Equinor has officially broken ground on the transformation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into a central hub for offshore wind energy on the East Coast, marking a significant.
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Another wind project on the East Coast may face challenges with turbine installation due to glauconite, a soil that crushes under high pressure. Preliminary geotechnical analysis for New England Wind, an Avangrid project, showed a risk of turbine pile foundation refusal in 50 of nearly 130 turbine locations, or about 40%, according to 2023 records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Globally, offshore wind energy development has seen explosive growth. By the end of 2022, total global offshore wind capacity in operation had reached 64.3GW.