T. Boone Pickens Calls Off Massive Texas Wind Farm

[BiscayneSunrise]

Re: T. Boone Pickens Calls Off Massive Texas Wind Farm

A local university here in South Florida (Florida Atlantic University) has been working on such a concept.

In theory it seems simple: mount some turbines on the sea floor and let the 24/7 Gulfstream current spin them to provide immense amounts of power.

It seems simple enough but given they have been working on it for years, the engineering hurdles must be enormous.

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Re: T. Boone Pickens Calls Off Massive Texas Wind Farm

wind farms in third world

[Quincy K]

Re: T. Boone Pickens Calls Off Massive Texas Wind Farm

I don't have data but my info comes from a friend who sells de-sal plants to the Arabs. Even he was commenting on the environmental impact, not the greenies.

Your friend probably wouldn't know and neither do I. I do know that the membranes would probably run at no less than a 4-1 ratio and would be very, very costly. These membranes would probably not be able to be cleaned(as opposed to when they are clogged by hard water) or salvaged.

I would like to know what the cost of water are right now in the arab nations. In los angeles, a cubic foot of water(748 gallons) is around $4.00 with both sewage and usage.