“It’s got to be economic” for projects to get built, notes Brown, who served previously as chief executive of Deepwater Wind, the developer now building the 30MW Block Island project off the coast of Rhode Island.

“But I think it’s got some great potential” in the US, he adds. “It serves some loads really well.

“From my perspective it’s an industry that’s about ready to happen, so we just have to be in a position to capture [the opportunity].”

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