Offshore Wind:"It's the right time for South Carolina to start talking about this stuff."..."
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- Date: 23 Feb 2007 03:29:30 -0800
By Kyle Stock
The (Charleston) Post and Courier
Fri, Feb. 23, 2007 (extract)
"CHARLESTON - Scientists, lawmakers and utility executives from three
states will gather in Charleston next week to debate the merits of
offshore wind turbines, a technology that is revolutionizing the
energy industry in Europe but running into resistance in the United
States.
A lot of breezes could be harnessed and put to use as an alternative
power source if generators between 98 and nearly 500 feet tall were
placed 8 to 10 nautical miles off the coast, said Nicholas Rigas,
director of S.C. Institute for Energy Studies, a state-chartered
research group based in Clemson.
"It is very encouraging and the political winds are right," Rigas
said. "It's the right time for South Carolina to start talking about
this stuff."..."
"....As talk of global warming and volatile oil prices heats up, a
rash of offshore turbines is spreading off the coasts of European
nations. Most notably, Ireland plans to get 80 percent of its power
from water-sweeping winds by 2020.
The turbines have not turned so smoothly, however, in the United
States. A number of projects have been stalled by opposition from
coastal landowners and tourism promoters. Opponents have argued that
turbines are unsightly, kill birds and interfere with aviation radar,
though all of those assertions have been contested."
Full article:-
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/16764846.htm
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