- Bigger is much better for wind power, and these can be huge.
- More wind is much better for wind power, and there's lots more wind on open sea than on land.
- They are not fixed, so can be towed to where power is needed.
- They would be far enough offshore that nobody can see them from shore.
- All of the usual wind power benefits (relatively cheap, no pollution, no greenhouse gas, no
peak oilfossil fuel, not controlled by klepetro-states...)
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Giant offshore windpower
Gizmag and Science Blog write about a really cool idea: giant floating wind turbines located offshore. Advantages:
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