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LIOWI and the Offshore Wind Park in the News |
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Sign Up and Show Your Support! |
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Show your support for WindWorks LI by signing up as a supporter. Your support will help the development of offshore wind energy resources for Long Island. If you want to do even more, become a WindCorps Volunteer. You can sign up right here.
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Overwhelming and Growing Public Support for Offshore Wind Park |
According to the most recent (April 27, 2006) News 12 Long Island web poll a whopping 84% now support building the wind farm off the South Shore of Long Island.
http://news12.com/NewCDA/poll/pop_poll?region=LI&id=10793
This shows that support for the planned offshore wind park has increased and the number of poll respondents has also grown. A prior News 12 poll (April 25, 2004) showed 81% support.
http://news12.com/NewCDA/poll/pop_poll?region=LI&id=1141
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The Long Island Offshore Wind Park: The Future is Now! |
LIPA has proposed construction of a moderately sized offshore wind park, consisting of 40 turbines capable of generating approximately 140 MW, enough to power 44,000 homes.
The wind park is to be located southeast of Jones Beach and southwest of Robert Moses State Park, with a minimum distance of 3.6 miles to the closest site on the shore, ensuring that the turbines can not be heard from anywhere on land.
The wind park will be located in an area of 8 square miles. The state-of-the-art turbines sit on 260' towers with blades 182' long.
Click here for a panoramic photosimulation. |
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LIPA to vote on the future of the LI Offshore Wind Park |
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The Long Island Power Authority, on October 2, 2007 at 11:00 AM, will vote whether to continue the review process for the Long Island Offshore Wind Park or abandon the project altogether. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! In recent documents it has been revealed that the offshore wind park would cost the typical residential consumer $2.50 a month or $30 a year. Long Island can be the first in the Nation to host an offshore wind project. Long Island can become a leader in America's Energy Independence future. Long Island can enjoy the benefits of clean, non-polluting energy. |
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Response to Newsday story on wind integration |
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has issued a response to a October 30, 2006 story in Newsday “Study Takes Air out of Wind Power’s Sails”.
The response states that
"Newsday’ s October 30, 2006 article ...presents as news what is in fact an out-of-step report that has been packaged with an alarmist sales pitch by a UK-based firm, ABS Energy Research."
"A steadily growing body of studies, data, and experience, both in the Europe and in the U.S., show that while wind's variable output does present challenges, these can be successfully managed -- with benefits for consumers, the environment, and even the resilience of overall electricity supply."
Click Here for the full .pdf file |
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A Conversation with Jens Larsen, Copenhagen Environment and Energy Office |
On August 31, 2006, Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI) and WindWorks Long Island sponsored the first ever Danish offshore wind seminar at the Huntington Cinema Arts Centre with Mr. Jens Larsen of the Copenhagen Environment and Energy Office. Mr. Larsen traveled from Denmark to the US, stopping on Cape Cod and Long Island to host a unique and important discussion about wind energy and his experience with the Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Farm in Copenhagen.
Mr. Larsen engaged his audience in an informative presentation and discussion which addressed many concerns from residents and elected leaders regarding the future of offshore wind power for Long Island. He is shown here accepting a County Proclamation for his promotion of wind energy in Europe and the US from Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper.
(Pictured left to right: Adrienne Esposito with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Legislator Jon Cooper, Jens Larsen, and Gordian Raacke with Renewable Energy Long Island. Credit: Robert Kelly Photography)
Click on "Read More" below to see some of the questions posed by the group and answers provided by Mr. Larsen that evening. |
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Offshore Wind Power - A European Perspective |
Mr. Jens Larsen, Environment and Energy Adviser of the Copenhagen Environment and Energy Office will give a talk and answer questions about the Danish experience with offshore wind turbines. He was instrumental in making the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm a reality for Copenhagen, Denmark. This facility now generates 40 MW of electricity for the residents of Copenhagen.
Location: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington, NY, 11743
Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 8 PM
Directions:
Driving from the west: L.I.E. east to Exit 49N or Northern State east to Exit 40 to Rte. 110 North. Follow 110 to Rte. 25A, Main Street. Make a right turn. The third traffic light will be Park Ave. Make a right turn. CAC is the first driveway on the right hand side, 100 yards south of 25A.
Driving from the east: L.I.E. west to exit 51. Make right turn off service road or take Northern State west to Exit 42 North, Huntington, Rte. 35 (Rte. 35 becomes Park Ave. after Jericho Turnpike). Proceed to L.I.R.R. crossing, then go three traffic lights. Just after the third light, CAC is the first driveway on the left.
Taking the train: From Penn Station, 34th Street and 7th Avenue, take the LIRR, Port Jefferson Branch. Get off at Huntington. Train schedule is available at Penn Station, or call516-231-LIRR (718-217-LIRR). An off-peak round-trip ticket costs around $14.50 (one-way: $7.25 / peak one-way: $10.25). From the station, the easiest way to get to the Cinema is to take a cab (roughly $5.00).
Sponsored by: WindWorks for LI
More info: Contact RELI at 631-537-8282 or via e-mail RELI@optonline.net
Event occurs on 08/31/2006 from 08:00 PM to .
Download the Flyer (as a .pdf)
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Offshore Wind Park EIS Scoping Public Comment Period Ends Monday, August 21 |
Make Your Voice Heard!!!
MMS is still accepting public comments in writing until Monday, August 21, 2006.(MMS must have received your comment by that date but you can do it online at http://ocsconnect.mms.gov/pcs-public/do/SubmitComment?projectObjectId=0b011f80800b87c9 ).
More information is available from Minerals Management Service at http://www.mms.gov/offshore/RenewableEnergy/LIOWP.htm
The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) held two public scoping meetings on Long Island, New York in July 2006 to obtain comments from the public on the proposed Long Island Offshore Wind Project (LIOWP).
The meetings were scheduled for July 10 and 11 in accordance with the environmental scoping process mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and are the first step in the development of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project.
More info: http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2006/press0619a.htm
Click Here to read the Notice of Intent (NoI) in the Federal Register(as an Adobe Acrobat pdf)
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Audubon Chapter Supports Offshore Wind Park |
The Boston Globe reports that the Massachusetts Audubon Society has given its preliminary blessing to a large-scale wind power project off Cape Cod, saying its studies show that turbine blades are not likely to cause significant harm to birds, as the group had once feared.
NY Audubon has also gone on the record in support of wind energy development, calling wind power "a clean, renewable source of energy with few negative environmental impacts". |
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Alec Baldwin Announces Support For Offshore Wind Power |
September 1, 2005: Massapequa native Alec Baldwin joined Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Chairman Richard Kessel and RELI executive director Gordian Raacke at a press conference in Mineola to announce his support for offshore wind power and the launch of a public service campaign to highlight the benefits of LIPA's proposed Offshore Wind Park.
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WindWorks LI is supported by RELI, NRDC, CCE, NYPIRG, Environmental Advocates of NY, Pace University Energy Project, Greenpeace USA, Union of Concerned Scientists, SEA, EarthEcho, EarthSave LI, Long Island Neighborhood Network, Riverkeeper, Grassroots Environmental Education, NY League of Conservation Voters, Sophia Garden, P.E.A.C.E., Renew Community Earth, Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington, Clean Energy Partnership, and Earth Policy Institute.
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