Are Floating Cities a Real Possibility? - Smithsonian Magazine
2021年8月12日 · But with the number of people displaced as a result of the climate crisis reaching 40.5 million in 2020, and sea-level rise continuing to threaten the future of coastal cities, offshore living is...
Dogen City concept looks to take urban living offshore
2023年6月12日 · Say hello to Dogen City, a conceptual self-sustaining city that floats on the ocean, offering a unique solution to the challenges of overcrowded cities and climate change. The city is...
Offshore Wind NYC
Offshore Wind NYC is the City’s 15-year, $191M investment to seize this opportunity and create shared economic prosperity while enabling local and New York State climate goals. Explore Offshore Wind NYC
Mayor de Blasio Announces Offshore Wind Vision for New York City
2021年9月23日 · NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced a 15-year, $191 million Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to make New York City a leading destination for the offshore wind industry. The plan also ensures the city meets nation-leading climate goals of 100-percent clean electricity by 2040 and ...
Floating cities could ease the world’s housing crunch, the UN says
2019年4月5日 · Bright and dark visions of humanity spreading from land to life offshore have been around for decades, with variants ranging from hopeful—a vaulting pyramid-shaped floating city conceived for...
The Offshore & Underwater Cities will provide luxurious living, working, observing and learning environments without compromising on the safety and design features of the cities. Having the enviable right to be the first country in the world to build Offshore & …
Floating cities fend off sea level rise, floods and storms
The proposal, dubbed Oceanix City by Oceanix CEO Marc Collins Chen, is a scalable floating settlement designed to house 10,000 residents and generate all of its own energy and food on site. Sound familiar? Although the idea of floating cities as an answer to rising sea levels is relatively new, the concept of settling the high seas is anything but.
Floating cities: the future or a washed-up idea? - The Conversation
2019年6月2日 · Current offshore engineering is concerned with how cities can locate infrastructure, such as airports, nuclear power stations, bridges, oil storage facilities and stadiums, in shallow coastal...
Offshore Wind - NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and …
New York State is building 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035. The City is pushing to connect the majority of that power directly into NYC – and to build out the necessary transmission infrastructure to ensure continued electric reliability.
New York City for Offshore Wind
2024年1月10日 · Beacon Wind and Empire Wind will supply 3.3 gigawatts (GWs) of energy — enough to power nearly two million New York homes. The SBMT will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind port facilities in the United States at 73.1 acres. Construction of the terminal is set to begin in 2024 and plans to be fully operational by 2026.