Energy Department Announces Innovative Offshore Wind Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the selection of three offshore wind demonstrations that will receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects, located off the coast of New Jersey, Oregon and Virginia, will reportedly help speed the deployment of more efficient offshore wind power technologies.
“Offshore wind offers a large, untapped energy resource for the United States that can create thousands of manufacturing, construction and supply chain jobs across the country and drive billions of dollars in local economic investment,” said Ernest Moniz, secretary. “The Energy Department is working with public and private partners to harness this untapped resource in a sustainable and economic manner.”