The company is continuing to pursue contracts in the offshore oil and gas industries - and also in wind power generation from offshore sites.

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In their talking points will be AWEA's other top two priorities: establishment of national requirements on power generation from renewable sources and ensuring that wind power has prominent role in the emerging area of global warming legislation.

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Chu has long been on record as a staunch advocate of reducing the nation's carbon emissions by vastly expanding generation from wind and solar power.

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In 2011, the three utilities collectively secured 20.6% of the electricity sold to retail customers from solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable power generation.

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So when you develop the wind, you can then remove natural gas from power generation and put it into a transportation fuel market.

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