[HN Gopher] The United States has its first large offshore wind ...
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       The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more
       to come
        
       Author : geox
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2024-03-15 22:00 UTC (59 minutes ago)
        
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       | Etheryte wrote:
       | For those surprised by this being the first, keep in mind that
       | offshore wind farms are considerably more expensive than onshore
       | wind farms, solar, etc. Many countries that have invested heavily
       | into offshore have done so either because land is a premium or
       | the geography makes in difficult to build on land. If you have
       | land to spare, onshore wind farms can often be cheaper to both
       | build and maintain.
        
         | spiderice wrote:
         | Why do it here then? We have a ridiculous amount of land where
         | we could put solar farms, no?
        
           | WJW wrote:
           | Because offshore wind can be even cheaper than onshore solar,
           | basically. It all depends on local grid conditions of course.
        
       | ggm wrote:
       | Not wishing to entirely trivialise this, Orstet energy used to be
       | Dong energy and I cannot stop thinking the US investment market
       | wouldn't buy in until a name change.
       | 
       | Opposition to wind is growing from existing energy supply
       | sources, because their income is under threat. Corporate power
       | companies have zero social conscience. It's a huge problem in
       | Australia where they combine with opposition political parties
       | and amp up local opposition to "ugly" windmills.
       | 
       | Wind power at sea is harder, and so more expensive than on land
       | but has some advantages alongside all the marine disadvantages.
       | Coastal wind is often very predictable. For every whale fan
       | concerned they impede migration there's a lobster fishery looking
       | at increased yield from spawning ground improvement.
        
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