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Biden administration announced the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a proposed offshore wind lease sale for three areas in the Gulf of Mexico, off the shores of Texas and Louisiana. The Interior Department will open over ...

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How do floating wind turbines work?

Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, started delivering electricity to the Scottish grid in 2017.

But how do these massive structures float on water?

How do they contend with strong currents and stay in place during storms?

3-5 gigawatts of offshore wind developments in the next five years

California adopts the most ambitious offshore wind targets in the United States

Summary: The California Energy Commission (CEC) voted to pass targets involving the deployment of 3-5 gigawatts of offshore wind developments in the next five years and another 25 gigawatts by 2045. The commis...

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Opening Scottish Waters to New Offshore Wind Projects

Scotland just became home to a new offshore wind project after a decade of no activity along its shoreline. Crown Estate Scotland, the entity that manages the seabed, announced the project would have an investm...

 
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