Offshore wind is South Carolina’s primary renewable resource for generating electricity. Can the state establish effective incentives to develop it? Or will offshore wind prove too expensive and difficult?
Energy
Coastal Heritage – Prevailing Winds: Building Momentum Offshore
Driven by a combination of factors, from new federal energy goals to a burgeoning wind-energy manufacturing presence in South Carolina, an effort to bring offshore wind to the Palmetto State is gaining momentum.
Survey of Marine Recreationists’ Attitudes Towards Potential Offshore Wind Energy in South Carolina
This final report details survey responses from 657 marine recreationists in the North Myrtle Beach and Georgetown, S.C., areas about their points of view regarding the impacts of offshore wind energy. Includes methods, interviews, questionnaires, individual responses, and responses compared across communities.
Ocean Mineral and Energy Resources in a Changing Climate
This briefing book from Our Coastal Future Forum provides an explanation of South Carolina’s changing climate, and information about sand resources, coastal erosion control, and offshore energy production.
Coastal Heritage – Island Science: Special Ecosystems Lure Researchers
South Carolina’s wealth of undeveloped barrier islands and sand banks are hotbeds for research because natural processes occur on those landforms with minimal human intervention.