may the best country wind Britain opens world’s largest offshore wind farm by Agence France-Presse The world’s largest wind farm -- in the North Sea, off England’s southeastern coast -- has the potential to power 200,000 homes.Photo courtesy Vattenfall LONDON -- Britain on Thursday inaugurated the world's largest offshore wind farm, part of the government's bid to reduce carbon emissions. The project got a qualified welcome from environmental … [Read more...]
Offshore Wind Farms – California Coast
August 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Offshore windmills hold clean-energy promise David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Someday decades from now, California's sprawling coastal cities could draw their power from floating windmills that bob on the sea like buoys, far from shore. Their blades would spin over deep ocean water, turning in winds that are steadier and stronger than they are on land. Undersea cables would send their electricity to shore. This kind of floating windmill has not yet been deployed en … [Read more...]
