The
project
groups
will
use
the
money
to
complete
the
engineering,
design
and
permitting
phase,
which
is
expected
to
last
two
years.
DOE
will
then
select
up
to
three
of
these
projects
for
follow-on
phases
that
focus
on
siting,
construction
and
installation,
and
aim
to
achieve
commercial
operation
by
2017.
These
projects
will
receive
up
to
$47
million
each
over
four
years,
subject
to
Congressional
appropriations.
The
seven
projects
and
their
lead
developers
are:
*
Baryonyx
Corp.
plans
to
install
three
6MW
Siemens
direct-drive
wind
turbines
in
state
waters
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico…