Cape Wind opponents see it in deeper waters (Mass.)

http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=1015311

European experiments with deep-water wind farms are raising hopes among opponents of the Cape Wind project that giant turbines could one day be built farther out to sea than previously believed.

Talisman Energy has recently installed two giant turbines about 12 miles off the coast of Scotland in waters as deep as 150 feet. The so-called “Beatrice Project” is considered one of the first major pilot programs to test the technology needed to build turbines in deep waters.

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By comparison, the proposed Cape Wind project would install 130 giant turbines in 50 feet of water just six miles off of Cape Cod and the Islands.

Audra Parker, director of strategic planning for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound - which has battled the Cape Wind project - said the Beatrice Project and other preliminary moves in Europe prove that Cape Wind Associates, the developer backing the proposed $1 billion-plus Cape wind farm, doesn’t have to build so close to land.

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I suppose this spoils the view for a bunch of rich bastards. Isn't this where the Bush family mansion is, might interfere with their speed boats too I guess!