The United States currently lags in off-shore wind farming. But the Biden Administration is looking to change that, setting forth a goal of developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. But finding a spot to build off-shore wind farms is no easy task. In this episode, we explore the differences between the land and the sea and what it takes to create the perfect offshore wind farm (which, spoiler alert, can take years to find).
Further reading:
Marketwatch/AP
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/biden-administration-announces-plans-for-7-offshore-wind-farms-by-2025-01634159216#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Biden%20administration%20announced,more%20than%2010%20million%20homes.
NS Energy
https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/top-countries-wind-energy-capacity/#:~:text=United%20States%20%E2%80%93%20122.32%20GW,year%2Don%2Dyear%20increase
Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/america-rsquo-s-first-commercial-offshore-wind-farm-goes-live/
CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/block-island-wind-farm-offshore-rhode-island-power-thousands/
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/power-of-green/2022/mar/09/30-years-of-offshore-wind-energy
Energy.gov
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-offshore-wind-energy#:~:text=Offshore%20Wind%20Farms%20Use%20Undersea,buried%20in%20the%20sea%20floor.
NOAA
https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-facts/economics-and-demographics.html
VOX
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/8/17084158/wind-turbine-power-energy-blades
EOS
https://eos.org/features/ocean-terrain-and-the-engineering-challenges-for-offshore-wind-farms
Brittanica
https://www.britannica.com/science/continental-shelf
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-41652707
WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-offshore-wind-plans-collide-with-fishing-concerns-off-carolina-coast-11652261580
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