All along the East Coast and Europe wind turbine projects are being killed or suspended. They realize there is little return for these windmills, less energy and the reality of blackouts if they are used—that is if the oceans don’t blow them down. Now the folks at the Port of Long Beach, apparently not knowledgeable about the scientific facts, are about to put up $4.7 billion of your money for a failed technology.
“Earlier this year, the Port of Long Beach announced plans to build Pier Wind, a $4.7-billion “floating” pier which would be used for the assembly of giant offshore wind turbines. That plan has taken a key step forward reality this week, with the start of the environmental review period for the project.
The project, as detailed in an initial study, calls for the construction of a 400-acre terminal area on newly built land composed of dredged material. Turbine systems roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower would be assembled within the terminal, then floated into an abutting wet storage area before being towed out to sea.”
This looks more like Solydra than a real project. Is Bernie or Sam involved? Is the material coming from China?
Plan for $4.7B wind turbine facility moves forward at Port of Long Beach
The 1,100-foot tall structures would be roughly the height of the Eiffel Tower
Steven SHARP, LA Urbanize, 12/1/23 https://la.urbanize.city/post/plan-47b-wind-turbine-facility-moves-forward-port-long-beach
Earlier this year, the Port of Long Beach announced plans to build Pier Wind, a $4.7-billion “floating” pier which would be used for the assembly of giant offshore wind turbines. That plan has taken a key step forward reality this week, with the start of the environmental review period for the project.
The project, as detailed in an initial study, calls for the construction of a 400-acre terminal area on newly built land composed of dredged material. Turbine systems roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower would be assembled within the terminal, then floated into an abutting wet storage area before being towed out to sea.
Access to the terminal from the water would be provided through a new wharf along its northern edge, which would accommodate delivery vessels and floating foundation transfers for the turbines. Plans also call for a 30-acre transportation corridor, also built on dredged material, which would provide space for four lanes of vehicle access to the complex.
Turbines at the Port of Long Beach would be a significant, albeit fleeting, change to the city’s skyline. Rising up to 1,100 feet, the turbines would more than double the height of the nearby Long Beach International Gateway Bridge and equal the scale of the Wilshire Grand Center in Downtown Los Angeles, the tallest building on the West Coast.
Construction of Pier Wind is billed as an opportunity for California to meet a state goal of producing 25 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the year 2045, as well as the federal government’s goal of lowering the cost of offshore wind power by 70 percent by 2035.
Pending approvals from both local, state, and federal agencies, in two phases over a period of nine years, commencing in 2027. The initial phase of Pier Wind could be completed as early as 2031, with the full complex slated to open in 2035.
The Long Beach port is controlled by the CCP under its COSCO name. How much is the CCP going to pay to construct this? Did Xi give a bye to the Greasy Kid when he visited China?
How many whales will this wind turbine wash upon the port of Long Beach and sea gull crap? Let us instead put this Parsian delicacy where there is land, the Farralon Islands, just off the Golden Gates of SF, aka, it’s all colored brown on the CA map insets.