Atkins, which has been involved in several pioneering floating wind concepts including Hexicon's (pictured), has landed US DoE money to design a unit for the Mayflower project in the Atlantic Ocean Photo: Hexicon

Mayflower US offshore wind project in frame for ultra-large floating pilot after Feds funding

Consultancy Atkins lands backing from Department of Energy to engineer 10MW-plus unit for deeper waters on Mayflower lease off state of Massachusetts

18 December 2020 20:21 GMT Updated 22 December 2020 18:01 GMT

By Darius Snieckus

A supersize floating wind pilot is in the frame for installation at the Ocean

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Mayflower US offshore wind project in frame for ultra-large floating pilot after Feds funding