There's a lot more in the ocean currents! Terry
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote: > >> Wind is not available in many parts of the country, such as Georgia. > > Ah ha. According to today's Atlanta Journal there are ~10 GW of > potential offshore wind in Georgia. See: > > http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/11/02/equaled_1102.html > > I wasn't aware of that. My info. is from an old "wind atlas" published > by the DoE some years ago that covers only wind on land. Offshore wind > had barely begun when it was compiled. > > Offshore is inherently better in many ways, mainly because the wind is > steadier and more frequent offshore. In the best land locations annual > average performance is around ~30% of nameplate, whereas offshore it > can be ~40%. > > - Jed > >
