The US state of California’s nation-leading ambitions to build out as much as 50GW of floating wind plant off its coast by 2045 could be facing an unexpected hurdle, following the decision by the Department of Energy (DoE) to extend the submission window for a key energy support programme that could result in the state’s lone nuclear power plant – currently viewed as an important landing point for future deepwater wind power in Pacific – to be kept operating.
Nuclear option? | Power plant life support could prove a headwind for California offshore vision
Government decision to extend submission window for key energy support programme – which could lead to state’s lone nuclear plant being kept up and running – could scotch important landing point for future floating wind projects in the Pacific, writes Tim Ferry
11 July 2022 10:56 GMT
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16 October 2023 15:11 GMT
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