1st US floating offshore wind auction nets $757M off Calif
Hywind Scotland, the world's first commercial wind farm using floating wind turbines, is visible off the coast of Scotland in August 2017. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, marks the first-ever U.S. auction for leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast. PORTLAND, Ore. — — The first-ever U.S.
, and this is the nation's first foray into floating wind turbines. U.S. auctions so far have been for those anchored to the seafloor. Industry experts say the lower bids this week are likely due to the lack of maturity in the offshore wind market on the West Coast and the nascent technology involved in anchoring floating wind farms in deep ocean waters. Uncertainties about transmission infrastructure, siting and permitting also played a role, they said.
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