DOE Joins New Federal-state Partnership to Grow Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain

The following press release was published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy on June 23. It is reproduced in full below.

The landmark investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law include $2.5 billion to DOE to expand and update the nation’s transmission network, including potential connections to offshore wind. The transformative law also invests $8 billion for hydrogen hubs, which could use offshore wind energy to produce hydrogen or hydrogen-derived fuels. Developers of infrastructure for the offshore wind energy industry are through DOE’s Loan Programs Office.

Learn more about the Wind Energy Technologies Office in DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy