Technical Feasibility Studies
Wind farms should ideally be located near the area of consumption which usually means near urban centers. Large wind turbines pose hazards when installed in urban areas because of the danger of turbines catching fire or falling from their towers. Many individual home owners prefer installing the smaller wind turbines at their houses. Some scientists suggested putting wind farms or wind parks farther offshore in deeper waters. This should be fine except that waters deep enough also increase the cost of installation.
Large wind turbines
Besides, in deep waters, wind turbines become more vulnerable to storms and typhoons. A more workable idea is to use movable buoys where the turbines will be on floating platforms (just like oil rigs) and move them about if needed. If they are located nearer, wind turbines are cost-competitive with other electricity sources. Proximity will reduce the cost of installing additional transmission lines which are very expensive to build. On suggestions on how to fix U.S. wind power problems, please read Mr. Tyghe Trimble’s article here:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4216776.html?page=2&series=15