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Too Much Maintenance on Bouys -Not Economical
what do u think of maintenance of wind energy
yes wind energy is proven to be expensive-
A track record of maintenance is already being established for wind generation equipment and the blades can be 'feathered' in severe winds. There's no way to 'feather' wave generation bouys, they have to ride out storms that can last for days or be destroyed. The U.S. Coast Guard can report on how maintenance intensive navigation bouys are. And navigation bouys are frequently out of service in the winter off the Oregon and Washington coasts.
As for wind power being expensive, wave power will cost more and as the price of oil keeps going up, wind power will become more and more prevalent and vanadium battery technology may allow wind power to be stored until needed on the grid. I am sorry, but wave power, while tempting, is just not practical except for demonstration projects for governmental agencies. There are thousands of wind generators in the U.S. now. -
You don't need a $20,000,000....220 foot ocean going bouy tender ship or two to service a windmill.
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I don't think that you can assume that OPT will buy a new buoy tender. Straw man argument. Do wind companies buy the very large and expensive cranes required to service large turbines? I think not.
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