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Offshore windmills hold clean-energy promise David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Someday decades from now, California's sprawling coastal cities could draw their power from floating windmills that bob on the sea like buoys, far from shore. Their blades would spin over deep ocean water, turning in winds that are steadier and stronger than they are on land. Undersea cables would send their electricity to shore. This kind of floating windmill has not yet been deployed en … [Read more...]
Wind Turbines - Financial Impact Courtesy of WICKED LOCAL Nauset High moves ahead with wind turbine plan By Debi Boucher Stetson Tue May 19, 2009, 06:00 AM EDT EASTHAM - Nauset Regional High School is closing in on its goal of raising $45,000 to match a $400,000 grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to design and construct a wind turbine on the school campus. School officials envision saving close to $200,000 a year by having the school generate its own electricity, … [Read more...]
R.I. offshore wind farm will likely be out of sight 01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 24, 2009 By Peter B. Lord Journal Environment Writer A bird-migration radar on Block Island, with the Southeast Light in the background. Deepwater Wind Because of stronger winds and a sea floor with fewer obstacles to construction, the most favorable places for wind turbines in Rhode Island coastal waters appear to be far offshore, where the turbines will be all but invisible from the … [Read more...]