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Thanks to its experience with the projects so far, PensionDanmark has expanded the group handling offshore-wind deals and is planning to increase its holdings.
Institutional Investors Give Europe Wind Projects a Needed Lift Selina Williams 2011
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Mr. Grybowski, the developer working on a New Jersey offshore-wind deal, said he was concerned the Interior Department would move forward with its leasing program before the state awarded its own offshore wind-power incentives.
Administration Fast-Tracks Offshore Wind Farms Ryan Tracy 2012
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He passed an offshore-wind law last year that one study estimated would increase electricity costs by more than 2%.
As Christie Clamor Grows, His Positions Face Scrutiny Neil King Jr. 2011
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MacAskill likes the idea so much he recently jumped tanker from the oil industry to set up an offshore-wind business.
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While there are already more than 33 offshore-wind projects producing electricity in Europe, there are none in U.S. waters.
Catching the Wind 2009
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Critics within the fishing industry say offshore-wind projects could interfere with the routes of fishing boats that follow migratory species.
Catching the Wind 2009
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The group is betting that with fishermen as principal developers, a key opposition to offshore-wind projects will be removed.
Catching the Wind 2009
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Guy Billout S.rong Headwinds The U.S. Department of Energy has said that because the U.S. has long coastlines with strong winds and coastal cities with large electricity needs, offshore-wind power could play a huge role in helping the U.S. meet its renewable-energy goals.
Catching the Wind 2009
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Fishing companies traditionally have resisted offshore-wind development out of fear that large industrial structures on the water might interfere with their routes and equipment.
Catching the Wind 2009
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Mr. Cohen says it would be very difficult for any offshore-wind project not to affect local fisheries, but the effects can be mitigated by installing larger turbines and concentrating the area of the project.
Catching the Wind 2009
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