First offshore wind farm approved in U.S.; shot in the arm for American cleantech Federal regulators approved on Wednesday a permit for the nation’s first offshore wind farm, a project located off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The decision for the 130-turbine farm comes after nine years of review, and is a $1 billion shot in the arm to the American offshore wind industry, which is far smaller than those in Europe and China. The permit was awarded by Interior Secretary … [Read more...]