Maryland has four offshore wind projects approved – enough to power 600,000 average homes by 2026.
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Md. legislators push for increase in renewable energy, jobs
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Maryland legislators have high hopes for passing a bill to increase the state’s renewable energy standards to 50 percent by 2030 and setting a plan in action to raise the standard to 100 percent by 2040, along…
Impact of Offshore Wind Farm Construction on Marine Species a Concern for Researchers
As focus on renewable energy sources in Maryland expands into the Atlantic Ocean, special attention is being paid to the effects of offshore wind farm construction on marine mammals. Noise generated from the construction of wind farms can damage the hearing of animals like sea turtles, sharks and a number of migratory whales, as well as possibly displace marine mammals from their original habitat.
Offshore Wind in Md. Could Boost Recreational Fishing, Hurt Commercial Industry
If a wind farm is ever built off the coast of Ocean City it could enhance recreational fishing by creating artificial reefs, but hurt commercial fishermen who dredge in the area by taking up valuable bottom with cables and lines.
College Unveils Second Community-Scale Wind Turbine on Eastern Shore
The turbine at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills is the first on the Eastern Shore.