Offshore Wind

IN DEPTH: Wind to calm the storm

Mega-storms that cause billions of dollars’ damage as they tear into the US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico every year could be foiled by vast arrays of offshore wind farms.

Mark Jacobson says about 78,000 turbines would be needed in waters along the US East Coast to mitigate hurricane damage
Mark Jacobson says about 78,000 turbines would be needed in waters along the US East Coast to mitigate hurricane damage
  • Darius Snieckus
Published 1 May 2014, 15:34Updated 27 September 2016, 06:24
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