US launches program to boost floating wind turbines

US launches program to boost floating wind turbines

On Thursday, the Biden administration announced the latest in its renewable energy efforts, this time focused on a technology that hasn’t quite arrived yet: floating offshore wind turbines. Compared to turbines anchored directly to the seabed, floating versions would cost around 50% more, putting large areas of ocean beyond the reach of economic energy development. …

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