Offshore Wind Farm
Impact of Offshore Wind Turbines Along Jersey Shore
Jersey shore towns like Brigantine, Margate and Ocean City are learning more about offshore wind farms being planned. Just off their beaches. They don’t like what they’re hearing. But is it too late to stop it? A Danish power company named Orsted wants to build 99 offshore wind turbines from Brigantine to Stone Harbor. NJ …
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VIDEO: Commissioner John Amodeo Answers Margate Homeowner Questions
Did you watch this special, MHA Downbeach webcast on Saturday, May 15? Commissioner John Amodeo was the featured guest at the recent Margate Homeowners Association meeting. If you missed it, just click and watch it here. Amodeo shared facts, figures and some interesting analysis on the current state of Margate. Lamberti’s on Amherst. Bulkhead Deal. …
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VIDEO: Orsted Wind Turbines and Margate Homeowners Association
See video clips from April 25 Margate Homeowners Association town hall with ORSTED WIND. What are the pros and cons of offshore wind farms? ORSTED is the Danish energy company hoping to install close to 100 wind turbines just off the coast of South Jersey. Ready for South Jersey Offshore Wind Farms? A forest of …
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Margate Homeowners Association to Hold Wind Turbine Webinar
Want to learn more about the pros and cons of offshore wind turbines? Join the Margate Homeowners Association on Saturday April 24 at 10:30a. The MHA will be hosting an online Zoom meeting featuring ORSTED, the company looking to install windfarms off the coast of South Jersey. The Coalition of Absecon Island Communities will also …
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Ocean City Questions Massive Offshore Wind Farm in South Jersey.
Ocean City should back clean wind energy — and soon, so says the Press of Atlantic City. That endorsement doesn’t sit well with those who see things differently from NJ Governor, Phil Murphy. Wind turbines could harm fishing and bird migration. And of course, that thing called visual pollution. Are taxpayers funding an expensive experiment …
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ORSTED Offshore Wind Farm. Notice: Photos To Be Taken Along The Coast.
Architectural historians from the firm SEARCH will be completing architectural history surveys in Ventnor in the next few weeks, possibly as early as next week. This is related to the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm that is being developed 15 miles off the southern New Jersey coastline by Ørsted. The architectural history survey work involves …
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South Jersey Fishermen Question Van Drew Support of Risky Offshore Wind Turbines
South Jersey’s economy is dependent on fishing and outdoor recreation. Both could be hurt if a massive off shore wind farm is built along the coast. U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew recently got an earful from the local fishing and tourism industries. The proposed offshore wind project could destroy NJ’s #2 industry. Jeff Van Drew …
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Offshore NJ WindFarms: Greater Fishing Danger & Taxpayer Expense?
Commercial fishermen have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. They fear offshore wind farms will make things worse. New England anglers have been fighting against offshore wind farms for years. New Jersey Wind Farm opposition just getting started. Orsted is a power company based in Fredericia, Denmark. They want to erect a …
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NJ Governor Wants to Establish Council on Offshore Wind Farms
Just days after the Federal Government forced a delay of early offshore wind projects, NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order to establish a Council for the Wind Innovation and New Development (WIND) Institute. The delay was caused by the alleged need for more impact studies. This will likely slow the progress of east …
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Fed Taps Brakes on Wind Farms off Atlantic Coast
The European companies hoping to grow a forest of wind mills off the Jersey shore, got some bad news this week. Plans for the Nation’s first major offshore wind farm have been delayed. The wind projects will now need additional environmental impact studies. The project would be the first of many wind farms getting ready …
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Risk & Reward of Offshore Jersey Wind Turbines
‘If we install wind turbines off the Jersey shore, we can kiss flounder fishing goodbye’. That’s what veteran anglers are saying about the threat of 500 wind mills, being installed about 5 miles off the South Jersey coast. Flatfish like flounder, avoid electromagnetic currents… created by offshore Wind farms. European companies are getting these US …
Pros and Cons of Offshore Wind Farms Along The Jersey Coast
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Offshore Wind Farms. By Jack Dreyer. Submitted as coursework for PH240, Stanford University, Fall 2017 What is an Offshore Wind Farm? Offshore wind farms are large quantities of wind turbines that are cited offshore, as seen in Fig. 1. The only difference between offshore wind farms and “regular” wind turbines …
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New Jersey Supports Risky Wind Turbines, Ignores Nuclear Power Benefits
Will New Jersey consider supporting all forms of clean, efficient and safe power…like nuclear? Or will the Garden State bet big with taxpayer dollars on the still risky solar and wind power solutions? This non-partisan issue is covered in a recent New York Times editorial titled: Nuclear Power Can Save the World To be sure, …
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