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Offshore Wind
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Mar 01 2017 03:40 PM | eds in Wind Power
Wind speeds increase the higher you get off the ground.
. . . For that reason, larger turbines,
. . . with blades that reach hundreds of feet into the air,
. . . capture more energy than smaller turbines.
Winds at sea,
. . . blow more consistently, and with less obstruction,
. . . than winds traveling across the land.
That’s why hurricanes lose strength, when they make landfall.
Since 2014, the cost of offshore wind has dropped from
. . . $166 per megawatt-hour to
. . . $82 per megawatt-hour.
3-1-2017 Source: Offshore Wind
. . . For that reason, larger turbines,
. . . with blades that reach hundreds of feet into the air,
. . . capture more energy than smaller turbines.
Winds at sea,
. . . blow more consistently, and with less obstruction,
. . . than winds traveling across the land.
That’s why hurricanes lose strength, when they make landfall.
Since 2014, the cost of offshore wind has dropped from
. . . $166 per megawatt-hour to
. . . $82 per megawatt-hour.
3-1-2017 Source: Offshore Wind
