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Carolina Long Bay lease sale demonstrates momentum of U.S. offshore wind sector

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) applauded the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for holding a lease sale in the Carolina Long Bay wind energy area that will create tens of thousands of high-skilled U.S. jobs, strengthen coastal economies, and deliver vast amounts of reliable, clean energy to America’s … Continue reading Carolina Long Bay lease sale demonstrates momentum of U.S. offshore wind sector

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US to Auction Offshore Wind Power Rights in the Carolinas

The federal government plans to auction off the rights to produce power from wind energy in two areas offshore of North Carolina and South Carolina.The Department of the Interior says the leases are part of President Joe Biden’s goal of increasing clean energy generation. The sites being put up for auction on May 11 are … Continue reading US to Auction Offshore Wind Power Rights in the Carolinas

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The future of offshore wind energy in South Carolina

A new study predicts that wind could power the entire world. Research published Friday said offshore wind power could generate enough electricity for every home and business on Earth. This comes as a federal agency is looking at the south carolina coast to develop offshore wind energy. The Bureau of Energy Management or BOEM is in … Continue reading The future of offshore wind energy in South Carolina

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Wind energy would generate thousands of jobs in South Carolina

A report by Clemson University’s Restoration Institute and Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs details the extent of South Carolina’s wind-energy industry in 2012 and illustrates how the state’s financial landscape could look after development of an offshore wind farm. A wind farm off South Carolina’s coast could generate thousands of jobs and … Continue reading Wind energy would generate thousands of jobs in South Carolina

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