US state of Maine governor Janet Mills today stoked hopes for the large-scale development of country’s embryonic East Coast floating wind sector, detailing plans for a potentially nation-leading array in the Atlantic Ocean to be made up of supersize turbines on innovative deepwater concrete foundations.
Finalisation of a location for the planned 144MW project in federal waters some 30 miles offshore comes in the immediate aftermath of a permanent ban on installation of turbines in state waters – with the 12MW Alpha Ventus 1 floating pilot, currently being developed by a consortium made
