米テキサス湾で巨大海洋風力発電所建設計画がGO!

　ブッシュ大統領の動向記事にまで登場した今回のテキサス湾沖（オフショア）での巨大海洋風力発電所建設計画の規模は最大で500MWの規模になる模様。完成すれば、アメリカ最大の風力発電所であり、最初の洋上発電所となる予定。

・Texas Grants Lease for Gulf of Mexico Wind Project -----Renewable Energy Access,2006/05/12

関連記事
・Wind farm to be built off Texas coast -----The Clarion-Ledger(AP), May 11

位置図
・Google マップ -テキサス沖（baffin bay下）

参考情報
・プレスリリース / FIRST QUARTER MARKET REPORT: WIND ENERGY ON TRACK FOR ANOTHER RECORD YEAR-----American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) ,May 3, 2006
" As concerns over potential radar issues hold up some projects, industry calls for swift application of already-existing solutions

The U.S. wind energy industry is on track to installing a record-breaking 3,000 megawatts (MW) this year -- generating enough electricity to power approximately 600,000 homes -- the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its First Quarter Market Report.

Construction is under way on a number of facilities scheduled for completion in 2006. Over 400 MW of new plants have already been brought online since January, including the 150-MW Shiloh Wind Farm in California, the 60-MW Spring Creek Wind Farm in Colorado, and the 60-MW completion of the first phase of the Maple Ridge project in upstate New York. Overall, the industry is planning to invest over $4 billion in new wind energy capacity this year. "