New natural gas powered generating plant Salem and climate resiliency

[stellarfun]

This project was completed last decade, and I came across these photos from the landscape architect while looking for images of ships unloading over-size equipment for the plant as it was being constructed. The plant has a deep-water dock, linked to a 32 foot deep channel that runs between the dock and the open sea. A 26 foot high wall / berm was built around the plant to protect against sea-level rise and storm surge.

I assume the steel netting is stainless.

The brownscape is developable land, I believe it totals about 15 acres.

The landscape architect is Terrain, from NYC.
http://www.terrain-nyc.net/index/

More images here:
http://www.terrain-nyc.net/salem-harbor-station

 

[donkeybutlers]

If the things causing it are the most prepared to weather it thats a bad sign for avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.