The US’ first floating wind project, the New England Aqua Ventus 1 pilot off Maine, almost sank without a trace after anti-renewables former governor Paul LePage spiked an agreed power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 12MW development. But with the political tide having turned in the northern-eastern state, the reborn University of Maine-led demonstrator is now fast taking shape, with expectations it will be in the water and turning before 2023 – clearing a path for a 100MW array to follow.
The second coming of a US floating wind first
Delayed but not derailed by political opponents, the pioneering Aqua Ventus pilot is back on track and heading for the water in 2022, writes Darius Snieckus in Boston
13 November 2019 15:06 GMT
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15 November 2019 18:30 GMT
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