The long-heralded vision of fleets of floating wind turbines turning off the US brightened measurably following the Biden administration’s setting of a “national goal” earlier this year of 30GW of machines in operation by 2030, clearing the way for a first commercial-scale auction in the Pacific deeps – and also getting calculators tapping on what role projects in Atlantic and Gulf waters beyond the reach of fixed foundations could play in reaching this ambitious clean energy target.
Floating wind can 'bridge-build' for a new industry in infrastructurally-challenged US
'Out of the box' American engineering in the rapidly emerging sector could solve the current issues posed by unmodernised coastal manufacturing facilities – and getting the units out to sea at speed and turning, Nautica Windpower president Larry Viterna tells Darius Snieckus
9 December 2021 10:37 GMT
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9 December 2021 12:53 GMT
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