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One of the reasons they insist on offshore is that there they can transport very large blades via ship --but building in water is way more expensive and mainten
by mc32 3y ago
One of the reasons they insist on offshore is that there they can transport very large blades via ship --but building in water is way more expensive and maintenance is costlier.
In the continental US very large blades are difficult to transport (twists and turns on the way there) and there aren't planes capable of carrying such large bales to destination. I think there may be a start up trying to get one into certification.
- Arrath 3y agoThere's a reason a good number of wind farms were build along the Columbia River Gorge, beyond it being a very windy place. Floating the turbine components upriver via barge shortened the last stretch of delivery that would have to be via trucks and eased the logistics considerably.