Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa launched the country’s plans for offshore wind energy at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Tuesday, while an agreement to develop the first wind project has been signed, the government said in a statement.

Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa launched the country’s plans for offshore wind energy at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Tuesday, while an agreement to develop the first wind project has been signed, the government said in a statement.

Voters will consider articles to make wind-powered or wood-heating energy systems tax exempt. The issues came up because the exemptions need to be renewed every 10 years.

Waterotor International Corp., a hydrokinetic energy company, has released its Megarotor system design. The 20 MW Big Cajun is the first hybrid ocean system that simultaneously extracts energy from slow-moving water and wind. This technology utilizes unique rotor stacks in any water speed and conventional wind turbines to extract large amounts of power.

The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) and Poseidon Water have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together toward making the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Facility the first desalination plant in the western hemisphere to be powered entirely by renewable energy.