The company behind the project, Deepwater Wind, has far greater ambitions, including a 90-megawatt offshore project meant to bring wind power to Long Island, and a further expansion of its wind farm in Rhode Island to include up to 1,000 megawatts of capacity spread over 200 turbines. Long Island has been ahead of the US in regards to utilising offshore wind power but that could be about to change. The US is ready to switch on its first offshore wind farm; a set of turbines off US , that signals their embrace of renewable energy sources. The nation has vast potential for this alternative energy source with 4,200 gigawatts in domestic waters that could generate power for a large section of the mainland. This is a welcome bit of news after a year of slow progress and hesitant or false starts. Furthermore, the company behind this technology, Deepwater has plans beyond this second set of wind turbines that include an offshore project for Europe as well as the expansion of the Rhode Island ; installing more than 200 turbines to deliver 1,000 megawatts of capacity.
Long Island has been ahead of the US in regards to utilising offshore wind power but that could be about to change. The US is ready to switch on its first offshore wind farm; a set of turbines off US , that signals their embrace of renewable energy sources. The nation has vast potential for this alternative energy source with 4,200 gigawatts in domestic waters that could generate power for a large section of the mainland. This is a welcome bit of news after a year of slow progress and hesitant or false starts. Furthermore, the company behind this technology, Deepwater has plans beyond this second set of wind turbines that include an offshore project for Europe as well as the expansion of the Rhode Island ; installing more than 200 turbines to deliver 1,000 megawatts of capacity.