Comments on: SeaEnergy Renewables: building offshore deep water wind farms http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/14/seaenergy-renewables-building-off-shore-deep-water-wind-farms/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DaveBG http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/14/seaenergy-renewables-building-off-shore-deep-water-wind-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-159430 DaveBG Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:57:56 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/14/seaenergy-renewables-building-off-shore-deep-water-wind-farms/#comment-159430 Between these off-shore wind farms and tidal/wave generation there's enough guaranteed energy to satisfy if not all of our needs then a significant chunk of them. AFAIK no-one is talking about 'farms' that are "very far off". Just a few miles off-shore seems to be common. I suppose building the piers would upset the environment for the fish for as long as they take to make but after that (just like with sunken wrecks) I would expect nature would soon enough take it all over again. Between these off-shore wind farms and tidal/wave generation there’s enough guaranteed energy to satisfy if not all of our needs then a significant chunk of them.

AFAIK no-one is talking about ‘farms’ that are “very far off”.
Just a few miles off-shore seems to be common.

I suppose building the piers would upset the environment for the fish for as long as they take to make but after that (just like with sunken wrecks) I would expect nature would soon enough take it all over again.

]]> By: DavidB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/14/seaenergy-renewables-building-off-shore-deep-water-wind-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-159210 DavidB Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:06:34 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/14/seaenergy-renewables-building-off-shore-deep-water-wind-farms/#comment-159210 One caveat though. It is not very practical to transmit the power from very far off shore. So these wind farms will encroach on existing close in sea lanes and prime fisheries? One caveat though. It is not very practical to transmit the power from very far off shore. So these wind farms will encroach on existing close in sea lanes and prime fisheries?

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