News & Articles on Large Wind Power
Large wind turbines are those used to generate commercial quantities of electricity. This category includes single turbines used in distributed applications as well as arrays of multiple wind turbines used in a wind power plant.
Expert elicitation survey predicts 37% to 49% declines in wind energy costs by 2050
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We show that experts in 2020 expect future onshore and offshore wind costs to decline 37–49% by 2050, resulting in costs 50% lower than predicted in 2015. This is due to cost reductions witnessed over the past five years and expected continued advancements.
Family of Chehalis Man Killed at Wind Farm Site Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $12 Million
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Eric Rosane
The family of a Chehalis wind farm worker who died last year while on the job has settled a wrongful death claim for $12 million after filing suit in King County Superior Court.
California could lead the nation in offshore wind energy
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Eddie Ahn and Jeff Hunerlach
Here’s why California’s environmental justice experts and advocates from organized labor think California needs to go all in on offshore wind.
The paradox of the California condor
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Jane Braxton Little
To detect and minimize conflict between wildlife and wind generation, they have installed artificial intelligence devices. In 2018 they erected a geofence, which tracks GPS-tagged condors entering the wind farm area and shuts down the turbines.
‘They aren’t used to losing’: wealthy New York enclave battles over offshore windfarm
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Oliver Milman
Should Joe Biden’s plans for a huge expansion of renewable energy across the US survive the gamut of congressional bickering, a very different obstacle threatens progress – wealthy homeowners who enjoy sweeping scenic views.
China records 3GW offshore wind haul
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Asian country has now overtaken Germany to become second largest market by cumulative installations, says GWEC
