The US’s First Atlantic Floating Offshore Wind Lease Sale Raises $21.9 Million

  • The first-ever floating offshore wind lease sale in the Atlantic Ocean has been a success.
  • The sale raised a total of $21.9 million for six lease areas off the coast of Carolina.
  • Winning bidders include Duke Energy, Ørsted, and a partnership between Shell and EDF Renewables.
  • This is a significant step forward for the development of floating offshore wind farms in the US.
  • Floating wind technology allows for wind farms to be located in deeper waters further from shore, opening up new areas for wind energy production.

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