The awards represent a breakthrough for the winners, which were chosen from a list of seven offshore wind demonstration projects given initial DOE grants of up to $4m in late 2012.

  • Fishermen's Energy will install five 5MW direct-drive turbines in state waters three miles (4.8km) off Atlantic City, New Jersey, using a US-developed twisted jacket foundation that is simpler and less expensive to manufacture and install than traditional offshore wind foundations.

  • Dominion Virginia Power will install two 6MW direct-drive wind turbines 26 miles off the coast of Virginia, using US-designed twisted jacket foundations.