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Turbine Shortage, Rising Costs Stall $120 Billion of Wind Farms Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Bloomberg.comRising materials costs and the very slow expansion of the fleet of specialty installation vessels are retarding the pace of the development of offshore wind farms in Europe. EU sets record installs of solar PV in 2007 Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Renewable Energy FocusInstallations in Germany, Spain and Italy have pushed the European Union to a new record for photovoltaics. With installation of 1.54 GW of new capacity in 2007, the EU reached a total installed capacity of 4.69 GW. Public consultation on "EU Action to promote Offshore Wind Energy" Wednesday, 14 May 2008 European CommissionWeb page with link for public input into the European Commission decision-making process for the development of its action plan for offshore wind. Cyclone Nargis Harms Myanmar Seafood Industry Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Seafood SourceAccording to 2001 figures, Myanmar's fishing fleets consist of about 26,000 small fishing boats and 1,900 offshore fishing vessels. Many of the small fishing boats that were out at sea when the cyclone hit have not been found. Many of those docked at the ports sank, along with the destruction of the port infrastructure. Climate prediction: No model for success Tuesday, 13 May 2008 BBCClimate researchers are hitting the wall on available computing power for modeling climate change. Machines that are 1,000 times as powerful are needed to reduce the uncertainties in, for example, understanding the impacts of feedback mechanisms. Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 U.S. Department of EnergyA new report (available on the Reports section of this website) released by the DOE examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20% of the nation’s total electricity needs by 2030. The report shows that wind energy could reduce carbon emissions by 825 million tons per year by 2025. One dies, one rescued from boat Tuesday, 13 May 2008 delawareonlineIn a tragic accident brought on by gale force winds, one crewman of the Bluewater Wind RV (Research Vessel) Russell W. Peterson died when one of the ship's jackup legs broke after being struck by giant waves off the coast of Delaware. Responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noise Monday, 12 May 2008 Mammal ReviewExhaustive review of peer-reviewed reports on studies of the physiological, acoustic and behavioral responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noises. Financial flux and the wind power market Monday, 12 May 2008 Windpower MonthlyWhile investment groups driven by the $0.02 per kWh PTC continue to drive the market for new wind, utilities are increasingly becoming a dominant force in the wind market because, in the long run, more wind energy means lower electricity costs to customers. Survey Finds Widespread Adoption of Sustainable Seafood Monday, 12 May 2008 GreenBiz.comIn “The U.S. Marketplace for Sustainable Seafood: Are We Hooked Yet?”, the Seafood Choices Alliance finds that all sectors of the U.S. seafood supply chain have included and recognize the need for sustainable seafood in their operations.
