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Could we put wind farms here?

Since congress can't seem to make a decision on whether we should be allowed to drill for oil shale off the Gulf and Pacific coasts, why not put wind farms off those same coasts?


Wind speed in those waters is just as strong if not stronger than anywhere we have on land. And take a look at the Gulf of Alaska! I think Wind farm systems could be developed with transmission lines to the coast. Though they likely could not power the ENTIRE country, they could make a significant impact on heavy populated areas and curb our independence on other power sources.

Also, as naive as this thought may be, imagine if we could power all major coastal cities with offshore wind-solar combo energy systems:
Anchorage
Seattle
Portland
San Fransisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Houston
New Orleans
Tampa
Miami
New York
Boston
and all of Hawaii!

I think if we develop the technology the possibilities are there.

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Permalink Reply by FOB Margie on July 9, 2008 at 10:36am
Hi Justin. Thanks for posting the map. So many people are opposed to wind turbines because they feel it 'destroys the scenery'. Myself, I like to look at them. Hopefully, this effort here will wake up more people to the need and turbines can be placed in any or all of the areas you describe.
Permalink Reply by Jo on July 9, 2008 at 10:41am
Justin hey from florida,
I love you r thoughts on the coastal winds. here in florida we have what they call "the seabreeze" every single day. It is a daily natural occurrance form the ocean. Many times i have thought, what a waste.
You my friend are right on target. And, guess we are not crazy after all.
Permalink Reply by Mark Werner on July 9, 2008 at 11:27am
take a look at this :

http://www.eow2009.info/
Permalink Reply by JD Polk on July 9, 2008 at 11:31am
Yes Mark we can
I patented Solar, Wind and Hydrokinetic Energy Generation on one plateform offshore
15yrs ago....
The Coal and Gas lobby have kept me down ever sense......
Permalink Reply by Eric on July 9, 2008 at 11:51am
I think with offshore wind farms we could produce at the very least 10% of the nations power. I believe yesterday on tv i heard we could produce 20% by doing that. Denmark already does this.
Permalink Reply by Justin McWhite on July 9, 2008 at 12:46pm
GS Hillyer, I think conditions may have changed a "little" since several years ago [/sarcasm].

But seriously, that is simply one location and underwater engineering has developed in such a way that we could target areas further away from the coast not to disturb anyones precious view. And I agree with FOB Margie, I think the turbines have a clean and serene look to them. I'm sure we could find a way to market them to the wealthy and influential people, like have them "adopt-a-windmill" that they would receive tax incentives on while showing their customers/voters that they care about our crisis/environment.


And I'm no marine life scientist but couldn't their bases could provide areas for crustacean, coral, and other ocean life to multiply creating a place for fish and other creatures to feed and live?
Permalink Reply by Justin McWhite on July 10, 2008 at 11:15am
anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Permalink Reply by RWC1972 on July 10, 2008 at 11:30am
There's a little thing called the "hurricane" that might pose a bit of a problem for the bottom half of your list. Also, offshore wind farms are double the cost of onshore wind farms so that will have to be factored into the equation.

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