Wind energy: size will matter
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 11:12PM
Thomas P.M. Barnett

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FRONT PAGE: "Green Energy Rush Hit by Headwinds," by Guy Chazan, Wall Street Journal, 21 April 2010.

First off, I was just struck by the chart (above) and the projections of huge increases over this decade.

The trick?

The projections assume new technologies that allow for turbines to be placed in waters much deeper (further offshore) and to be of skyscraper size.

No choice: simply isn't the land to put them on.

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