The U.S. offshore wind industry has a looming problem: Turbines are growing to huge sizes, but only a few ships in the world are big enough to mount them in the sea.
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Offshore wind turbines are growing in size but installing them could be a headache for operators as demand will outpace the supply of capable vessels by 2024.
As offshore wind turbines grow increasingly larger and more powerful, the offshore wind sector could be facing a shortage of the supersized vessels needed to install the next-generation of turbines,.