Boom Coming in Offshore Wind Farms, Report Predicts

According to a recent study from Emerging Energy Research (EER), the offshore wind sector will expand over the next decade and could generate nearly 45GW worldwide by 2020. A quarter of the growth is expected to come in North America and Asia, with Europe representing the rest of the growth.
Based on a combination [...]

First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm May Be in Rhode Island

A Rhode Island wind farm project made a deal this week to sell the power it will produce on what could be the country’s first offshore wind farm.
Deepwater Wind, a privately held company, forged a 20-year power purchase agreement, to sell electricity from up to 8 turbines to National Grid.
The Block Island Wind Farm [...]