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March 2020
Wind turbines are designed to last approximately 20 to 25 years. While the main core of wind turbines are made from steel...
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March 2020
Last year, new offshore wind power capacity in Germany exceeded that of onshore wind capacity for the first time. In 2019, 160 new offshore wind turbines...
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December 2019
The PTC was intended to be a temporary subsidy for a fledgling industry but has morphed into a massive handout for large...
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December 2019
The global offshore wind industry is still very small with just 23 gigawatts worldwide—80 percent in Europe and 20 percent in Asia....
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December 2019
New Jersey has joined other Atlantic Coast states in increasing its commitment to construct offshore wind power. Governor Murphy signed an executive...
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November 2019
In Minnesota, Xcel Energy estimates conservatively that it will cost $532,000 (in 2019 dollars) to decommission each of its wind turbines—a total...
