggest wind farm near Grimsby has been hailed a success after its first six months in operation.The Fen Farm, near Conisholme, has been producing energy since April and now produces enough power to supply 13,223 homes a year. Renewable energy: 500-megawatt offshore windfarm gets green light The Guardian, 5 September 2008, 114 words, (English) An offshore wind farm that will provide enough electricity to power 372,000 homes has been given the go-ahead, it was announced yesterday. The 500-megawatt Duddon Sands scheme, off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, is one of the UK'slargest offshore wind farms agreed to date. It will comprise up to 139 turbines and the energy secretary, John Hutton, has also approved plans for another 150MW wind farm nearby. He said the farms would significantly increase the amount of renewable energy in Britain, "helping to cut the UK's carbon emissions and secure our energy supplies". PA
	Maintained by: WE webmaster Last Edited: ©2007 Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium