President Joe Biden’s goal to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind along US coastlines this decade to fight climate change may be unattainable due to soaring costs and supply chain delays.
Soaring costs and supply chain delays put US President Joe Biden's goal to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind this decade at risk.
"It doesn't mean that there can't still be excellent progress towards this technology that's going to do great things for our nation," said Kris Ohleth, director of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, an independent organisation that provides guidance and research to the industry.UK climate goals seen at risk after offshore wind spurns auction
Last month, an Ocean Winds-Shell project, SouthCoast Wind, agreed to pay $60 million to cancel contracts with Massachusetts utilities. The nation currently has just two pilot-scale offshore wind farms capable of producing 42 megawatts of electricity. DOE spokesperson Samah Shaiq said the 2030 goal"is still within striking distance" and the speed of development would depend on regulatory efficiency, availability of vessels and port infrastructure, grid planning and new turbine technology.Oil permits and wind crisis threaten UK net zero pledge
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