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Has Offshore Wind Finally Hit Rock Bottom?
It has been a catastrophic 12 months for offshore wind in the U.S. Large projects have been canceled, and Orsted, the world’s biggest offshore wind developer, has laid off hundreds of employees. Is the industry dying?
Maybe it’s actually about to turn a corner. In this episode, Robinson Meyer, the executive editor of Heatmap News, and Jesse Jenkins, an energy systems expert and professor at Princeton University, discuss the future of the sector.
Mentioned:
Orsted’s troubles: FT
A wind farm powers up: Heatmap.
New offshore contracts and auctions: NYTimes & Reuters
Global Wind Atlas
Lease areas…
The skinny
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