Offshore Wind Blowing into a Town Near You
Recently, an important piece of legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate: an investment tax credit to support the development of offshore wind energy. Specifically, the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act would…
NC Offshore Wind Is No Flight of Fancy
"First in Flight." North Carolina will forever be branded by this motto because of that fortuitous flight in 1901 when the Wright Brothers made history and tamed the skies. The coastal winds that…
April 22: Japan Nuclear Disaster Update
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.
NC Governor Seeks Public Input for Offshore Energy Future
In response to a proposed federal natural gas and oil leasing program for the Atlantic, Governor Beverly Perdue of North Carolina created (by executive order) a Scientific Advisory Panel on Offshore Energy…
Where Solar and Wind Power Meet in South Carolina
On a blustery, yet sunny, December afternoon in Summerville, South Carolina just outside of Charleston, a crowd of about 100 gathered to witness the unveiling of the state's largest solar tracker. The…
Southeast Waters Spared from Offshore Oil Drilling
On March 31st, 2010 to the shock and amazement of clean energy advocates, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of the Interior would seek to lease offshore areas that were previously…
SACE joins NWF in Offshore Wind Report Release
Today, the National Wildlife Federation, together with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Utility Workers Union of America, Environment America, National Audubon, Conservation Law Foundation, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and…
South Carolina Blazes Energy Independence Trail
This blog was co-authored by Toni Reale and Simon Mahan The atmosphere at Clemson University's groundbreaking ceremony for their new Drive Train Testing Facility yesterday was truly electric. Roughly 300 elected officials,…
Support Offshore Wind Power
Even though the Southeast can play a major role in the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry, our region tends to play second fiddle to the Northeast or even the Great…
Offshore Wind Collaboration, Cooperation and Competition
Yesterday was the final day at the American Wind Energy Association's first North American Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Over the past couple of days, the conference provided…