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US outlines plans to hit 86GW offshore wind by 2050

Jocelyn Timperley

13 September 2016 •

US outlines plans to hit 86GW offshore wind by 2050

National Offshore Wind Strategy sets out how government can support hoped-for boom in offshore wind energy

The Obama administration has released a new offshore wind strategy setting out how 86GW of offshore wind could be deployed in the country by 2050. The document, released on Friday by the Department...

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