Off the shore of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and near Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, is the future site of the "Revolution Wind" farm. Construction will begin on-shore this year, off-shore...
Off the shore of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and near Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, is the future site of the "Revolution Wind" farm. Construction will begin on-shore this year, off-shore in 2024, and the plant will be operational in 2025. The farm will produce 704 MW of electricity.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said, “President Biden has set an ambitious goal of achieving 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 – and I am more confident than ever that we will meet it. Together with industry, labor, and partners from coast to coast, we are building an entirely new industry off the east and west and Gulf coasts.”
30 GW would be nice, but the US has a nameplate capacity of 1213 GW. That's 2.5% of electricity generation coming from offshore wind... seven years from now. While this particular farm can power "350,000 households" in RI and CT according to the article, that isn't very much in the grand scheme of things. The United States needs to be investing far more heavily into renewable energy projects if it's going to be net-zero anytime soon. This just isn't enough.
I think you can see these first few projects as pilots, investing in the technology and building local expertise in constructing then. Then, ideally, later projects will be cheaper and more efficient.
I think you can see these first few projects as pilots, investing in the technology and building local expertise in constructing then.
Then, ideally, later projects will be cheaper and more efficient.
Off the shore of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and near Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, is the future site of the "Revolution Wind" farm. Construction will begin on-shore this year, off-shore in 2024, and the plant will be operational in 2025. The farm will produce 704 MW of electricity.
30 GW would be nice, but the US has a nameplate capacity of 1213 GW. That's 2.5% of electricity generation coming from offshore wind... seven years from now. While this particular farm can power "350,000 households" in RI and CT according to the article, that isn't very much in the grand scheme of things. The United States needs to be investing far more heavily into renewable energy projects if it's going to be net-zero anytime soon. This just isn't enough.
I think you can see these first few projects as pilots, investing in the technology and building local expertise in constructing then.
Then, ideally, later projects will be cheaper and more efficient.