Originally published November 4 2005
Offshore wind turbines to be built on New England coast
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The huge potential for wind power on the coasts of New England has spurred the U.S. Department of Energy, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and General Electric to join forces in support of alternative energy plans in Massachusetts.
There is as much wind power potential (900,000 MW) off our coasts as the current capacity of all power plants in the United States combined, according to a new report entitled, A Framework for Offshore Wind Energy Development in the United States (Framework), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, and General Electric.
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AMERICA -- PHASE II POLICIES "Most of the total potential offshore wind resources exist relatively close to major urban load centers, where high energy costs prevail and where opportunities for wind development on land are limited.
The Framework finds the greatest wind power potential offshore the highly populated urban coastal areas of the northeast and it recognizes the roles of Cape Wind and the Long Island offshore wind project in creating the momentum to develop offshore wind power in the United States.
"...The United States is getting started with two serious project proposals located off the coasts of Massachusetts and New York.
"Offshore wind energy is also an attractive option for the Northeast because slightly more than half the country's offshore wind potential is located off the New England and Mid-Atlantic coasts, where water depths generally deepen gradually with distance from shore.
This attribute allows for the initial development of offshore wind in relatively shallow waters followed by a transition to deeper waters further for shore as the technology is advanced."
"In January, 2004, New England came dangerously close to experiencing a blackout during a severe cold spell as a result of limited natural gas supplies being diverted away from electricity generating plants to meet demands for home heating.
The Framework comes on the heels of the passage of the Energy Bill that has important impacts on the development of offshore wind in the United States.
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