Timestamps from the show are below, with a full description beyond it.

• 1:55 GE Blade Breakage
  
• 9:35 Offshore VAWTs
  
• 19:03 Ocean Floor Battery?
  
• 24:49 Microplastics from Wind Turbines?
  
• 31:41 Blades Made into Outdoor Seating
  
• 36:25 Dismantling Wind Farms
  
• 46:02 New Vineyard Wind Lawsuit
  

The US Department of Energy funded the University of Texas at Dallas via their ARPA-E branch, to get floating offshore vertical axis wind turbines up and running. They’re due out in 2022, so we may see the first of these massive structures in operation, and whether or not the hype has been worth it. Plus, we discuss microplastics from wind turbine blades in the atmosphere and waterways, underwater battery storage, and more.

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