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The Biden administration set a new goal for deploying floating wind turbines in deep waters off US coasts and unveiled nearly $50 million in initiatives designed to propel the nascent technology.
The effort is aimed at positioning the US to be a world leader in selling and using floating wind turbines that can generate electricity in deep waters outside the reach of conventional equipment that must be installed in the seabed.
“Floating wind has incredible potential,†Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told reporters on a conference call.
“It can establish the United States as a global leader in advancing new technology.â€
The Interior Department will advance wind leases in deep US waters with the goal of deploying 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035 —some 150 times more than what’s currently installed around the world.