The benefit of offshore wind is that the wind is generally stronger and steadier, making the power more consistent and allowing for larger, more efficient turbines.
The Cape Wind project is the most developed of any proposals to build wind facilities on the OCS, but a number of other offshore wind power proposals are also in the works.
Morris says he favors new renewable sources, but the "Achilles' heel" for solar and wind is the fact that the sun shines brighter and the wind blows harder in the West and Great Plains.
If no vehicle is being charged and the wind is blowing, the turbine sends electricity to the grid.
At issue is the production tax credit provided to wind and solar energies, although the one for wind is set to expire in December.
Instead of placing our fingers in the air to determine which way the wind is blowing, we enlist the help of others to change the direction of the wind.
But the thing that most people in the renewable energy sector will be watching is whether the wind energy tax credit is renewed before it expires at the end of the year.
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The fact is, is that the way to wind down this war is the way that the President has made clear through the policy he put into place after his review, and that is to transfer security lead -- to transfer responsibility to Afghan forces.
Chicago is dealing with a foot and a half of snow, freezing rain is falling in the Northeast and the wind chill is in the 20s here in the Sonoran Desert.
For example, wind farms produce electricity only when the wind is blowing.
The European Wind Energy Association is targeting 40 gigawatts of offshore wind in the European Union by 2020 and says eventually offshore wind can provide 10% of Europe's power.
Which is why many were surprised to hear the first minister say he is concerned that the benefits of wind farms is being exported out of Wales, and that local feelings may be over ridden with whatever the UK authorities says.
Not everyone is convinced that wind-power is the most reliant route to clean, renewable carbon-free energy, and it is concerning that Britain is relying on a power source that must be backed up by more constant technologies such as nuclear, coal, or gas, because the wind blows inconsistently, as is its nature.
"We are determined that the Syrian opposition is not going to be dangling in the wind wondering where the support is or if it is coming, " Kerry said from London.
When the wind from the west meets the wind from the east, the sand is pushed upward like the ocean waves the dunes resemble.
Germany already produces 40% of all the world's wind power, and the hope is that by 2010, wind will meet 12.5% of German energy needs.
The most critical requisites for the leader of an agency that sees its primary mission as law enforcement are independence and dedication to doing what is right, whatever way the political or popular wind is blowing at the moment.
The solution is to wind down the leverage over time, not to increase it.
When the sun is at its most active, which is when it is spotty, the solar wind is stronger and fewer cosmic rays penetrate.
It is also an "enabler" for renewable energy, providing a source of electricity that can step in to fill the gap when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining.
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Wind waves: waves formed in the area in which the wind is blowing.
"They have not mowed the greens in two days and the wind is still blowing balls off the green, " Beljan wrote on Twitter.
One modern nuclear plant takes 7 square miles and produces 95%, while wind would take an area of 300 square miles and only produce 23% max if the wind is blowing.
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Key decisions on how to ensure there are enough gas power stations to keep the lights on when the wind is not blowing will be announced alongside the chancellor's Autumn Statement.
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If the production tax credit is removed, Burnett says that the wind energy industry is no longer a viable concern.
They say that the current arrangements mean that energy companies continue to make money even when there is a surplus of wind and the market price is negative.
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In contrast to First Trust, the PowerShares fund is more weighted towards the US, which is the largest wind market by installed capacity.
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Wind is by far the cheapest of the renewable energy technologies, so wind development should grow steadily over the next several years as state renewable power mandates toughen and the federal government contemplates putting a price on carbon.
On its own, the pressure exerted by the protons and electrons of the solar wind is even more feeble than the photon pressure.
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