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Is There Enough Room For Offshore Wind On New York's Energy Highway?
Is There Enough Room For Offshore Wind On New York's Energy Highway?
by NAW Staff Thursday July 11 2013
Calling it "a critical first step," the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) released a study showing how offshore wind located off its coasts can greatly improve the state's ocean-based economy.
According to the NYSDOS, the results of a 154-page Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study are expected to lay the groundwork for selecting offshore areas where wind development could be most suitable and appropriate.
At 8.5 m/s, the wind resource located off of New York in the Atlantic Ocean is relatively strong. Additionally, the resource is close to load centers, and commercially available technology currently exists to generate and transmit electricity from offshore wind resources to New York’s electric grid.
Taking advantage of this renewable resource could help New York State reduce
its dependency on fossil fuels while meeting a growing energy demand. In addition, offshore wind could bring new economic development opportunities to New York industries involved in the siting, permitting, manufacturing, construction, operations or decommissioning activities necessary to build, maintain and retire an offshore wind energy facility.
"The [study] is a critical first step as New York State seeks to plan for current and future uses of the Atlantic Ocean," says Cesar A. Perales, New York secretary of state. "Our coastal communities...
by NAW Staff Thursday July 11 2013
Calling it "a critical first step," the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) released a study showing how offshore wind located off its coasts can greatly improve the state's ocean-based economy.
According to the NYSDOS, the results of a 154-page Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study are expected to lay the groundwork for selecting offshore areas where wind development could be most suitable and appropriate.
At 8.5 m/s, the wind resource located off of New York in the Atlantic Ocean is relatively strong. Additionally, the resource is close to load centers, and commercially available technology currently exists to generate and transmit electricity from offshore wind resources to New York’s electric grid.
Taking advantage of this renewable resource could help New York State reduce
its dependency on fossil fuels while meeting a growing energy demand. In addition, offshore wind could bring new economic development opportunities to New York industries involved in the siting, permitting, manufacturing, construction, operations or decommissioning activities necessary to build, maintain and retire an offshore wind energy facility.
"The [study] is a critical first step as New York State seeks to plan for current and future uses of the Atlantic Ocean," says Cesar A. Perales, New York secretary of state. "Our coastal communities...
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Link to download referenced study
http://docs.dos.ny.gov/communitieswaterfronts/ocean_docs/NYSDOS_Offshore_Atlantic_Ocean_Study.pdf
