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I’ve been to see the windmill in Hull, Mass. It is pretty and it is quiet. You’d not know it was there unless you were right on top of it.

Study: Plenty of wind to power East Coast NEWARK, Del., Feb. 2 (UPI) — Harnessing the power of the wind blowing off the Mid-Atlantic coast could more than supply the energy needs of the region, researchers in Newark, Del., said….

“Offshore wind turbines could produce enough electricity to power nine states, plus the District of Columbia, with a surplus of 50 percent for future growth, according to the study. At the same time, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 68 percent, and all greenhouse gases would be reduced by 57 percent, according to the study, published in the Jan. 24 issue of Geophysical Research Letters.”

But to reach those numbers, the scale of the project would have to be equally huge. The numbers are based on 166,720 wind turbines, scattered over more than 50,000 square miles from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras.

More information:
Wind: Invisible Answer to World’s Energy Problems Experts Think Harvesting the Power of Wind Could Solve Major Dilemma

Dr. Willett Kempton College of Marine and Earth Studies

Dr. Jeremy Firestone College of Marine and Earth Studies

American Wind Energy Association

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