WINDMILL PROPOSAL OFF THE COAST OF EUREKA

I was able to see an interesting sight from 10,000 feet while flying from London to Amsterdam a few weeks ago in January. Many of you have heard that the Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) is developing a public/private partnership with a consortium of five companies to develop a 100–150 megawatt (MW) floating wind farm 30km (20 miles) off the coast from Eureka. So, what might it potentially look like?

The world’s first commercial floating wind farm – generating 30 MW – just opened in October 2017, off the coast of Scotland. The turbines that are in the English Channel, that I saw outside my window seat on KLM, are anchored to the seabed and lined up perfectly as you make the approach into the Amsterdam airport. I thought I’d share the sight out my airplane window for those of you who may be interested in what a wind farm anchored in the ocean looks like: