The U.S. offshore wind industry, pivotal to the energy transition, faces potential shutdown under a Trump presidency
The U.S. offshore wind industry has been one of the pillars of the energy transition as envisioned in the IRA. It has been drawing in investors spending billions on turbines stuck into the seafloor to supply nearby communities with power. Now, this industry is under threat. The United States votes Tuesday for its next president. The Republican Party's candidate, Donald Trump, has been generating headlines in abundance, and offshore wind has been among the topics of these headlines.
because of supply chain issues as well, not to mention a rather unfortunate incident with an offshore wind turbine off the coast of Martha's Vineyard when a blade broke off the turbine, spilling debris into the ocean and sparked worry about the safety of offshore wind, The project, which was supposed to end up with as many as 62 turbines in total, has been suspended indefinitely. There have been forecasts that investments in U.S.
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