Offshore wind. Fresh 'take' from the PBS Nova franchise. A 'hack' uses air bubbles. (Page 4/4)
MarkS NOV 07, 12:30 PM
I am elated to see this thing off the NJ coast is now trashed & gone.
rinselberg NOV 07, 01:11 PM
Recent words from Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted:

Revolution Wind (Connecticut and Rhode Island)

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Ørsted has today taken the final investment decision (FID) on the 704 MW Revolution Wind project, which Ørsted owns in a 50/50 partnership with Eversource. Onshore construction has started, and offshore construction will start in 2024, with the project expected to be completed in 2025. Notwithstanding the impairment of DKK 3.3 billion that Ørsted is recording in its Q3 results, Revolution Wind has an attractive forward-looking value creation with a forward-looking spread to WACC above Ørsted’s guided range.


Sunrise Wind (New York)

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Ørsted welcomes NYSERDA’s (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) request for information on an accelerated solicitation for offshore wind capacity, which could provide an opportunity to rebid Sunrise Wind, which Ørsted owns in a 50/50 partnership with Eversource, at a price level that reflects current component and financing costs. Ørsted awaits the conditions of the request for proposal to determine whether to rebid or not.


Skipjack Wind (Maryland)

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Ørsted continues to reconfigure this project with minimal project spend and expects to have more clarity on its path forward in the Q4 2023 report as Ørsted continues discussions with stakeholders in Maryland.


Ørsted; October 31, 2023.
https://orsted.com/en/compa...-offshore-wind-73751



Mads Nipper

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cliffw NOV 07, 05:26 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:
rinselberg, do you think it is the noise which are killing whales, dolphins, and other aquatic mammals ?



rinselberg NOV 07, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:
Do you think it is the noise which are killing whales, dolphins, and other aquatic mammals?


Underwater noise caused by humans is generally considered harmful to whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.

I've not seen where it's ever been described as beneficial to the animals.

But global warming is also a threat to these animals, and there's no doubt that if these animals could speak to us, and if we asked them about offshore wind energy, they would say "Bring it on!"

It's clearly better, from these animals' perspective, to kick global warming in the Aspercreme by replacing fossil fuels with climate friendly energy from offshore wind farms. They can live with the underwater noise from offshore wind energy, which is mostly during the construction phase, and curtains of air bubbles can be generated during the construction phase to reduce the impact of the construction noise on the animals.

It's a whale (dolphin; etc.) no-brainer!
MarkS NOV 07, 09:30 PM

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Originally posted by MarkS:

I am elated to see this thing off the NJ coast is now trashed & gone.



Wow, don't those ratings say a lot!

Wind isn't going to get you there.
cliffw NOV 08, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:
Underwater noise caused by humans is generally considered harmful to whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.



Says who ? You ?


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Originally posted by rinselberg:
I've not seen where it's ever been described as beneficial to the animals.

Cry me a river.

Say it with me. Acclimation.

How many marine mammals have been killed around oil / gas drilling platforms ?


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Originally posted by rinselberg:
... there's no doubt that if these animals could speak to us, and if we asked them about offshore wind energy, they would say "Bring it on!"



Let me guess. 97% of the Global Warmers would agree.


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Originally posted by rinselberg:
It's clearly better, from these animals' perspective ...



Who are you ? The marine life whisperer ?
rinselberg NOV 13, 10:27 PM
Spain-headquartered Siemens Gamesa has scrapped its plans to create a major wind turbine manufacturing facility in Virginia.

The new plan is for the Siemens subsidiary to manufacture the major wind turbine components in Europe, and have them shipped across the Atlantic, where they will be used in Dominion Energy's "enormous" offshore wind energy project for Virginian Beach.

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Robert McNab, an economist with Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, cautioned that projects being canceled now may come back—and even expand—once inflation and corresponding interest rates fall.

He noted that offshore wind isn’t the only industry that’s been affected. The calculus has changed for various other infrastructure projects, including those within the natural gas and petroleum industries.


"Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia’s coast"
Ben Finley for AP News; November 10, 2023.
https://apnews.com/article/...76db180acc464dfec2f0

It's not a long article.

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