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Related: About this forumAMERICA’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM BREAKS GROUND
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AMERICAS FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM BREAKS GROUND
Americas smallest state claimed a big spot in the countrys renewable energy development history. Monday Deepwater Wind broke ground on the countrys...
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AMERICA’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM BREAKS GROUND (Original Post)
Panich52
Apr 2015
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Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)1. How do you "break ground" in the middle of the ocean?
underpants
(182,803 posts)2. I would think that it would "break wind"
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)3. Fark will love the headline.
FBaggins
(26,737 posts)4. Can't believe it took this long
I guess we benefit from some other nations taking the hit on the early development costs as processes are improved... but this has been a looong time coming.
Unfortunately, this is little more than a pilot project (at only 30 MW). Nevertheless, I understand that it's directly replacing diesel generation on Block Island. So they go from one of the dirties and least efficient to one of the cleanest (at least while the wind is blowing).