Deepwater Wind project now 1GW

US offshore developer Deepwater Wind is vastly expanding its ambitions, with an application to install 200 turbines about 20 miles (32km) off Rhode Island.. The Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC) would have about 1GW of capacity..

16 December 2010 23:00 GMT Updated 25 November 2012 14:53 GMT

By Benjamin Romano

Offshore wind is attractive on the US East Coast, where shallower waters make installation more feasible.

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Deepwater Wind project now 1GW