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Re:Is wind power’s future in deep water? by vondur on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @02:38PM (#24780009)
We've had problems installing offshore wind in the US as the wealthy people who live on the coasts generally don't like to look at the turbines in their ocean views. Hopefully something like this has a better chance of succeeding if they are further off the coast.
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Re:Is wind power’s future in deep water? by iso1631 on Thursday October 15, 2020 @04:04AM (#24786066)
If a wind turbine is 50m high, and a coastal house is no more than 50m above sea level, then as long as it's 30 miles off short there's no problem.

Of course there's a question about ownership of "ocean views". Who owns the sea? If you have a view over a field you don't own, can the field owner put up a water tower? Or barn? Or wind turbine? If your view in enhanced by the horses, can he choose to grow maize instead?

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