[KingM]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('baha', '
')OK, so I was bored....

Someone want to check my work??

[skeptik]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skeptik', '
')Plenty of free space off Americas East & West coasts as far as I can see.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mommy22', '
')Also, is there any effort to make small (individual house size) windmills? Where I live (NEOhio) it's either windy or sunny almost all the time...if there was a combo unit solar/windmill that would sit on my roof, I'd buy it!

[rockdoc123]

I don't think it is as easy a calculation as how much energy generated by a turbine versus an oil/gas well. The offshore wind turbines are huge. The amount of energy consumed to build one needs to be taken into account. A couple of years ago I spoke with a senior exec from a company that had installed an offshore wind turbine in Scotland. His comment is it would never pay for itself if not for gov't incentives. Basically burning more oil/gas energy to build the thing than you would ever see in return.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skeptik', '
')Thought we were discussing oil rigs and windmills.

[skeptik]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skeptik', '
')Thought we were discussing oil rigs and windmills.

[rockdoc123]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he fast crash scenario has a "shock" factor. The real problem we have is denial. The issue is not how many wells we can drill but how can we get away from oil alltogether. I fully support offshore windmills or onshore for that matter. Fast crash will mean there is still oil available for building windmills. Slow crash means by the time we start building there will not be enough energy left to support the construction.

I also support new drilling but we need to use the energy gained to construct alternatives. The prevailing attitude is...drill more wells, get more oil, problem solved. But no matter what, eventually the oil will run out.

[joeltrout]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KingM', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('baha', '
')OK, so I was bored....

Someone want to check my work??

[VMarcHart]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skiptamali', 'D')oes anyone here have extensive experience in wind turbines?

[skiptamali]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('VMarcHart', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skiptamali', 'D')oes anyone here have extensive experience in wind turbines?

[VMarcHart]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skiptamali', 'H')ow feasible is it to put them 15+ miles off US coastlines?

[ROCKMAN]

Offshore wind farms is far from a theory in Texas (largest producer of onshore wind generated e in the US). Some time ago the state awarded, after competative bidding, offshore wind farm leases off the coast of south Texas. Now that the winners have the right it will be interesting to see if they can finance the follow through. Maybe V knows something about the winners.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21113169/

Looks like we'll be leading the nation in offshore wind farm development now too. As well as drilling more wells: this weeks lease sell brought in over $450 million in lease bonuses for the Feds.

[VMarcHart]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ROCKMAN', 'O')ffshore wind farms is far from a theory in Texas (largest producer of onshore wind generated e in the US). Some time ago the state awarded, after competative bidding, offshore wind farm leases off the coast of south Texas. Now that the winners have the right it will be interesting to see if they can finance the follow through. Maybe V knows something about the winners.

[ROCKMAN]

V,

It will be intersting to see if the offshore players snag the state like ole Boone did. You do know that he didn't have a buyer for most of his w Tx wind output? Last month the state PUC authorized a $4.5 billion line to haul his juice to Dallas. That's why he got the land so cheap: no competiton. Who would build a wind farm where there's no market for the output? And they're still growing the feed grass and running the cattle under the turbines. How's that for being green.

Damn...I wish I had as much smart as Boone has in his little finger.

[VMarcHart]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ROCKMAN', 'D')amn...I wish I had as much smart as Boone has in his little finger.

[TheAntiDoomer]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... ne-britain

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')oday, a revolutionary British design that mimics a spinning sycamore leaf and which was inspired by floating oil platform technology, entered the race. Leading engineering firm Arup is to work with an academic consortium backed by blue-chip companies including Rolls Royce, Shell and BP to create detailed designs for the "Aerogenerator", a machine that rotates on its axis and would stretch nearly 275m from blade tip to tip. It is thought that the first machines will be built in 2013-14 following two years of testing.

[Graeme]

Deepwater Wind Submits Bid For 1 GW Offshore Wind Project

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')eepwater Wind has officially submitted its plan to develop a utility-scale offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

The bid comes in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement's (BOEMRE) call for information and nominations for offshore wind energy projects in the federal ocean waters off southern New England.

As planned, Deepwater Wind's project - the Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC) - will have a capacity of approximately 1 GW and will serve as a regional offshore wind energy center serving multiple states on the East Coast.

DWEC will be sited in the deep ocean waters of southern Rhode Island Sound, where it will be barely visible from the shore, Deepwater Wind explains. Construction is expected to begin in 2014 or 2015, and the first wind turbines are planned to enter operation by the end of 2016 or 2017.

[Graeme]

Global Wind Power: The Chart

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') while back I promised some charts based on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. So, for your geeky viewing pleasure, I’ve created a “motion chart” that tracks global wind power installations, from 1997 through 2010.

Click here to see the wonktastic “motion chart.” It takes a few moments to load, so be patient. And once it loads, feel free to play with it a bit to get a feel for the numbers. The vertical axis of the chart represents per capita wind power installed in various countries, and the horizontal represents total wind power.


Third, the US—sometimes called “The Saudi Arabia of Wind“—led the world in total wind power capacity in 2008 and 2009. But in 2010 the US lost its overall lead to China. The US still beats China in terms of wind power per capita. But despite the surge in interest in renewable power in the US, China came on strong in 2008 through 2010, with massive, rapid deployment of wind power that rocketed the Asian giant into a position of global leadership.

[Graeme]

Offshore wind investment could reach €17bn by 2030

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'E')urope's offshore wind industry could be investing €10.4bn in turbines annually by 2020, growing to €17bn by 2030, according to a new report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

Published yesterday, the EWEA offshore wind supply chain report (PDF) predicts that the nascent sector will grow tenfold in the next decade, delivering 40GW of installed capacity by 2020 and meeting more than four per cent of the EU's total electricity demand.

Under that deployment scenario, annual investment in offshore wind turbines could reach €10.4bn a year by 2020, creating 169,000 jobs.

The report predicts that capacity could then potentially reach 150GW by 2030, supplying 13.9 per cent of total EU electricity demand, and driving investment of €17bn a year in turbines.

Many of the projects are planned in north west Europe, particularly UK, German and Belgium waters. The UK currently has around 45 per cent of Europe's total offshore wind capacity, and is planning to build another 47GW.

According to the report, 18 European countries will have some offshore wind capacity by 2020.