Sentences with phrase «when offshore wind»

2010 looks like being the year when offshore wind power takes off globally in a major way.
-LSB-...] The proposed transmission line would be constructed in phases to connect offshore wind power to the grid based on the company's estimates of when offshore wind generation facilities will be in place.
The exposed break is best ridden when the offshore wind blows from the northeast.
The occasion comes at a time when offshore wind developers and investors await more information about how their fledgling industry will be affected by the incoming Trump administration.
After rising to the sounds of breaking waves and monkeys howling many visitors kick off their day with a dawn patrol surf session as this is when the offshore winds are usually at their best.
Playa Carate is a beach found in Golfo Dulce presenting a great beach break that works best when offshore winds blows from the north and northeast direction and swells rise from southwest.
Typically in such situations the coast - inland temperature difference will increase with increasing temperature, before reducing to near zero on the very hottest days when offshore winds are strong enough to override the sea breeze.

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An offshore wind farm at the center of a LIPA plan to address spiking electric demand on the South Fork will produce excess energy when it's needed least, and fall short of a sharply expanding summer peak load, a recent analysis found.
With the release of its master plan for offshore wind energy, New York State is doubling down on its commitment to renewable energy at a time when the Trump administration is moving to allow coastal drilling for oil and gas.
Hinton, who worked for Gov. Cuomo when he was the federal housing secretary, plans to focus on affordable housing, low - income communities and offshore wind development.
For instance, such findings will play into decisions about the location, timing and technology of marine development — including cruise and cargo ship traffic, oil and gas rigs and offshore wind farms (which create high levels of noise during construction and moderate levels when operational).
The costs and technical obstacles rise in multiples when adding in the proposed massive expansion of offshore wind capacity and how to get that highly variable source of power where it is needed, when it is needed and as it is produced.
During the spring and summer months, deep ocean water rich in carbon dioxide periodically wells up along the California coast when surface waters are pushed offshore by strong winds.
It can barrel in the inside when the wind is offshore.
As the data shows, we can expect light — moderate offshore winds on Thursday morning at 8:00 am until about 11:00 am when it is forecasted to go onshore.
When Santa Ana conditions prevail, with winds in the lower two to three kilometers (1.25 - 1.8 miles) of the atmosphere from the north through east, the air over the coastal basin is extremely dry, and this dry air extends out over offshore waters of the Pacific Ocean.
During fall when tourists are starting to go home, the lingering summer gloom has lifted, and winds start blowing offshore.
It's the only time of year when surfers could enjoy crisp mornings, offshore winds, cooler water, and a mix of swells.
Advance group when to Uluwatu this morning, swell size bigger than yesterday, sunny light offshore winds.
The wind can be blowing force 6 offshore when there's hardly a breeze at Taghazoute only 20 minutes away.
Soup Bowl delivers surf year round, there is almost always something to ride and when it gets big and the winds turn offshore this is a wave you'll never forget!
Waves really get good when the swell has S in it and the wind is offshore.
August is also the month when westerly winds begin to replace offshore breezes, a period known locally as the «Little Dry» with reduced precipitation and abundant sunshine.
A common phrase used by surfers when describing an offshore wind is «clean».
The stretch of beach between Sanur and Ketewel is well known as a surfer's heaven (especially from November to May, when the winds turn offshore on this side of the island), but beginners should beware of strong, swirling currents.
It is known to get amazing A frame waves that can create solid tubes when teamed up with offshore winds.
Very long and good left and right hander wave barreling when the wind is offshore.
The «clean» surf season runs from December to April when a combination of offshore winds and global tidal patterns produce consistent waves.
Winds generally blow offshore all day long in this part of Nicaragua except in October when longer spells of onshore winds are coWinds generally blow offshore all day long in this part of Nicaragua except in October when longer spells of onshore winds are cowinds are common.
G - Land Surf Camp G - Land today August 30 started as the last few days have, bit like Groundhog day, misty / foggy and overcast.The swell did organise itself a little better overnight and when the skies cleared with the offshore trade wind around 8 am, it was on for the takers.Launching pad and Speedies had a bit of solid action for a change.Head hi plus with the occasional triple... [Read more...]
When I moved from the United Kingdom to the United States in 2006, offshore wind just wasn't a thing in Britain.
New York went one better in January, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo committed to developing 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
Why is the Golden State, a place so proud of its renewable energy record, lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to offshore wind?
17 El Nino verses La Nina El Niño La Niña Trade winds weaken Warm ocean water replaces offshore cold water near South America Irregular intervals of three to seven years Wetter than average winters in NC La Niña Normal conditions between El Nino events When surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific are colder than average The southern US is usually warmer and dryer in climate
Until the Haliade - X enters operation, however, and assuming no competitors have an ace up their sleeves, MHI Vestas will hold on to the title of world's largest wind turbine in operation and will top it themselves when it begins installing its V164 - 9.5 MW wind turbines at Belgium's Northwester 2 offshore wind farm.
Recharge news The energy world was stunned in April when 1.38 GW of German offshore wind was won at tender with zero - subsidy bids, meaning that the three projects will rely solely on the wholesale electricity price when commissioned in 2024 - 25.
In order to address the intermittency associated with the heavy proposed use of wind power, the report proposes to deploy offshore turbines dispersed in locations all around the country (when there is little windspeed in one location, there is likely to be high windspeed in other locations), and implement backup generation consisting of biogas, biomass, hydro, and imports to manage the remaining variability.
«The learning curve experienced by the experts when they built the first parks could be lost,» says Christian Dahlke, in charge of offshore wind farms at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.
«Based on our results, Delaware could become the Denmark of the United States when it comes to relying on offshore wind power as a major energy source,» Firestone said.
«When the Southcoast delegation came together to fight for this procurement, we threw our weight behind the idea that the offshore wind industry would establish a prominent presence here in New Bedford,» said State Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral (D - New Bedford).
When asked to select from a variety of sources to help the state increase its energy supply, more than 90 percent of the 949 Delaware residents responding to the survey supported an offshore wind option — in which whirling wind turbines as tall as 40 - story buildings would be erected off the coast to generate electricity — even if wind power were to add between $ 1 and $ 30 per month to their electric bills.
The massive Cape Wind offshore wind farm scored a huge legal victory on Friday, when a US District Judge upheld the results of a ten - year permitting process and rejected a laundry list of claims brought by opposition groWind offshore wind farm scored a huge legal victory on Friday, when a US District Judge upheld the results of a ten - year permitting process and rejected a laundry list of claims brought by opposition growind farm scored a huge legal victory on Friday, when a US District Judge upheld the results of a ten - year permitting process and rejected a laundry list of claims brought by opposition groups.
Offshore wind became a reality for the Dutch in 2006 when they built their first offshore wind farm to begin — they believed — reducing their carbon dioxide emissions.
The industry has matured and is at a pivotal moment; now is the time when action must be taken to ensure the UK benefits from the huge potential offered by offshore wind, and turns its global leadership in offshore wind deployment into leadership in supplying to projects across the globe.
This offshore wind farm, which will be the world's biggest offshore wind farm when operational in 2022, is also the largest offshore project in Siemens Gamesa's history, the biggest to date being Hornsea One (1,218 MW), similarly developed by Ørsted.
«We're ready to put Connecticut on the map when it comes to offshore wind,» said Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowwind,» said Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey GrybowWind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski.
«The competitive lease sale offshore Virginia will mark an important transition from planning to action when it comes to capturing the enormous clean energy potential offered by Atlantic wind,» said Secretary Jewell.
And when there is a promising but high - risk new technology, like computer microchips, or offshore wind turbines, governments subsidize deployment and commercialization.
Something like this occurred when, in the early 1990s, the Danish government started deploying massive wind turbines offshore, which produced energy far more cheaply than the older, smaller ones.
Chris Oynes, an associate director whose role is key to the oil and gas permitting process at the DOI, had only just begun work on offshore wind permitting when he became one of the first to resign in the aftermath of the Gulf disaster.
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