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Offshore Wind Plans Will Drive Up Electricity Prices And Require ‘Massive Industrialization Of The Oceans’ By Robert Bryce (Courtesy Forbes) Robert Bryce is the host of the An author and journalist, Bryce has been writing about energy, politics, and the environment for more than 30 years.
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he regatta for setting the loftiest targets for British maritime deployments since the Battle of offshore wind energy development has set Trafalgar. Meanwhile, the European Union has targeted more than 300 gigawatts of offshore sail. capacity by 2050. Today, South Korea announced plans for 8.2 gigawatts of offshore wind. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently called for 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity to be built in UK waters by 2030. If achieved, it would be one of the biggest
Joe Biden’s climate advisors are calling for the immediate approval of a slew of pending offshore wind projects. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for 9 gigawatts of offshore wind