Wind turbines of the Cape Cod coast in the United States

What better place exists than the middle of the ocean for a good breeze, strong enough too turn the blades of a wind turbine. And that’s exactly what the Obama administration realized while approving the offshore project, Cape Wind. This is just one of the projects that will line up around the Atlantic coast.

At a cost of around $1 billion, 130 wind turbines will be hoisted off the Cape Cod coast. The project will produce enough energy with the help of the wind to power up 75 percent of the electricity demand of the Cape and islands nearby like Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Like always, every rose has a few thorns, and these are being pointed out by local opponents who claim that a project like this would disrupt marine environment. A handful of European countries are already using power sources like these with few complaints. U.S. has a lot of catching up to do.
[Gris]