In the wake of the Gulf oil spill atrocity, both The Colbert Report and The Huffington Post did bits on "wind spills." The jokes were especially topical because -- almost, it seemed, in coordination with the oil spill -- the Interior Department announced it was clearing the way for final approval of Cape Wind, the long-beleaguered Nantucket Sound offshore wind project.
The Obama Interior Department is pushing as hard as it can to create opportunities for offshore energy. By approving Cape Wind, the Administration demonstrated that it is willing to put the nation's energy needs ahead of resolvable environmental and aesthetic objections. So, will the U.S.' first offshore "wind spills" be in Massachusetts waters?
Frank Maisano, an energy expert with Washington, D.C. law and
lobbying firm Bracewell-Giuliani who has worked on behalf of offshore
wind projects for years, says developers face three significant
obstacles: (1) economics, (2) transmission and (3) technology.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Will Offshore Wind Take Off in the U.S.? : Greentech Media
Author: Herman K. Trabish
