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Can these 35-ton bricks solve renewable energy’s biggest problem?
This article discusses whether these 35-ton bricks solve renewable energy’s biggest problem? These giant towers use a very low-tech solution to store energy created when the sun shines or the wind blows so it can be used later.
It’s already cheaper to build a new solar or wind farm than a coal […]
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Study: Wind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems
This article discusses a new study that finds that Wind Farms Can Act Like Apex Predators in Ecosystems.
The impact of wind farms on flying species has been well documented, with turbines reducing the number of birds and bats in an area and disrupting migration routes. But a new study finds that […]
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Something New May Be Rising Off California Coast: Wind Farms
This article discusses the California Coast and Wind Farms.
California’s aggressive pursuit of an electric grid fully powered by renewable energy sources is heading in a new direction: offshore.
On Friday, the federal Interior Department took the first steps to enable companies to lease waters in Central and […]
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The Northam administration wants a ‘prominent role’ for Virginia in offshore wind
This article discusses how the Northam administration wants a ‘prominent role’ for Virginia in offshore wind. Can they pull it off?
Virginia is looking to assume a “prominent role” in the developing U.S. East Coast offshore wind industry, in large part by collaborating with neighboring states.
That was the message Virginia […]
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Report: Virginia could be a national leader in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry
This Sierra Club new report released by BVG Associates shows that Virginia’s key decision-makers can help position Virginia as a national leader in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry during the next decade.
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Study: Research shows that wind farms could help divert hurricane rains
This article discusses research that shows that wind farms could help divert hurricane rains. With enough wind turbines, the rainfall from Hurricane Harvey could have been reduced by 20 percent, according to a new modeling study.
The idea of deliberately modifying the weather with wind turbines has been around for decades, […]
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Reports: U.S. Wind Power Is ‘Going All Out’ with Bigger Tech, Falling Prices
This article discusses three new government reports that detail how the wind industry is expanding — offshore and onshore — and the role corporations, technology and tax credits are playing.
Wind power capacity has tripled across the United States in just the last decade as prices have plunged and […]
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Study: How Melting Arctic Ice Could Cook the Tropics
This article discusses how the loss of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean will alter wind patterns and ocean currents, causing changes across the planet.
Every good horror movie needs a sequel, and the follow-up to the real-life 2015 disaster the Blob is coming soon. But this time, the deadly warming in […]
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4 maps that show who’s being left behind in America’s wind-power boom
This article discusses where wind farms are currently located in the US. Why does a huge swath of the country have hardly any wind turbines at all?
There is no installed wind turbines in Virginia, and most Southeastern states. North Carolina and Tennessee have some installations.
Wind turbines have […]
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Virginia has a massive energy source sitting just offshore
This opinion piece was written by Katharine Kollins, president of the Southeastern Wind Coalition, a nonprofit working to advance the wind industry.
Virginians are sitting on a massive economic opportunity — they just may need a little help getting to it.
In April, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, an […]
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