GE sees “palpable momentum” in the US offshore wind market and industry, while a new set of complexities and also opportunities loom as the sector strives to become a commercial-scale, cost-competitive energy source, according to a company executive.

Positive signs include operational start of the Block Island pilot; emergence of plans for other, larger projects; federal government lease auctions and funding for technological advancements; important state activities, and growing involvement by non-governmental organisations that support offshore wind growth.

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