WIND POWER RESOURCES
The U.S. has over 1,000 gigawatts of natural wind assets offshore. RBTUS plans to provide millions of dollars in loan guarantees to promote the construction o offshore wind farms on the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf coasts and Great Lakes that will harness this power.
IN THE NEWS
AP – Blackout a reminder of power grid vulnerabilities (9.9.11)
Glosten.com – A New Off-Shore Wind Design
BBC – Three Steps to Build A Wind Farm (8.15.11)
Delaware Energy: U.S. is urged to adopt wind-turbine standards (4.29.11)
LA Times: Google invests $100 Million in world’s biggest wind farm (4.21.11)
Financial Times – Wind power and wanderlust (3/20/2011)
Financial Times: China wind turbines turn as Europe cuts hit (1.5.2011)
AJOT: AWC submits $5 million proposal for offshore transmission system (1.24.2011)
American Wind Energy Association (2.24.2010)
Use Old Shipyards to Produce Wind Turbines, Says Nick Clegg (2.15.2010)
Google Maps: An Aerial View of Potential Offshore Wind Locations (2.12.2010)