Univ. of Maine engineers test floating offshore wind infrastructure

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[giancarlopellizzari]

Great development for off shore energy production.

[JohnDoe-pkhs]

Diversifying renewable energies is just a logical choice, I don't get why this takes so much backlash. Why wouldn't we?

[califomia]

Look at this senator blasting any concept of clean, free, unlimited, US made energy. How much would special interests have to pay you to "lead" the country the way he does?

[guybeingaguy]

This invention will help keep cancer rates down!
I approve 👍

[nat]

I have a problem with government subsidies for energy development. If it's a good idea, the markets should support it. That being said, the US subsidies of oil and gas are in the billions a year. Are oil and gas in need of federal subsidies? Are oil and gas new and promising energy technologies? Are oil and gas going to be the only best ways to generate power in the US? If the answer is no, then maybe we as taxpayers should stop giving billions of dollars a year to rich oil executives. A small grant for energy startups should be enough, and subsidies for established energy producers should be eliminated.

[Awesomefishingvideo-bbtf]

look how amazing of this invention> How do you think ?

[firefox]

Wind and tidal energy in Maine can be overbuilt within the state, and the state can sign a power-purchase agreement with Hydro Quebec for using hydropower in Quebec to balance the grid, since wind is intermittent.

[robertsmith]

Keep the generators onshore, offshore turbines should be water pumps, pumping sea water to operate the onshore generators.

[NWer-cu]

Great until blade failures, then truckloads of blade debris washes up like the tons now being recovered along Nantucket.

[ungovernable]

people actually agree with this? Drill Baby Drill.

[Die-sel]

Halywood?
is not hollywood i wonder? There.s hallywatter?

[mattroyle]

What's next, onshore wave energy tech? Just put them on a hill somewhere

[ShinjiKataoka]

I'll have a burger, French fries and a drink to go

[permelin]

Don't you do any sports? Olympics 2024, you have a new silver medal by Sam Kendricks, and I can't find one interview by mainstream media in the states? Mondo, yes but not Kendrick, these guys has broken most records through the years and Sam seems to be an extraordinary nice and skilled man in pole vault, do you know how huge it is in Europe? And just look at the guy helping Mondo to take the we? Amazing. Do an interview with the guy, give him credit!