Posts Tagged ‘Wind Turbines’
UPDATE: US Wind Responds to Concerns Expressed Locally Regarding Planned Offshore Wind Farm Projects
US Wind has responded to concerns expressed about offshore wind turbines. The Talk of Delmarva’s Joe Ciccanti has more… Regarding the lease area… Regarding the Incidental Take Authorization… Dunmyer says that while any whale death is tragic–what happened last year with whales washing ashore if fairly typical–adding that there were 61 whale deaths in calendar…
Read MoreUS Wind, U. of Md. To Partner In Wind Power Research Project
A wind power company pledges $11-million over ten years in a research partnership with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.According to Baltimore-based U.S. Wind Incorporated, the research would take place in its 80,000-acre federal lease area off the Ocean City coast. Three research projects are aimed at understanding the potential effects of offshore…
Read MoreUS Wind Deploys Data-Collection Buoy Off OC Coast
U.S Wind has deployed a Floating Light Detecting and Ranging Buoy off the coast of Ocean City. The developer of proposed offshore wind power said the buoy will collect wind speed data and direction. It also will help produce data about wildlife and the environment by monitoring birds, bats and marine life to determine their…
Read MoreMd. PSC reopens evidentiary hearing process for Ocean City offshore wind project over turbine size
Delaware State Senator concerned over offshore wind farm’s impact to coastal tourism, utility costs
Following a public meeting earlier this week on a proposed wind farm off the coast of Delaware, State Senator Gerald Hocker is speaking out, expressing concerns over how the proposal could affect tourism and raise utility costs in Sussex County. The proposal would install wind turbines that would span hundreds of feet into the air,…
Read MoreConcerns raised over plans to install world’s largest wind turbines in Ocean City
The world’s largest offshore wind turbines could be coming to the coast of Ocean City and not everyone is happy about it, specifically those who argue it would create an eyesore on the horizon and commericial fisherman who question the impact it could have on their operations in the region. The proposal would install turbines…
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