Seeing & Doing: America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

By Claude Trottier

I was invited to view the Deepwater Windmill project off Block Island, Rhode Island.  The pictures gives you an idea of the size of this project.  The last picture was taken on August 19, 2016 and shows the three blades ready to be installed, which they did in one day.  The project is now physically complete.

According to the website of the project’s developer, “The first offshore wind farm in construction in the United States, the 30-megawatt, 5 turbine Block Island Wind Farm is scheduled to be online in 2016. Soon, the Block Island Wind Farm will not only supply most of Block Island’s power, but also reduce air pollution across southern New England for years to come.”

The New York Times has published an article on the project in its science section. You’ll find a link below.

 

 

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Deepwater Windmill off the coast of Block Island.

Windmill Platform

Block Island is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 14 miles east of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, and 13 miles south of the coast of mainland Rhode Island.

Windmill Base

The editor of The Peak has had the pleasure of going fishing with Claude and others off Block Island at various times. As you can imagine, this has been a controversial undertaking for years.

Deep Water Windmill

The author and windmill.

Project website: Website

New York Times Website : Article

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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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