[ExI] The US Just Approved Its First Big Offshore Wind Farm, and It’s a Breakthrough for the Industry

[John Grigg]

"The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind
turbines operating off Rhode Island <https://us.orsted.com/wind-projects>
and Virginia
<https://www.dominionenergy.com/projects-and-facilities/wind-power-facilities-and-projects/coastal-virginia-offshore-wind>.
The few attempts to build large-scale wind farms like Europe’s
<https://singularityhub.com/2021/02/07/artificial-island-in-the-north-sea-will-harvest-wind-energy-at-a-huge-scale/>
have run into long delays, but that may be about to change.

On May 11, 2021, the US government issued the final federal approval
<https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-approves-first-major-offshore-wind-project-us-waters>
for the Vineyard Wind project, a utility-scale wind farm that has been over
a decade in the planning. The wind farm’s developers plan to install 62
giant turbines in the Atlantic Ocean about 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard
<https://www.vineyardwind.com/press-releases/2021/5/11/vineyard-wind-receives-record-of-decision>,
Massachusetts, with enough capacity to power 400,000 homes with clean
energy.

The project is the first approved since the Biden administration announced
a goal in March to develop 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind capacity this
decade and promised to accelerate the federal review process. To put that
goal in perspective, the US has just 42 megawatts today. Vineyard Wind
expects to add 800 megawatts in 2023
<https://www.vineyardwind.com/press-releases/2021/3/29/vineyard-wind-statement-on-the-biden-administrations-offshore-wind-jumpstart>
.

So, are we finally seeing the launch of a thriving offshore wind
<https://singularityhub.com/2019/06/28/the-biggest-offshore-wind-project-in-the-us-is-officially-underway/>
industry in the North America?"

https://singularityhub.com/2021/05/12/the-us-just-approved-its-first-big-offshore-wind-farm-and-its-a-breakthrough-for-the-industry/
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