Dominion Energy's new ship may hold the key to U.S. offshore wind energy - NBC News

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In the mission to harness sustainable energy, the U.S. is behind when it comes to offshore wind energy. The Biden administration has set benchmarks to hit by 2030, yet the industry is lagging far behind. Brian Cheung reports on how one boat could carry the key to unlocking more green energy. - Aired on 06/24/2024.

[Think. Again.]

1. We've known all along that the transition is going to take a massive effort...

...and that's not even considering overcoming the massive effort to block the the transition that the fossil fuel industry is pitting against it.

We should have been at this point 2 decades ago, and the rest of the world is far ahead of us, but still, we fight on...

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2. Which makes the outcome of the next election even more essential since we know that TFG is soliciting bribes

And he - and many of the Republicans - have no interest in saving the planet for succeeding generations. And we have to keep the momentum going rather than having to restart all over again as President Biden did.

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3. It's Really Not

The same ocean going platform technology used for off-shore oil/gas exploration could be retooled for off-shore wind.

You wonder if the oil and gas folks are looking to stifle off-shore wind to keep them from competing for limited maritime resources.

[Think. Again.]

4. Good point...

Also, I remember reading 10 years ago about how Japan was testing retrofitting offshore oil rigs to be H2 production plants by installing wind turbines for power.

It made me think that using existing oil rigs for wind turbine bases might be more economical than starting from scratch but there's a lot I'm sure I don't understand about it.