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Friday, March 1, 2013

Four Reasons why the US has no Offshore Wind Turbines

Four Reasons why the US has no Offshore Wind Turbines

Offshore wind farms in Europe are incredibly popular and the offshore wind sector is providing an increasing amount of electricity to power grids. In comparison, in the US not a single wind turbine has been deployed off shore.Here we look at the four main reasons why the offshore wind energy sector in the US is struggling to grow, or even begin.1.    Environmental opposition – Europeans are generally behind the development of offshore wind farms, and little opposition is raised when new ones are proposed, or installed. In the…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Four-Reasons-why-the-US-has-no-Offshore-Wind-Turbines.html

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