FROM HAMPTON ROADS PARTNERSHIP AND OFFSHORE WINDS
The development of a turbine manufacturing industry along Virginia’s coast is key to creating jobs and reducing the costs of offshore wind energy, according to the most detailed analysis yet of the state’s offshore wind prospects. The report by the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium concludes that the development of an offshore supply industry in Hampton Roads would generate thousands of jobs and reduce the estimated kilowatt-hour cost of energy generated by wind turbines off the coast. “The greatest upside opportunity for reducing the cost of offshore wind energy in Virginia is to attract major elements of a Mid-Atlantic offshore wind supply chain to the state,” the report, Virginia Offshore Wind Studies, states.
Using existing coastal facilities, the manufacture of huge components needed to capture winds off the Virginia coast would create thousands of jobs, the study found.
“The shipbuilding and port facilities in Hampton Roads are well positioned to manufacture, stage and install foundations, towers and turbines anywhere on the Mid-Atlantic continental shelf,” wrote George Hagerman, who led the research.
“Attracting investment in offshore wind turbine manufacturing to our region would create thousands of new, career-length jobs and reduce offshore wind energy costs by 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour,” said Hagerman, who is with Virginia Tech’s Advanced Research Institute.
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Where is Peta on this? I cant think of all the birds that will be murdered and when the wind isnt blowing enuff to produce electricity will the cost offset the kwh cost and profit? When its not profitable to operate them will they shut them down?
What I don't get is if the whole idea is to be "green" than why shut down the wind turbine when it is producing? Why wouldn't they suspend the coal or oil fired plant instead?
With the level of stupidity of public school graduates it won't be long before one of them claims the wind turbines are forcing continental shift. Massive tectonic plates being pushed away and into others by the force of GEs turbines. I still think the only benefit will be the resident Commorants perched a top of the blades. Mind your head when sailing underneith them.
TIf the power companies in this country were as militant as the people that are trying to shut them down, they would have one of those fabled long hot summer night regional blackouts. When the lights go out and the AC stops pumping then we'll see what hope and change is all about. In a way it really will be National Night Out for the police in most cities. Make sure you have plenty of beer and ammo on hand.
Its been decades and its still not working. Why should it now?
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Clinton's goal: a million solar system on roofs by 2010
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This is why liberalism needs to be classified -- officially -- as a mental disorder. History, facts, logic and reason are of no concern to the liberal.Meanwhile they continue to burglarize the Treasury to pay for fairy dust, unicorn gas and rainbows
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