Obama to Sell America's Offshore Areas to Queen of England
Today, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 412015, the 'Establishment of the Crown Estate Outercontinental Shelf Area.' "Today is a new day for America," began President Obama at a telepress conference. "Monarchs…
5 Reasons to Attend AWEA's Offshore Wind Expo
The American Wind Energy Association is hosting its annual Offshore Wind Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey this year. This is the second time the expo has made its way to the…
South Carolina Legislature Gives Two Thumbs Up To Wind Energy
Last week, the South Carolina Legislature passed a resolution in support of wind energy in the Palmetto State. Senator Greg Hembree (R-Dillon and Horry Counties) introduced S 757, a concurrent resolution "to recognize the…
Georgia Buoys Offshore Wind Power
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) just recently released a "finding of no significant impact" for Southern Company's proposed offshore wind energy study equipment. The draft environmental assessment found that…
12 Business Cases that Support Offshore Wind Energy
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
South Carolina Benefits Today from Offshore Wind Industry
Despite the fact that South Carolina, and most of the Southeast, has no utility-scale wind farms, we are reaping the benefits of the industry even today. In fact, especially today. Earlier today,…
New DOE Report Shows Trend Toward Larger Offshore Turbines
This blog post was written by Chris Long and published at INTO THE WIND, the American Wind Energy Association's blog. The original post is available here. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
Rhode Island Proves Providential for Offshore Wind Energy
Last week in Providence, Rhode Island, the American Wind Energy Association and the Offshore Wind Development Coalition hosted the annual Offshore WINDPOWER Expo. As I mentioned previously, this was my fifth offshore…
North Charleston Proclaims Support for Offshore Wind Energy
The City of North Charleston proclaimed support for offshore wind energy at last night's City Council meeting as Mayor Keith Summey presented a proclamation listing many benefits of wind energy and how…
I'm attending Offshore WINDPOWER, are you?
This year, the American Wind Energy Association and the Offshore Wind Development Coalition are hosting their Offshore WINDPOWER conference in Providence, Rhode Island on October 22-23. This annual event usually draws about 1,000…