Offshore Wind Energy

The lecture regarding offshore wind energy in Delaware essentially encapsulated the general ideas we had disscussed regarding the issue. It seems that Delaware will be the first to utilize offshore wind power as the contracts are already in place. The lecture focused essentially on examing the policy, procedure, and energy availabilty that will be utilized in Delaware. The project will occur off the shore of Rehoboth Beach and will be 12 miles out. The project will have at least 200 turbines but would like to expand to 600. Delaware is trying to sell this energy source to other states becasue it is so viable. The environmental impacts are numerous and seem to outweigh the finical burden placed on the project. With it staggering 1 billion dollar price tag, this turbines may help power 17 different states. What I found most interesting was that technology may allow turbines to be on floating platforms which will allow them to be further out in the ocean. This just seemed like a benefical innovation as different wind sources can used and other regions may be able to use this source.