SubscribeOk enough doom and gloom and instead a solution, or at least the thought behind a solution.
Many people in North America have seen images of fields of wind turbines spinning silently and generating power to heat and light our homes, power our computers, etc.. Unfortunately there are very few of us who have actually, in person, seen such a “field of green (power)”. Realestate prices being what they are, this isn’t really too much of a surprise. Here, in Southern Ontario, to find a site that would be appropriate for wind generation that isn’t already over built and heavily populated would be challenging at best.
Everyone agrees that Green PowerTM is going to be a necessity going forward, so here’s a solution:
Put arrays of wind turbines on platforms in the middle of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
You could build them onto similar structures as oil drilling platforms that sit off the coasts in oceanic waters and probably put 4-9 turbines per platform. There are no buildings, trees, hills, or other obstacles to interfere with the wind out there. You won’t have to deal with people complaining about the noise, lost realestate or threats to birds. These stations could run, mostly unattended and be serviced by helicopter when required.
Ok, sure, I don’t have the hundreds of millions of dollars required to do this, but there must be corporations out there who do. As prices for nuke, coal, natural gas, hydro based electricity get higher and higher, this *has* to start looking attractive.
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