US Wind Resources (with Possible Transmission Lines)
Texas wind power average generation curve by hour of the day is in green. From PSIDA ZEV Solar and Electric Vehicles.
PacifiCorp Aims to Add 4.7 GW Renewables, 1.7 GW Storage by 2031 - 0425.rtf
Trump’s War on Wind Halts a Major Project Mid-Construction 0425.rtf
Wind Energy Jobs Are Taking Off 0125.rtf
Will There Be Less Wind to Fuel Wind Electricity? 0424.rtf - Wind speeds in Midwest were down in 2024. That''s not new.
Finding Space for Wind Farms Might Be Easier than We Thought 0424.rtf
Understanding the Weather Behind a Down Year for Wind Energy 0224.rtf - #1: heat in Midwest, winds died down
US Wind-Power Industry Predicts Rapid Growth, Just in Time for Offshore Push 0323.rtf
New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123.rtf
Wind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822.rtf
U.S. Wind Passed Coal, Nuclear Power for 1st Time on Record 0422.rtf
Where Can We Put All Those Wind Turbines? 0321.rtf
Wind Tops Coal in U.S. Power, Marking Its Rapid Ascent 0420.rtf
U.S. Wind Power Is ‘Going All Out’ with Bigger Tech, Falling Prices 0818.rtf
Aging Wind Farms Are Re-Powering with Longer Blades, More Efficient Turbines 0318.rtf
Wind Power Costs Could Drop 50%, and Solar PV Provide 50% of Global Power 0817.rtf
U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surge - a New Turbine Rises Every 2.4 Hours 0517.rtf
Wind Power Briefly Supplied 52% of Electricity in US Southwest Power Pool 0217.rtf - MT & ND to LA & NM
Wind Power Capacity Surpasses Hydroelectric in the US 0217.rtf
Why Is Corporate America Picking Wind Power over Solar? 1216.rtf
New U.S. Wind Power Capacity Falls in 3rd Quarter, but Construction Rises 1016.rtf
Bigger, Better, Cheaper - Wind Power Is Flourishing in the US 0816.rtf
Red States Are Leading the Way in Renewable Energy 0516.rtf
New Renewable Energy Projects Find Opportunity in Old Transmission Lines 0416.rtf
Wind Power Transmission Project in Plains Earns U.S. Approval 0316.rtf
U.S. No Longer Top Wind Turbine Producer. China Is. 0216.rtf
2014 US Wind Power Technologies Report - LNBL 0815.pdf
Wind Power Continues Steady Growth Across the U.S. 1215.rtf
Wind Power Sets Records, as Countries Seek Climate Fixes 0815.rtf
US Wind Energy Boom Couldn’t Be Coming at a Better Time 0815.rtf
Mighty Optimistic Wind Estimate Fuels EPA’s CO2 Rule 0815.rtf
Taller Turbine Towers Make Wind Power Poised to Spread to All States 0515.rtf
Why 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415.rtf
3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415.rtf
Wind Power Could Be 35% of US Supply by 2050 - 0315.rtf
Here’s How Much Faster Wind and Solar Are Growing than Fossil Fuels 0315.rtf
Wind Power Beats Nuclear Again in China & Hydro in the U.S. for the 1st Time 0315.rtf
Wind Power Rose Strongly in 2014, in US (6 x), China, Germany & Brazil 0115.rtf
The Rise and Fall of Wind Power in America 1214.rtf
Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels 1114.rtf
Will Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114.rtf - See above also for this combined wind-solar project.
Wind Energy’s Costs Decline, Contributions to Energy Mix Grow 0414.rtf
Wind’s Cost Falling, More Improvement Possible 1113.rtf
Cost of US Wind Power Down 50% in 4 Years - 0813.pdf
9 States Now at 10% Wind Power; 2 over 20% 0713.rtf
Blown Away - US Wind in 2012 0613.rtf
Is the Sky The Limit For Wind Power? 0313.rtf
Iowa, SD Approach 25% Wind 0313.doc
Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Wind Tax Credit 0113.rtf
New Wind Projects Coming to Beat Tax Credit Expiration 1212.rtf
Wind Industry OK with Giving Up Tax Credit 1212.rtf
Wind Could Replace Coal - Salazar 0409.rtf
Wind Energy Bottlenecks 1008.rtf
Wind & Sun Bloom in US 1008.rtf
Wind Can Power 30% of US by 2024, Exec Sum 0110.pdf - 48 pp
GE Sees US Wind Market Doubling 0513.rtf
US State Wind % Leaders, Nov. 2024 Choose Energy
New York City Will Replace Its Largest Fossil Fuel Plant with Wind Power 0123.rtf
Green Groups, Tech Companies Fight $4 Billion Iowa Wind Project 0123.rtf - They say solar is cheaper and should be used instead.
Texas Project Will Use Wind to Make Hydrogen Fuel Out of Water 0123.rtf
Wind Energy Is Now South Dakota’s #1 Electricity Producer, but Not Every Day 1122.rtf
Shifting Winds 0422.rtf
Wind Now Powers the Empire State Building and Its Related Buildings 0221.rtf
Texas Wind Energy Production and Jobs Are Growing, Coal Is Dying 0220.rtf
U.S. Readies 1st Wind-Powered Steel Plant 1119.rtf - in Sedalia, Missouri. 75 MW with electric arc furnaces
Kansas State University to Get Half of Campus Energy from Wind Farm 1118.rtf
General Motors Will Soon Use Wind Power to Build Pickups and SUVs 1018.rtf - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Texas
Missouri Utility’s Ambitious Wind Energy Plan Facing Pushback 0518.rtf
Wind Power Keeps Breaking Records In Central US 0318.rtf - 14-state SPP had 60.6% of kWh from wind Mar 16, 2018.
Xcel Solicitation Returns ‘Incredible' Renewable Energy, Storage Bids 0118.rtf - 2.1¢/kWh median bid for wind + storage
Xcel Learns to Forecast Wind, Then Shuts Coal Plants 1217.rtf
In a Sign of the Times, the Largest US Wind Farm Is Growing in Oklahoma 0717.rtf
America's Wind Energy Boom May Finally Be Coming to the Southeast 0417.rtf - $400 million wind farm in NC for Amazon
Wild West of Wind - Republicans Push Texas as Green Energy Leader 0217.rtf - 20+ GW and 12.7% of kWh
Wind Power Briefly Supplied 52% of Electricity in US Southwest Power Pool 0217.rtf - MT & ND to LA & NM
California Demand for Wind Power Energizes Transmission Firms 0217.rtf - led by TransWest line, see map above
New York Seeks to Develop U.S.'s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects 0117.rtf
Iowa Utilities Board Approves Huge 2,000 MW Wind Energy Project 0816.rtf
Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says; It's Taxing Those Who Use It. 0816.rtf
Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816.rtf
Hawaii Eyes Offshore Wind to Reach its 100% Clean Energy Goal 0716.rtf
In Iowa, a Bipartisan Push to Become Leader in Wind Energy 0616.rtf
Wind and Solar Could Meet Nearly All Midwest Energy Needs by 2050 - 0616.rtf
U.S. Utilities Boost Investments in Wind, Solar Power 0516.rtf - Duke, Southern & Berkshire Hataway Energy. Wholesale, wind averages 2.9¢/kWh, solar 5.7. Coal and gas 3.5.
Iowa Wind Boom Highlights Transformation in Midwest 0516.rtf - 2,000 MW wind farm will bring Iowa to 40% wind in 2019. MidAmerican’s goal is 100% wind for all its customers.
Texas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316.rtf
Xcel CEO Leans on Midwest Wind Power to Close Gap with Coal, Gas 1215.rtf
Texas Utility Offers a Nighttime Special - Free Electricity 1115.rtf
Warming May Boost Wind Energy in Plains States 0715.rtf
Plan to Expand Regional Support for Wind Power Takes Shape in the Midwest 0315.rtf
Georgetown, Texas Goes All In on Renewable Energy 0315.rtf
Wind-Gas Hybrid Power -- Wyoming's Idea of California Dreamin' 0215.rtf
Texas Becoming Less Reliant on Coal to Generate Electricity 1214.rtf
Conservative Iowa Farmers Find a New Cash Crop – Sun & Wind 1114.rtf
Will Renewable Energy Ruin an 'Irreplaceable' Mojave Desert Oasis? 1114.rtf
Wind Energy Plan Hinges on Huge Utah Caverns 0914.rtf
Grid Operator PJM - 30% Wind Power Slashes Pollution and Costs, Is Reliable 0514.rtf
Massachusetts Is at the Front of the Wind Energy Pipeline 0414.rtf
New England's 'Largest' Renewables Procurement Is All Wind 0214.rtf
New Power Lines to Make Texas World’s 5th-Biggest Wind Power Producer 0214.rtf
Iowa to Add 1 GW of Wind at No Net Cost to Ratepayers 0813.rtf
Michigan's New Tourist Attraction? Wind Turbines 1013.rtf
Western Wind Power May Soon Compete With Natural Gas 0913.rtf
Ohio Project Revives Local Debate on Lake Erie Wind Turbines 0813.rtf
Wind Power Hits 57% in Colorado 0812.rtf
Record Wind Power for Texas 0312.rtf
Midwest Utility Places Major New Bet on Wind Power 0513.rtf
Trump Bars Offshore Wind Leases 0125.rtf
More than 15 GW of US Offshore Wind Capacity Now Authorized 0924.rtf
New England Offshore Wind Farm Latest to Win Biden Approval 0324.rtf
DoE Charts Path for Offshore Wind Grid Network 0324.rtf - A connected offshore wind network would cut down on grid congestion onshore and increase reliability of the electricity system overall. It would also allow power to flow to areas of high demand when needed as well as move from low-priced areas to high-price areas to cut electricity costs for consumers, according to DoE. As one example, DoE said New England’s electricity system could be tied to the onshore grid in the mid-Atlantic via offshore networks.
Why US Onshore Wind Power Is Rebounding 0324.rtf
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Wind Farm Off the Massachusetts Coast Begins Delivering Steady Flow of Power 0224.rtf
NJ Resets, Approves 2 Massive Offshore Wind Projects 0124.rtf
1st Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Project Produces Power for 1st Time 0124.rtf
US Offshore Wind Farm Delivers 1st Power to the Grid 1223.rtf
Biden Administration Approves Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Yet, in Virginia 1023.rtf
Ørsted Cancels N.J. Project, in Major Blow to Offshore Wind 1123.rtf
Biden's 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won't Happen 1023.rtf
Great Lakes Gets Their 1st Wind Farm 0823.rtf
Vineyard Wind Begins Construction, after Ducking Financial Peril 0823.rtf
American Oil Hub Is Pivoting to Offshore Wind, at 4500 Jobs per Wind Farm 0523.rtf
Offshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight 0323.rtf
Patent Ruling Slams GE’s Wind Turbine Business and US Offshore Wind Industry 0922.rtf
Massachusetts Just Passed a Massive Climate and Clean Energy Bill 0822.rtf
California Sets Ambitious Offshore Wind Power Goal 0822.rtf
Offshore Wind Auction Raises $4.4 Billion to Topple Record 0222.rtf - Upwards of 7 GW of powere could ensue.
Offshore Wind Farms in the Gulf of Mexico Could Create 17,500 Jobs 0122.rtf
Dominion, Siemens Gamesa Plan Virginia Offshore Wind Power Hub 1021.rtf
Biden Administration Approves 1st Offshore Wind Farm for New York 1121.rtf
Floating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans 1021.rtf - Lots on process to try to get fishermen on board. US Pacific offshore is steep, so floating wind turbines make most sense there. Ideal wind, 33 miles offshore. 100 floating turbines on standardized platforms.
Biden Administration Plans Wind Farms along Nearly the Entire US Coastline 1021.rtf
Offshore Wind Projects Line Up for Federal Review 0621.rtf
New Jersey Approves 2.7 GW of Offshore Wind, Largest Combined Award in US 0721.rtf
For Lease - Windmill Space in the Atlantic Between Long Island and New Jersey 0621.rtf
Biden Looks to California for Next Phase of Offshore Wind 0521.rtf
Biden Administration Grants Vineyard Wind Its Final Major Permit 0521.rtf
Biden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan 0321.rtf
How the Oil Industry Is Shifting to Offshore Wind 0321.rtf
Offshore Wind Energy Gets a 2nd Wind Under Biden 0321.rtf
Biden Administration Backs Nation’s Biggest Wind Farm off Martha’s Vineyard 0321.rtf
1st U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Put on Hold 1220.rtf
BP’s $1.1 Billion Deal Marks 1st Step into Offshore Wind 0920.rtf
U.S. Has 7 Ocean Turbines. Companies See 100s Soon 0720.rtf
Ohio Approves Nation's 1st Freshwater Offshore Wind Project 0520.rtf
Wind Giant Iberdrola Throws Its Weight Behind Floating Offshore Market 0320.rtf
Price of U.S. Offshore Wind Power Continues to Fall with Mayflower Contract 0220.rtf
Offshore Wind Turbines Are Coming to the Jersey Shore 0619.rtf
Massachusetts Coal Plant Site to Host Offshore Wind Power, 400 MW Storage 0519.rtf
Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Gets Green Light at about 8.9 ¢:kWh 0419.rtf
Offshore Wind Farms Are Spinning Up in the US - at Last 0419.rtf
Stunningly Low Massachusetts Price for Offshore Wind 0918.rtf
New Jersey Approves Largest Single-State Offshore Wind Solicitation to Date 0918.rtf
Deepwater Wind Wins Bid To Bring Offshore Wind Power To Connecticut 0618.rtf - 200 MW
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Contract for 1,200 MW of Offshore Wind 0518.rtf
Offshore Wind’s Value Exceeds Its Construction Costs In New York, New England 0518.rtf
Oil Giants and Their Suppliers Are Investing in Offshore Wind Power 0118.rtf - combined goal of 3 states is 7.5 GW by 2030
Trump Cabinet Calls on Denmark to Help Boost Offshore Wind Output 1017.rtf
Made in America - Trump Embracing Offshore Wind? 0417.rtf
New York Just Approved The Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm 0117.rtf
New York Seeks to Develop U.S.'s Biggest Offshore Wind Projects 0117.rtf
Offshore Wind Is Finally Up and Running in the U.S., at Block Island 1216.rtf
1st US Offshore Wind Farm Is Ready to Go, despite Critics’ Blowback 0816.rtf
Massachusetts' Ambitious Clean Energy Bill Jolts Offshore Wind Prospects 0816.rtf
NY Utility Plans Largest US Offshore Wind Farm 0716.rtf
Offshore Wind May Finally Take Off with Big Projects, None Named Cape Wind 0316.rtf
Wind Farm May Be Built off Long Island 0316.rtf
The Coming Sea Change Offshore In Meeting New England’s Energy Needs 0216.rtf
Feds Green Light Wind Lease off New Jersey Coast 0915.rtf
Work under Way on 1st US Offshore Wind Platforms 0715.rtf
Cape Wind Terminates Additional Contracts - Viability in Doubt. 0115.rtf
Cape Wind’s Future Called into Question. It Loses Its 2 Major Buyers 0115.rtf
New Jersey Again Rejects Offshore Wind Farm Plan 1114.rtf
US Offshore Wind Power Nears Takeoff, with 14 Projects 0914.rtf
Feds Want to Lease Wind Sites on Thousands of Acres Off New Jersey Coast 0714.rtf
Maine PUC OKs Monhegan Offshore Wind Project 0114.rtf
Dominion Power Top Bidder for Offshore Wind Leases 0913.rtf
Record New England Wind Deal Draws Cape Wind Comparison 0913.rtf
First Parcels Auctioned For Future US Offshore Wind Farms 0713.rtf
Power US East Coast via Offshore Wind 0912.rtf
East Coast Ports Woo Offshore Wind 1012.rtf
NStar to Buy 28% of Cape Wind Output 0312.rtf
Siemens to Finance Cape Wind 0611.rtf
Offshore Wind Areas Unveiled 0211.rtf
Offshore Wind MW Estimates Rise 1109.rtf
Wind Offshore Prospects 0905.pdf - 34 pp
China Briefing – Renewables Reign 0525.rtf
Summer Wind Speeds Fall in Europe 0225.rtf
Dark Doldrums Overshadow Europe’s Energy Markets 1224.rtf
US, India, Russia, Japan Build Wind Power Much Too Slowly for Climate Change 0824.rtf
Wind Is Dominating the UK Power Grid, Pushing Out Fossil Fuels 0424.rtf
China’s Guangdong Plans More Offshore Wind Power than World Builds in a Year 0523.rtf
Ukraine Built More Onshore Wind Turbines Last Year than England 0523.rtf
China’s Wind Turbines Get Ever Cheaper as Price War Hits Profits 1122.rtf
China Eyes Mountainous Tibet’s Ample Wind for Clean Energy 0422.rtf - 600 GW there and 420 GW more on thr plateau in surrounding provinces
Wind Power Is Back in Europe, as Storms Spur Record Output 0222.rtf
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Wind Powers Change in England's Industrial Heartland 0222.rtf
A North Sea Auction Produces Big Plans for Scottish Wind Farms 0122.rtf
One of China’s Energy Growth Engines Plans an Offshore Wind Boom 1121.rtf
Oil Giant Total Opens U.K. Offshore Wind Hub in North Sea Oil, Gas Fiefdom 1021.rtf - Total also made an investment in a smaller floating-wind project in Wales.
China’s New Renewable Project Rivals All Wind and Solar in India 1021.rtf
Colombia’s Indigenous Lands Are Ground Zero for a Wind Energy Boom 0521.rtf - Caribbean winds blow across rain-shadow desert.
Danish Leader Speaks of Ambitious Offshore Wind ‘Energy Island’ Plans 0421.rtf
Roaring Success of Scottish Wind Farm Shows Global Potential 0321.rtf
Cheap Wind Power Is Making Quebec's Big, Old Dams More Valuable as a Battery 0221.rtf
Oil Giants Win Offshore Wind Leases in Britain 022.rtf
South Korea Has Plan for $43 Billion Offshore Wind Farm 0221.rtf - 8.2 GW. News too on China & US developments
China Blows Past Clean Energy Record with Wind Capacity Jump 0121.rtf
Storm Bella Helps Great Britain Set New Record for Wind Power Generation 1220.rtf
EU Plans to Increase Offshore Wind Farm Capacity by 250% - 1120.rtf
Powering All UK homes via Offshore Wind by 2030 ‘Will Need £50 Billion' 1020.rtf
Floating Wind Power Moves Forward Off Portugal 0620.rtf
EDF-Led Group Nods $2.2 Billion French Offshore Wind Project 0620.rtf
Denmark Proposes 2 Huge ‘Energy Islands’ to Meet 2030 Climate Target 0520.rtf
Wind Giant Iberdrola Throws Its Weight Behind Floating Offshore Market 0320.rtf
German Wind Power Blown Off Course 1119.rtf - Only 290 MW installed in Q1-2 of 2019. Less in Q3-4.
UK Universities in Landmark Deal to Buy Energy Direct from Wind Farms 1019.rtf
World’s Most Efficient Wind Power Plant Doubles Capacity 0919.rtf
Scotland’s Wind Farms Generate Enough Electricity to Power 4.5 Million Homes 0719.rtf
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Operational 0619.rtf
Russian Wind Power Blows Hot and Cold 0419.rtf
UK Government Throws Its Weight behind Offshore Wind Power Expansion 0319.rtf
European Companies Secure Record Amounts of Wind Power 0119.rtf
UK Universities in Landmark Deal to Buy Energy Direct from Wind Farms 1019.rtf
World’s Most Efficient Wind Power Plant Doubles Capacity 0919.rtf
Scotland’s Wind Farms Generate Enough Electricity to Power 4.5 Million Homes 0719.rtf
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Operational 0619.rtf
Russian Wind Power Blows Hot and Cold 0419.rtf
UK Government Throws Its Weight behind Offshore Wind Power Expansion 0319.rtf
European Companies Secure Record Amounts of Wind Power 0119.rtf
Clean Energy in Australia Is Cheap and Surging, but Could Slow 1018.rtf
Solar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418.rtf
British Wind Power Output Hits Record 0318.rtf
1st Wind Farm Operational in Coal-Reliant Bosnia 0318.rtf
UK Built 1:2 of Europe's Offshore Wind Power in 2017 - 0218.rtf
Dutch to Build Artificial Island to Support World’s Largest Wind Farm 0118.rtf
Vestas, Windlab to Launch World's 1st Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Australia 1017.rtf
See the World's 1st Floating Wind Farm 1017.rtf
Huge Boost for Renewables as Offshore Wind-Farm Costs Fall to Record Low 0917.rtf UK subsidy falls to ~ 8¢/kWh
Eyeing Water Scarcity, Cost, Pollution, Tamil Nadu Turns to Sun and Wind Power 0617.rtf
India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517.rtf
China Is Planning Ahead for Life after Coal 0517.rtf
Giant Offshore Wind Farm Opens in North Sea 0517.rtf
NSW's Sapphire WiNSW's Sapphire Wind Farm to Power 49,000 ACT Homes 0417.rtf
Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Eyes End to Green Power Subsidies 0417.rtf
Wind Power Blows Through Nuclear, Coal, as Costs Drop at Sea 0317.rtf
Japan Accelerates Wind Power Development, as Government Support Pays Off 0217.rtf
OPEC’s Top Producer Is Turning to Wind and Solar Power 0217.rtf
Silverton Wind Farm's Output Will Be Like Taking 192,000 Cars off the Road 0217.rtf
Sweden's Vattenfall Aims to Have 3 GigaWatts of Wind Power by Year-End 0217.rtf
China’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117.rtf
It Can Power a Small Nation. But This Wind Farm in China Is Mostly Idle. 0117.rtf
Today All Dutch Trains Are Powered 100% by Wind Energy 0117.rtf
UK Wind Generated More Electricity than Coal in 2016 - 0117.rtf
Offshore Projects Are Booming for European Wind Industry 1016.rtf
New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years, after a Single Typhoon 0916.rtf
Surge in Wind Power Output Hits German Spot 0916.rtf
Solar on the Steppe - Ukraine Embraces Renewables Revolution 0916.rtf
China Embarked on Wind Power Frenzy, Says IEA 0916.rtf
Hybrid Solar and Wind Systems Attract Turbine Makers in India 0916.rtf
1 New Wind Turbine Built per Day across Scotland 0916.rtf
Scotland Just Produced Enough Wind Energy to Power It for an Entire Day 0816.rtf
Lessons along the Path to 100% Clean Energy 0716.rtf - 100% green energy in Portugal & Germany at some times, but what about the other hours? Storage, fossil fuel power?
European Offshore Wind Investment Hits €14 Billion in 2016 - 0716.rtf
South Australia Reaps 83% of Electricity in 1 Day from ‘Wild’ Wind 0716.rtf
Dong Energy to Build World’s Lowest Cost Offshore Wind Farm 0716.rtf - 8¢/kWh
Wind Power Plant in Atacama Desert Fills Chile's Clean-Energy Sails 0716.rtf 185 MW
How the London Array Blows Away the Competition in Green Energy 0616.rtf
Wind at China’s Back to Amp Up Its Renewables 0616.rtf - Put wind turbines NEARER to population centers.
Wind Farm Owner Dong Energy Floats for £10 Billion IPO 0616.rtf
World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm (1.18¢:kWh) Seen Online 2 Years Early 0616.rtf
Why China Is Having So Many Problems Ramping Up Wind Power 0516.rtf - more MW than US, but fewer MW-hours. China’s wind turbine quality is lower, wind farms sprout without transmission connections, or the grid dispatches coal plants instead of curtailed wind, when wind is cheaper (almost $0/MWh variable cost), in places because coal is used for combined heat and power, in other just because wind is intermittent and coal is hard to ramp up and down.
U.S. No Longer Top Wind Turbine Producer. China Is. 0216.rtf
China Breezes past EU to Become Wind Power Leader 0216.rtf
World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Be Built off Yorkshire Coast 0216.rtf
French Wind Industry Sees Deregulation Driving Strong Growth 0116.rtf
Denmark Broke World Record for Wind Power in 2015 - 0116.rtf - 42% for the year
Major Offshore Wind Operator Plans £6 Billion UK Investment by 2020 - 0116.rtf
British Court Rejects Donald Trump’s Attempt to Block Wind Farm 1215.rtf
Paris Climate Accord Is a Big, Big Deal (2.8¢:kWh Wind & 4.2 Solar) 1215.rtf
Sea Change in Renewables Market Forces 1115.rtf - near UK: offshore wind, tidal, waves
Apple Cleaning Up Its Act in China with More Renewable Energy 1015.rtf
Google Pumps Funds into Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm 1015.rtf
Turnbull Government Appoints Australia's 1st Wind Farm Commissioner 1015.rtf
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015.rtf Lack of transmission limits power use.
Donald Trump Takes Campaign against Wind Farms to UK Supreme Court 1015.rtf
Hydrogen Economy Is Emerging from Excess Wind Power in Germany 0915.rtf
Wind Industry Says It Could Supply 25% of EU Electricity by 2030 - 0915.rtf
Victorian Government to Back New Wind Farms, as Part of Renewables Plan 0815.rtf
France Launches Tender for Floating Offshore Wind Projects 0815.rtf
Wind Power Sets Records, as Countries Seek Climate Fixes 0815.rtf
Cheap Power or Clean Energy? India’s $200 Billion Dilemma 0715.rtf
Statoil to Decide on Scottish Floating Wind Farm in September 0715.rtf
Denmark Produces 140% of Its Electricity Needs through Wind Power 0715.rtf
Ethiopia Harnesses Wind Power 0615.rtf
$450 Million Victoria Wind Farm to Be Built after Renewable Energy Bill Passed 0615.rtf
Scotland’s Wind Power Hits Record Levels 0615.rtf
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415.rtf
Asia, Africa Likely Biggest Growth Markets for Wind Power 0415.rtf
Big, Clean Wind Energy Industry Matures at Sea 0315.rtf
Wind Power Beats Nuclear Again in China & Hydro in the U.S. for the 1st Time 0315.rtf
World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Approved for Yorkshire Coast 0215.rtf
U.S. Companies Pledge to Build 20 GW of Renewable Energy in India 0215.rtf
Germany Boosts Onshore Wind Capacity by Record Amount in 2014 0115.rtf
Wind Power Rose Strongly in 2014, in US (6 x), China, Germany & Brazil.rtf
Wind Power ‘Adds Resilience to UK Energy Market' 0115.rtf
UK Wind Power Reaches Record High, as Scotland's Success Continues 0115.rtf
On Tuesday, Wind Farms Outstripped Nuclear Power in UK 1014.rtf
Wind Blows Away Fossil Power in the Nordics, the Baltics Next 1014.rtf
Wind Power Is Cheapest Energy, EU Analysis Finds 1014.rtf
India Wind Policy Targets 1 GigaWatt Offshore by 2020 - 0914.rtf
4.9 GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity under Construction in Europe 0714.rtf
Generation Gap - Wind Opens Big Lead over Nuclear in China 0314.rtf
Europe’s Record Wind Energy Drives Down Emissions and Electric Prices 0114.rtf
122% Wind Power in Denmark for 90 Hours in 2013 - 1213.rtf
French Plans for More Wind Farms Fans Controversy 1113.rtf
Japan Starts Up Offshore Wind Farm Near Fukushima 1113.rtf
Ethiopia Opens Africa's Largest Wind Farm 1013.rtf
Indian CLP Billionaire’s Wind Farms Plan Bond Debut 1013.rtf
Brazil Cools on Nuclear Power Plans, Favors Wind 0913.rtf - also under Nuclear
Copious Data Gives China an Edge in Renewable Energy Production 0813.rtf
Wind Farms Cleared for Building Near Airports, by 3D Radar 0713.rtf
Eco-Blowback - Mutiny in the Land of Wind Turbines 0713.rtf
China's Wind kWh Rose More than Coal’s for 1st Time in 2012 0313.rtf
Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China 0213.rtf
Wind Top Electricity Producer in Spain 0213.rtf
Europe Lags Targets for Offshore Wind 0113.rtf
Wind Is Cheaper than New Coal in South Africa 1012.rtf
Norway's Statoil Plans Wind Farm off Maine 0612.rtf
China Challenges U.S. for World Wind Leadership 1209.rtf
Wind Can Provide 24-50% of India, China's Electricity 0909.rtf
Floating Wind Turbine Launched 0609.rtf
China, Argentina Go Wind 0609.rtf
Brief Wind Bursts Propel Spain to 40% 0309.rtf
Wind May Power All UK Homes by 2020 1207.rtf
Eco-Blowback - Mutiny in the Land of Wind Turbines 0713.rtf
German wind production day by day during 2012.
The World Has a Wind Problem 1024.rtf
World’s Biggest Wind Power Projects Are in Crisis, Just When World Needs Them Most 0723.rtf
Offshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight 0323.rtf
Wind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Fight 0422.rtf
Wind Industry Warns It Isn’t Building Enough to Curb Global Warming 0321.rtf
Offshore Wind Energy Investment Quadruples despite Covid-19 Slump 0720.rtf
World's Wind Power Capacity Up 19% after Record Year 0320.rtf
Click for moreOffshore Wind Farms ‘Can Provide More Electricity than the World Needs' 1019.rtf
Solar Soars - Renewable Energy, by the Numbers 0418.rtf
Big Oil Replaces Rigs with Wind Turbines 0317.rtf
Offshore Wind Moves Into Energy’s Mainstream 0217.rtf
Coal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616.rtf
Solar, Wind on Pace to Eclipse Coal-Burning 0616.rtf
Global Wind Capacity to Nearly Double in Next 5 Years 0416.rtf
Is the Wind Industry Still a Safe Bet for Investors? 0316.rtf
Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116.rtf- In 2015, more GW added & $ invested than in fossil fuel electricity, despite plunging, bargain fossil fuel prices.
Wind, Solar Power Soaring, in Spite of Bargain Prices for Fossil Fuels 0116.rtf
Why Wind and Solar Are Already Better Value than Fossil Fuels 0815.rtf
3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415.rtf
New Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315.rtf
World Wind Power Poised to Bounce Back, after Slowing in 2013 - 0414.rtf
2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind 1013.rtf
Global Wind Energy Outlook 2012.pdf
World's Wind Turbines to Surpass 300 GW 0613.rtf
Wind Power Sets Records Again in 2012 0413.rtf
Wind Power Is Now Cheaper Than Coal in Some Countries 0213.rtf
Building a Wind-Centered Economy 1012.rtf
Enough Wind to Power Global Energy Demand 0912.rtf
Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace 0812.rtf
World Wind - New Record in 2011 0312.rtf
Financing Offshore Wind 0112.rtf
Wind - Centerpiece of New World Energy Economy 0311.rtf - US Still Leads World in Total Wind GW 0810
World Wind 2009 Update, > 150 GW 0310.rtf
World Adds 17 GW of Wind in 2008 1009.rtf
Wind Power Industry Accelerates 0306.rtf
1960-2012
Note the pronounced, if subtle, decline in wind speeds over land. But not over the oceans.
World wind speeds average ~5.5 m/sec over land and ~8 m/sec over water (from map below).
‘Wings’ On Poles- Gates-Backed Wind Power Tech Promises 75% Cheaper Energy 1024.rtf
Could ‘Motionless’ Turbines Solve Wind Energy’s Noise & Wildlife Problems? 0924.rtf
150-Foot-High Sails Could Help Solve Shipping’s Climate Problem 0424.rtf
Understanding the Weather Behind a Down Year for Wind Energy 0224.rtf
Push to Slash Shipping Emissions by Harnessing the Wind 1023.rtf
Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Sets Sail, in a Move to Make Shipping Greener 0823.rtf
Giant Kites Could Pull Cargo Ships across the Ocean & Slash Their CO2 Output 0623.rtf
Wind Turbines Taller Than the Statue of Liberty Are Falling Over 0123.rtf
Wind Energy’s Health Benefits Could Quadruple by Dialing Down Fossil Fuels 1222.rtf
Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind? 0922.rtf - From 1978 until 2010, research showed a worldwide stilling of winds, with speeds dropping 2.3% per decade. In 2019, though, a group of researchers found that, after 2010, global average wind speeds had actually increased — from 7 miles per hour to 7.4 miles per hour.
Despite those conflicting data, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts slowing winds for the coming decades. By 2100, that body says, average annual wind speeds could drop by up to 10%.
MIT Scientists Have Found a Way to Increase Energy Output of Wind Farms 0822.rtf
After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off 0222.rtf
How Long Should Higher Wind and Solar Costs Last? 0122.rtf
Floating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans 1021.rtf - Lots on process to try to get fishermen on board. US Pacific offshore is steep, so floating wind turbines make most sense there. Ideal wind, 33 miles offshore. 100 floating turbines on standardized platforms.
What’s the Carbon Footprint of a Wind Turbine? 0621.rtf
A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry 0121.rtf - 13 MegaWatts, diameter about 650 feet
Black Wind Turbine Blades Reduced Bird Mortality by 72% - 0820.rtf
Climate Change Impacts India’s Wind Energy Industry 0319.rtf - India’s potential wind power fell 13% in 40years, due to a weaker monsoon.
Wind Turbine Shutdowns in Polar Vortex Stoke Midwest Debate 0219.rtf - below -20°F, as many parfts become brittle with cold
Wind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems 1118.rtf
The Wind Is Slowing Down (over Land) 0518.rtf
Report Finds Offshore Wind Turbines Not as Dangerous for Seabirds as Thought 0418.rtf
GE to Develop World's Largest Wind Turbine in France 0318.rtf - 12 MegaWatts, 853 feet tall, for offshore
Wind Energy Potential Is Declining, due to Climate Change 1217.rtf - Lower wind speeds on land cut potential wind energy 8% to 40% in northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, including 10% in China and 8% in US Midwest.
Oceans Could Offer a Wind-Powered World 1017.rtf
See the World's 1st Floating Wind Farm 1017.rtf
There’s Enough Wind Energy over the Oceans to Power Human Civilization 1017.rtf
Tesla, Vestas Pair Up to Develop Ways to Combine Storage and Wind 0917.rtf
When Backyard Wind Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels 0817.rtf - vertical axis, optimized
Tesla Batteries May Back Up Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast 0717.rtf
When Wind Is the Firmest Thing on the Grid 0617.rtf
China’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117.rtf
One of World's 1st Kite-Driven Power Stations to Open in Scotland 1016.rtf
New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years, after a Single Typhoon 0916.rtf
Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float 0916.rtf
Wind Power Will Get a Lot Cheaper, as Wind Turbines Grow Enormous 0916.rtf
Researchers Envision 656-foot Long Blades on Wind Turbines 0316.rtf
Plastic Grass Could Cover Buildings to Produce Energy from Wind 0116.rtf
Statoil to Decide on Scottish Floating Wind Farm in September 0715.rtf
Whirlpool Windmill Produces Power without Blades - Using Wobbles 0615.rtf
Startup Offers Wind Turbines That Look Like a Tree and Sound Like One Too 1214.rtf
Groundbreaking Technology Stores Wind Power in Salt Caverns 1214.rtf
Paying Wind Generators Not to Produce Power 1114.rtf
Lighter-than-Air Turbine to Harness High-Altitude Winds 0914.rtf
The Nocebo Effect, and Why It’s Much More Dangerous Than Wind Turbines 0813.rtf
Wind Turbines Do Not Affect Residential Property Values 0813.rtf
Wind Power Systems Hit Transmission Hurdles 0813.rtf
Not So Windy 0709.rtf - See dual graphs, 2 sections above, for changes in world wind speeds since 1981.
Wind Power May be Much Less, Due to Turbine Wind Shadow 0313.rtf
Kites to Harness Wind at Altitude 0112.rtf
Wind Energy’s Shadow - Turbines Drag Down Power Potential 0513.rtf
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