Report: U.S. Will Reach 9 GW of Floating Offshore Wind in 2035

The offshore wind industry has been biding its time on the American market and is ready to spring into action when opportunities to begin the build-out arise. With President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, the time for action is here.

A mere week into his presidency, Joe Biden set a goal of doubling offshore wind power in the U.S. by 2030, and since then he has revamped the leadership of the federal permitting gatekeeper, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), by making Amanda Lefton director. Clear, federal support might unclog BOEM’s pipeline and trigger offshore wind boom Lefton immediately ordered that the permitting process for Vineyard Wind be resumed after several delays. As Vineyard Wind wraps up the permitting process, a whole backlog of... ... More: Official Press Release Aegir Insights

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