'Big Wind' Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project close to approval. 800 MW 'BFD' (Page 1/5)
rinselberg MAR 11, 06:23 AM
'BFD' a reference, of course, to Biden's well remembered open mic blooper about Obamacare. "This is a Big F***ing Deal."

These are imposing looking wind turbines.

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GE Renewable Energy's 13MW Haliade-X has 107-meter (351-foot long) blades and a 220-meter (722-foot tall) tower.

If approved, the $2 billion project would be the first utility-scale wind power development in offshore federal waters.

The project is named Vineyard Wind 1 and will be located south of Martha's Vineyard near Cape Cod. It's slated to produce 800 MW, enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.

"Biden looks to boost offshore wind energy with [Massachusetts] project as a model"

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Biden aims to double offshore wind production by 2030 as part of his administration’s efforts to combat climate change.


NBC News; March 9, 2021.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pol...referral_taboolafeed

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rinselberg MAR 30, 05:29 PM
"Biden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan"

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The White House said the program could create tens of thousands of new jobs while moving the country toward clean energy

Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer for the New York Times; March 29, 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/202...%20and%20Environment

Here are some excerpts:

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The Biden administration on Monday announced a plan to vastly expand the use of offshore wind power along the East Coast, aiming to tap a potentially huge new source of renewable energy that has so far struggled to gain acceptance in the United States.

The plan sets a goal of deploying 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind turbines in coastal waters nationwide by 2030, enough to power 10 million homes. To help meet that target, the administration said it would accelerate permitting of projects off the Atlantic Coast and prepare to open up waters near New York and New Jersey for development. The administration also plans to offer $3 billion in federal loan guarantees for offshore wind projects and invest in upgrading the nation’s ports to support wind construction.


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Vineyard Wind is one of 13 offshore wind projects along the East Coast under some form of federal review, and the Interior Department has estimated that as many as 2,000 turbines could be rotating in the Atlantic Ocean by 2030. The White House on Monday said the offshore wind plan would avoid 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.


The commercial fishing industry is voicing concerns about how a large expansion of offshore wind energy projects could affect their operations and revenues.

Ocean scientists have ecology-related questions in their minds:

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“The fact is, it’s a big experiment,” said Kevin Stokesbury, a professor at the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. “There’s only so much we can learn from Europe’s experience. We just haven’t had these big wind turbines all over our coast.”



FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs
White House press release; March 29, 2021.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/...ects-to-create-jobs/

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williegoat MAR 30, 06:02 PM
Ol' Joe is out of wind and cackling Kamala has lost her marbles. Neither one of these two is capable of running the country. Someone else is pulling the strings.

Fuel prices are going through the roof while Biden/Harris are blocking domestic production and transportation.

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cliffw MAR 30, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:
"Biden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan"



How many wind farts are there going to be off the shores of Martha's Vinyard ?
rinselberg MAR 30, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:
How many wind farts are there going to be off the shores of Martha's Vinyard?


If they build the Vineyard Wind 1 project out to the full (stated) 800 megawatts, it would be (I just did the math) 50 offshore wind turbines. BIG wind turbines. From the rotor hub to the tip of each of the three turbine blades, more than the length of a football field. The turbine's main structure towering more than 700 feet above the ocean's surface. South of Martha's Vineyard and 15 miles from the nearest land on the island of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island. All south of Cape Cod.

I had it all in my Original Post and the links that were part of it.

Former President Trump would likely imagine wind turbines like these when he "nightmares." Based on some of his wind turbine-related commentary that I've posted on this forum before as links to YouTube content.

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Jake_Dragon MAR 31, 01:37 AM
Well if they put them off shore then when they fall apart they can become a new reef.
blackrams MAR 31, 07:47 AM

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:

Well if they put them off shore then when they fall apart they can become a new reef.



Seems to me a good place to build one. two or three of these would be on or in the proximity of the Mackinac Bridge. Every time I've ridden my bike across it, the wind seemed determined to blow me off that damn thing. Last time crossing it, there was a large RV trailer in front of me. Thought it would going to go over the side of the bridge, more than once it was close to leaning so far that the upwind wheels were barely touching the bridge grating.

Rams

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sourmash MAR 31, 08:44 AM
Teddy Kennedy always blocked wind farms in the region. And we know how far back that goes since he's joined Mary Jo now.

Never heard of the Mackinaw Bridge, only the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. Must be a pretty minor bridge.
blackrams MAR 31, 09:41 AM

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Originally posted by sourmash:

Teddy Kennedy always blocked wind farms in the region. And we know how far back that goes since he's joined Mary Jo now.

Never heard of the Mackinaw Bridge, only the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. Must be a pretty minor bridge.



I guess I miss-spelled it. We're talking about the same structure in MI.
After checking, it appears I did spell it correctly.

Rams

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sourmash MAR 31, 09:50 AM
It's pronounced "naw", but spelled "nac". But I thought the article was situated about Cape Cod area?