Wind's just waiting to be ridden in N.C.

Shoreline and sounds are ‘significant,' and a three-turbine project has been proposed. The State Energy Office is hoping to attract wind power projects along the North Carolina coast like these wind turbines at the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Project in Texas. A century ago, the Wright Brothers came to North Carolina and discovered the secrets of flight on the strength of abundant coastal winds. A steady wind still blows along the shore, and it's awaiting a new generation of entrepreneurs to harness its potential – this time to produce electricity. North Carolina has a significant untapped source of energy, said Bob Leker, renewables program manager for the State Energy Office. But so far, there have been few commercial-scale proposals to tap. “The U.S. Department of Energy is very interested in North Carolina,” Leker said in... [read full story]