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Giant Inflatable Duck

Quacky on the lam in Des Moines

Brian Brenner

May 14, 2019

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Sometimes large balloons and wind are not a good combination.

Coal Towers Tumble to Make Way for Offshore Wind Hub

Peter Maloney

May 6, 2019

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The cooling towers for the Brayton coal plant, once the largest coal plant in New England and the last coal plant in Massachusetts were demolished in a matter of seconds.

General Electric Eyes Wind Power With Record 12MW Turbine

Mary B. Powers

April 10, 2019

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General Electric Co. is betting that its next-gen offshore wind turbine—a giant at 12 MW, 260 meters high and with 107-m blades—will make offshore wind power more competitive and position the firm to win a fair share of the burgeoning energy market.

Lake Erie Wind Farm Wins Corps Approval

Johanna Knapschaefer

March 29, 2019

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North America's first freshwater offshore wind farm could be under construction in 2021.

UK Sets 33% Offshore Wind Energy Goal by 2030

Peter Reina

March 8, 2019

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The 30,000-MW target, to make up 20% of global installed capacity, is set to grow 17% a year in next decade.

Eversource and Orsted Build Out Offshore Wind Partnership

50-50 Deal Secures Parcels Off New England Coast

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 12, 2019

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Eversource is paying $225 million for half of Orsted's Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects

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Alla Weinstein: Offshore Wind Pioneer Gets in Deep in Burgeoning US Market

Mary B. Powers

January 11, 2019

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Alla Weinstein is described as “tenacious and focused” in her push to have lots of floating turbines generating power, and revenue, in deep water off California—and elsewhere.

Bidders Respond To New Jersey Call to Build 1,100-MW Offshore Wind Capacity

Mary B. Powers

January 9, 2019

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New Jersey last month rejected for the third time the long-gestating 25-MW Nautilus offshore wind pilot project—citing its still-high cost.

Rhode Island Wind-Power RFP Attracts Six Times the Requested Demand

November 21, 2018

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National Grid and Rhode Island state regulators will review 41 proposals offering 2,500 MW that were submitted in response to a September request seeking 400 MW of renewable-energy capacity.

Amazon HQ Is Set to Boost NYC Infrastructure Building

Eydie Cubarrubia

Debra K. Rubin

November 19, 2018

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Proponents want push on subway link to LaGuardia Airport and new streetcar; in other New York news, a major wind power thrust and affordable housing in Brooklyn