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Offshore Wind Farms Considered for Rhode Island
April 30, 2007
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Narragansett, Rhode Island [Associated Press] Gov. Don Carcieri's administration this week unveiled a report calling it feasible to build wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island as part of a plan to get 15 percent of the state's energy from wind in five years. Wind is plentiful in pockets along Narragansett Bay, and wind farms could supply much-needed energy to the Ocean State. But in a region where other wind projects have met with opposition, and in a state that prizes its shoreline, there's a lingering question over whether residents will support such a project.
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Wind power is traditional for this district but now the problem is whether the off-shore variety may be properly integrated into the the energy needs of this state.
The question is really one of "technological environment blend", a phrase that aptly describes the impact or effect of technology upon environment. Offshore wind is clean energy so it is highly desirable but the equipment that produces it may have a negative visual impact on some of the residents. Yet little has been said with regard to artistic camoflaging or blending the offshore appearance of the wind farm with the ocean and the horizon.
Why not apply basic coloration principles to the wind farm towers, nacelles and rotating blades to minimize visual distractions. Then modern life could continue on peacefully in this area as it has done for the past 400 years.
adrianakau@aol.com