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First US offshore wind farm delivers power to the grid (electrek.co)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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a bunch more are being made

I want more of these in California

This wind farm generates 130-megawatt (MW)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

meow-fiesta

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

bloomer

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Build them in Lake Erie

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

first

oof, but at least it's happening.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You ever see one of the turbine blades up close? They're huge. At least the length of 1.5 semi trucks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is an amazing video of one on a loooong semi trailer trying to take a tight turn in a city that is very impressive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

In Southampton and the Isle of Wight where they were being made they had to put them on special barges. The old Edwardian layout of the streets were too light.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

oh yeah! The offshore ones are especially giant!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yep. A family member worked for Vestas. 30 feet at the time, though they make them much bigger now. They even have ways of recycling them but the UK government wont give them the right to open a processing plant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We've got a few around the UK. They look amazing from the beach, like giants in a distance waving at us. On really windy days it powers our grid down here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Careful with that analogy. Might tempt the Don again.