Wind Power: Technology & Policy

Wind Power and Wind Variability Offshore UK: Is Wind Dependable Enough? January 16, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wind Power and Wind Variability Offshore UK: Is Wind Dependable Enough?

Wind Development Profitability, Deployability, and Environmental Concerns Mount. February 3, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wind Development Profitability, Deployability, and Environmental Concerns Mount

Levelized Cost of Electricity Revisited: Accounting the Costs of Grid Integration that Increase Per Unit of Power as Variable Generation Increases. April 22, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Levelized Cost of Electricity Revisited: Accounting the Costs of Grid Integration that Increase Per Unit of Power as Variable Generation Increases

Nanotechnology Set to Improve Next-Generation Direct-Drive Generator Wind Turbines. July 24, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nanotechnology Set to Improve Next-Generation Direct-Drive Generator Wind Turbines

U. S. Offshore Wind Project Woes and Challenges Going Forward. October 14, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U. S. Offshore Wind Project Woes and Challenges Going Forward

Inflation and Cost Worries Are Sinking Clean Energy Projects: Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, and Nuclear Affected but Oil & Gas Not So Much. November 9, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Inflation and Cost Worries Are Sinking Clean Energy Projects: Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, and Nuclear Affected but Oil & Gas Not So Much

Wind Farm Repowering: Profitable Via Tech Improvements and Shows that Partial Asset Stranding Can Be a Net Gain with a Good Payout. February 25, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wind Farm Repowering: Profitable Via Tech Improvements and Shows that Partial Asset Stranding Can Be a Net Gain with a Good Payout

Trump’s Pause of Offshore Wind Development and Other Anti-Wind Actions: Is This Warranted? Is It Different from Biden’s LNG Pause? What About Damage to Whales? May 11, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump’s Pause of Offshore Wind Development and Other Anti-Wind Actions: Is This Warranted? Is It Different from Biden’s LNG Pause? What About Damage to Whales?

New York and New England Need Energy from Both Offshore Wind and Natural Gas: Revived Empire Wind Project and Revived Constitution Pipeline and Northeast Supply Enhancement Projects. June 11, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New York and New England Need Energy from Both Offshore Wind and Natural Gas: Revived Empire Wind Project and Revived Constitution Pipeline and Northeast Supply Enhancement Projects

UK Firms Energy Cloud, YES Energy Solutions, and Amazon Address Energy Poverty by Providing Free Hot Water Generated from Surplus Wind Power. July 29, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: UK Firms Energy Cloud, YES Energy Solutions, and Amazon Address Energy Poverty by Providing Free Hot Water Generated from Surplus Wind Power

Wind Power: Trump, Robert Bryce, and Many Landowners Despise It: Are They Correct to Criticize It? August 4, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wind Power: Trump, Robert Bryce, and Many Landowners Despise It: Are They Correct to Criticize It?

Seasonal Wind Speed Drops, Solar Generation Drops, and Low Hydro Output Lead to Rise in Natural Gas Share of Power in Germany. November 5, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Seasonal Wind Speed Drops, Solar Generation Drops, and Low Hydro Output Lead to Rise in Natural Gas Share of Power in Germany

U.S. Offshore Wind Pause: Is it More Vindictive Governance? It Sure Seems Like It. December 23, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Offshore Wind Pause: Is it More Vindictive Governance? It Sure Seems Like It

The Grain Belt Express Transmission Project: Will It Get Built? Maybe: Eminent Domain Cited as an Issue in Defunding Loan Guarantee. February 5, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Grain Belt Express Transmission Project: Will It Get Built? Maybe: Eminent Domain Cited as an Issue in Defunding Loan Guarantee

U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Actually Performed Well During Winter Storm Fern and Atlantic Ocean Winter Wind Capacity Remains Predictably Strong. February 14, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Actually Performed Well During Winter Storm Fern and Atlantic Ocean Winter Wind Capacity Remains Predictably Strong

Offshore Wind Farms Can Weaken Ocean Currents, According to New North Sea Simulations. February 21, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Offshore Wind Farms Can Weaken Ocean Currents, According to New North Sea Simulations

U.S. Utility-Scale Solar and Wind Generation Hit a Record 17% Share (19% if Smaller Deployments are Included) in 2025 Despite Solar Deployments Dropping by 22%. April 3, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Utility-Scale Solar and Wind Generation Hit a Record 17% Share (19% if Smaller Deployments are Included) in 2025 Despite Solar Deployments Dropping by 22%

The U.S. Now Has Three Offshore Wind Projects in Production: Dominion’s Coastal Virginia, Orsted’s Revolution Wind, and Vineyard Wind: House GOP Members Propose Extending Wind Tax Credits Expected to Expire in July 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The U.S. Now Has Three Offshore Wind Projects in Production: Dominion’s Coastal Virginia, Orsted’s Revolution Wind, and Vineyard Wind: House GOP Members Propose Extending Wind Tax Credits Expected to Expire in July 2026

Offshore Wind Lease Buyouts: What is Happening? They Set a Potentially Dangerous Precedent, Say Former DOI Officials. May 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Offshore Wind Lease Buyouts: What is Happening? They Set a Potentially Dangerous Precedent, Say Former DOI Officials

U.S. Coast Guard Deploys 33-Foot Autonomous Sailboats Powered by Wind, Sun, and Batteries in the Great Lakes for Search & Rescue Missions, Illegal Fishing Intelligence, and Border Control: They Can Run Continuously for Months Without a Crew. May 22, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Coast Guard Deploys 33-Foot Autonomous Sailboats Powered by Wind, Sun, and Batteries in the Great Lakes for Search & Rescue Missions, Illegal Fishing Intelligence, and Border Control: They Can Run Continuously for Months Without a Crew

China Has Built and is Now Deploying the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Power Converter. June 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: China Has Built and is Now Deploying the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Power Converter

Equinor’s Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind Project Helps Power Oil & Gas Platforms and Proves That Floating Wind Can Be Reliable with Large 8.6MW Turbines. June 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Equinor’s Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Wind Project Helps Power Oil & Gas Platforms and Proves That Floating Wind Can Be Reliable with Large 8.6MW Turbines

First Craneless Installation of a Wind Turbine in Namibia is An Important Milestone That May Lower Future Installation Costs. June 4, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: First Craneless Installation of a Wind Turbine in Namibia is An Important Milestone That May Lower Future Installation Costs

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