Trump halts funding to US floating wind pioneer on cusp of prototype launch

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An early part-scale VolturnUS floating turbine off Maine.
An early part-scale VolturnUS floating turbine off Maine.Photo: UMaine
Published 28 April 2025, 19:33Updated 28 April 2025, 19:33
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