Britain: Opening for the world’s largest offshore wind park

The 4th of July was choosen for the opening of the world’s largest offshore wind park, the London Array, cited 20 kilometres off the southeastern coast of the country.

Wind power-Donald Trump: 1-0

Donald Trump

The wrath of Donald Trump has caused the “green light” in Scotland to install wind turbines off the coast of Aberdeen. The American tycoon threatens to institute legal proceedings, claiming that the experimental wind park degrades the seaside golf resort, which opened last year as well … spoil the sea views.

This is our Energy Reality

“We have reached a point of crisis with regard to energy… The essential problem is not just that we are tapping the wrong energy sources (though we are), or that we are wasteful and inefficient (though we are), but that we are overpowered, and we are overpowering nature.”

— from the Introduction, by Richard Heinberg

USA: One step closer to the first offshore wind farm

It is under consideration for 12 years amiding doubts about its funding, concerns about the impact on the environment and barriers by representatives of the oil industry, but the first marine wind farm in the United States are now closer than ever to be constructed, as greater Japanese bank agreed to provide funds for the construction. The bank Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ announced this week that it will provide a “significant amount” of debt capital for the development and construction of the Cape Wind, which will consist of 130 wind turbines 3,6 MW each . The responsible manager, Takaaki Sakai, said the bank is impressed by the perseverance of the leaders of the project.