To connect a new power source to the U.S. grid, energy generators must complete a lengthy application process through their regional utility or transmission authority. This bureaucratic process, called the interconnection queue, can take years.
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 ...
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?
There are just some things that even a pandemic can’t stop. Offshore wind investments seem to be one of those. Being in an industry that relies so heavily on natural forces, resilience has become a true charact...