Wind Energy Impact on Ports. 3 Bits of Informed Intel.

Why is port traffic increasing because of wind energy? The parts necessary to build a wind turbine are large and transported via port.

Let’s look at the impact on the Port of Corpus Christi:

•  99,300 tons of wind energy-related equipment and materials in 2015
• Wind energy parts gobbled up port space and the Port had to us a 200-acre parcel on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel for storage of wind energy parts

Corpus Christi Caller Times | Wind energy exports making port’s role more important