Sentences with phrase «offshore wind»

The cost of offshore wind farms, until recently the most expensive mainstream renewable technology, will slide 71 percent, making turbines based at sea another competitive form of generation.

The decline in the output of offshore wind farms, based on a study of Danish wind farms, appears even more dramatic.

Whether or not the sequestration process will delay the first - ever auctions for offshore wind energy development remains to be seen.

I believe we are well - placed to become a world leader in offshore wind power — and this Government is doing all it can to make sure that happens.

She is responsible for coordinating and managing the environmental assessment, permitting, and compliance for offshore wind projects.

We're moving forward with our nation's first offshore wind energy projects.

The performance of offshore wind turbine blades in their challenging operating environment is one of the critical issues in energy cost, reliability and safety.

Light offshore winds with chest to head high waves.

After several years and a few setbacks, the country's first offshore wind farm has begun generating electricity.

The lease sale will allow interested development companies to bid on the rights to site assessment activities to gauge the suitability of the area for offshore wind development.

Ten of the 12 countries with offshore wind farms are European.

The government has increased the incentives for electricity from offshore wind turbines several times to help the industry get off its feet.

The group offers a graduate course on offshore wind power, including science, engineering and policy.

The state expects more than 1.2 million homes could be powered by offshore wind.

The drop in prices, meanwhile, has opened new avenues for offshore wind developers.

Both Canadian companies are seen as potential investors in the emerging North American offshore wind market.

The money will go toward developing offshore wind technology and removing market barrier to building coastal wind farms.

But building offshore wind turbines is both unpopular and significantly more expensive.

The best new offshore wind turbines, on the other hand, are already at a 50 percent capacity factor, and that may well rise to 60 percent and higher.

At the same time, this new prototype makes floating offshore wind competitive through cost savings in construction and maintenance.

This new perspective may well influence the location of future shipping routes, as well as offshore wind farms and new oil and gas developments.

WHAT: A utility - scale offshore wind farm paired with an energy storage system.

This marks an important step forward for offshore wind technology, and potentially opens attractive new markets for renewable energy production worldwide.

Also included in the proposal are plans for what would be two of the largest offshore wind generation dams in the world and a biomass generation plant for energy.

These potential advancements could greatly reduce the costs of offshore wind installation and maintenance.

All of this reduces the investment and operation cost for developers, makes offshore wind projects more profitable, and ultimately lowers cost of electricity for consumers.

There are more offshore wind turbines around our coasts than everywhere else in the rest of the world put together.

The research team is now looking at how offshore winds at the same five locations vary.

However, as a first - of - its - kind project, costs are anticipated to decline for future offshore wind farms, particularly for larger projects that can harness economies of scale.

, except for when there are strong offshore winds.

There are currently no American vessels capable of installing offshore wind turbines.

In the southern region, offshore winds blow all day long for an average of 300 + days per year.

The innovative floating approach will allow wind farms to be developed in much deeper waters than conventional offshore wind farms, which are usually placed in water depths of up to 50 meters.

And while offshore wind will play its part, most clean energy will be generated on land, often near where the power is needed.

Clearly, when they are complete the golf course and hotel will dramatically alter the visual character of the area, and arguably far more severely than the proposed offshore wind farm might.

More efficient design of offshore wind sites will help maximize renewable energy output, delivering more clean energy to the electric grid in a smaller physical and environmental footprint.

2010 looks like being the year when offshore wind power takes off globally in a major way.

While much of its current achievements have been due to strategic investments in major offshore wind farms, it is also working on incorporating solar power and other renewables directly into its operations.

And where offshore wind development has struggled in the past, the ocean is now open for business.

There is an exposed beach break here with reliable offshore winds coming from the east or north east and waves peak on the left and the right.

Fixed - bottom offshore wind turbines are expected to get even bigger, to 11 MW on average in 2030, helping to reduce up - front installed costs.

Even larger installations, like offshore wind parks, are relatively spread out compared to conventional generation.

By contrast, the American offshore wind industry has only recently begun to gain momentum.

Did I say offshore wind was the governor's Big Idea?

The agency is trying to expand offshore wind in other states, too.

That means it is always breaking somewhere, and with near constant offshore winds, you will likely give out before you run out of surf.

Last month, he announced a plan to reduce methane emissions from landfill, oil, gas and other industries, and he has actively promoted offshore wind and solar energy projects.