GE is building America's first offshore farm of wind turbines that are twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty

The US uses an astounding amount of energy: about 97quadrillion BTUs, or about18% ofworld's total energy consumption.And demand is only going to increase over time.The majorityof the energythe country generateswhichpowers America'shomes, internet, and urban infrastructure comes from fossil fuels, and isn't renewable or sustainable.A possiblesolution' Wind farms.GE andDeepwater Wind, a developer ofoffshore turbines, are installingfive massive wind turbines in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.They will make up the first offshore wind farmin North America, called the Block Island Wind Farm. Over the past several weeks, the teams haveworked toinstall the turbines 30 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, and are expected tofinish by the end of August 2016. The farm will be fully operational byNovember 2016.Check it out.SEE ALSO:10 cities that are starting to go car-freeThe Block Island Wind Farmwill generate 30 megawatts of energy, which is the amount required to powerevery home on Block Island,Eric Crucerey, the farm's project manager, tells Business Insider.It will emit about 40,000 fewer tons of greenhouse gases per year than fossil fuels would to generate the same amount of energy. That's the equivalent of taking 150,000 cars off the road.The potential for offshore wind energy in the US is massive. If we build in all of the available ocean space, the winds above coastal waters could provide more than 4,000 gigawatts a year. That's more than four times the nation's current annual electricity production.Source: US Department of EnergyOffshore turbines offer many advantages over those on land. Winds tend to blow harder and more consistently in the ocean, which helps offshore turbines generate more power.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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