Fishermen Feel Endangered by Political Power of Offshore Wind
Offshore wind turbines the height of skyscrapers will soon tower over East Coast fishing grounds. Government regulators downplay the danger.
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Offshore wind turbines the height of skyscrapers will soon tower over East Coast fishing grounds. Government regulators downplay the danger.
With wind farms in progress in East Coast fishing grounds, government regulators are downplaying the danger to the marine ecosystem and fishermen’s livelihoods.
If the permitting process goes according to plan, Revolution Wind’s 100 turbines will be up and running by 2025, with hundreds more to follow.
The South Fork offshore wind project being developed by Ørsted and Eversource received approval from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council this week.
Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Developers agree to fewer turbines in proposed offshore wind farm Source: By Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal • Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 PROVIDENCE — The developers of the South Fork Wind Farm are set to reduce the number of turbines from 15 to 12 in response to a request from Rhode Island coastal regulators who want to minimize disruption to the marine environment and the state’s fishing industry. At a meeting of the state Coastal Resources Management Council on Tuesday, Ørsted, the Denmark-based offshore wi...