Study underway to determine cost of floating windfarm off Hawaii
Federal study is underway to figure out cost of floating windfarm in Oahu waters By Chelsea Davis | February 4, 2021 at 11:06 PM HST - Updated February 5 at 9:57 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Floating windfarms can be found in Europe and are being talked about in places like California. Now, they could be a reality in the Hawaiian Islands.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory is studying how much would a floating windfarm cost in waters off Oahu. However, like the turbines on land, some in Hawaii say they wonât be welcome.
âLooking at the beautiful ocean and beautiful Diamond Head and see ugly windmills in the middle of the ocean,â said Ewa Beach state Sen. Kurt Fevella.