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An Offshore Wind Farm on Lake Erie Moves Closer to Reality, but Will It Ever Be Built?
Icebreaker would be the first freshwater wind farm in North America. But after more than a decade, it is still jumping hurdles and polarizing environmental groups.
October 26, 2020
A boat passes one of wind turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the Rhode Island Coast on Oct. 14, 2016. Credit: Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images
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On the rare clear day, the wind farm’s turbines would stand offshore, resembling six matchsticks on the horizon.
If it is finally built off the coast of Cleveland, eight miles out in the shallow waters of Lake Erie, Icebreaker Wind would be the first freshwater offshore wind farm in North America. But the project, which has polarized Ohio’s environmental groups for more than a decade, is now inching toward unprecedented success and away from total defeat.
December 22, 2020
Silicon solar cells deserve a pat on the back for ushering in the renewable energy revolution, but now it’s time for more efficient, less expensive technology to take the wheel. If you guessed that means perovskites, run right out and buy yourself a cigar. In the latest development, the UK firm Oxford PV has just announced that its new perovskite solar cells have set a world record for conversion efficiency. That sets the stage for broader access to photovoltaic technology, and that spells yet another headache for fossil energy stakeholders.
With a new generation of record-breaking perovskite solar cells on the horizon, the PV revolution has only just begun (photo courtesy of Oxford PV).
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It s been a tough year for gas and oil prices, but solar power has seen steady growth during this pandemic year.
A solar trade group published a report Tuesday that projects a record 19 gigawatts of new solar capacity installations in 2020, which would represent a 43% year-over-year increase. The growth is driven largely by utility-scale installations, not the residential market, which was hit hard by coronavirus-related lockdowns.
One reason solar power has proved resilient is the federal tax credits that bolster the industry.
“After 2023, a lot of those incentives will have gone away,” said David Feldman, an analyst with the National Renewable Energy Lab.