Why on earth are we not publicly financing loads more farms like these as a measure of national and civilization defense???
Biden-Harris Administration Approves Largest Offshore Wind Project in the Nation
Submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to energy@slrpnk.net
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bogo@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
silence7@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
The public finance is in the form of a tax credit and relatively cheap lease of federal waters
Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
If someone is interested, there is a list of offshore wind parks on Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_offshore_wind_farms
The project plans for 5GW power. In comparison, The UK alone currently operates 6GW, with another 3GW under construction (finished by 2026), another 7GW planned for 2026 and another 10GW planned without a specified time line. Population in the UK is roundabout 66million. US 330 Million.
gullible@kbin.social 1 year ago
What are the benefits of putting them offshore?
silence7@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Basically:
Rolder@reddthat.com 1 year ago
I would add that, depending on how far off short it is, that the NIMBY factor is less of a problem
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Also the turbines can be much larger. The blades have to be a single piece, to withstand the forces on it. That obviously causes problems transporting them on land. Modern offshore wind turbine blades are single pieces of over 100m, so longer then a football pitch. However that is not a problem offshore. The reason you want it is that with blade length the energy produced grows exponentially.
guyrocket@kbin.social 1 year ago
Sad to me that few upvote questions around here. This is a good question to ask. Thank you for asking.