tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666730569460347191.post8452284297312292400..comments2024-02-24T07:20:05.810-08:00Comments on PenobscotPaddles: Checking on VolturnUS 1.8PenobscotPaddleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16592313025258461946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666730569460347191.post-14125933319121602382013-06-11T16:46:03.103-07:002013-06-11T16:46:03.103-07:00Sorry, that's just unclear writing. The turbi...Sorry, that's just unclear writing. The turbine is to test the design. The buoy (shown on the dock) will record wind speed. I do hear mixed reviews on wind turbines. Some people are upset by the noise, others by turbines blocking views. I can't say I've ever been near enough to a working turbine to hear the noise, but I can imagine a throbbing frequency could be annoying. Still, I think energy independence is a good thing, so I hope this turbine performs well, and can be wisely situated.<br /> PenobscotPaddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592313025258461946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666730569460347191.post-14944734294163543222013-06-11T14:16:28.388-07:002013-06-11T14:16:28.388-07:00Very interesting and cool post. I'm not quite ...Very interesting and cool post. I'm not quite clear on this windmill's purpose? Is it to collect wind speed information out on the water or is it a test windmill to collect data on harnessing wind power or water power out on the open ocean for future projects with much bigger windmills? Wind power suffers a lot of controversy and serious health problems for people living near the big monsters, especially when they arrive in great numbers. Canada has more and more of them in farmlands and near big waterways. They are not good for migrating birds, and bat kills. I miss the old fashioned windmills when life was simpler and required less energy. It will be interesting to follow this story. Thanks! Awesome pics as usual. Cheers from CanadaBaffinPaddlerhttp://baffinpaddler.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666730569460347191.post-65747992657252335142013-06-11T11:33:30.695-07:002013-06-11T11:33:30.695-07:00Thanks for the link with info about how the turbin...Thanks for the link with info about how the turbine would connect to the grid. I wondered because it was mentioned the turbine would be set first off Castine then later moved further offshore.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666730569460347191.post-6131451808276736992013-06-09T16:42:52.340-07:002013-06-09T16:42:52.340-07:00Ok, that took a little research, they plan to coll...Ok, that took a little research, they plan to collect the power through an undersea cable. This is the link for that:<br />http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/31/4384034/usa-first-offshore-wind-turbine-volturnus-installed-mainePenobscotPaddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592313025258461946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666730569460347191.post-27530427523660195582013-06-09T09:38:01.891-07:002013-06-09T09:38:01.891-07:00That's a nice looking turbine. How are they t...That's a nice looking turbine. How are they transmitting the collected power?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.com