Offshore Wind Industry Saved By Lighter Floating Platforms [Video]

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The US offshore wind industry has been somewhat at sea of late, the latest development being the cancellation of three offshore leases by New York State. However, a new lifeline is heaving into sight. The US-based firm Ocergy has just welcomed a new investor on board to help accelerate its plans for commercializing a new lightweight floating wind platform, paired with a hyper-local manufacturing model aimed at cutting costs and speeding up assembly.

Ocergy Who?

CleanTechnica has spilled plenty of ink on floating wind technology, which unlocks new offshore wind sites in waters that are too deep for conventional fixed-platform construction (see lots more floating wind stories here).

Ocergy is new to the CleanTechnicaradar, so we have some catching up to do. The San Francisco startup launched in 2019 as a bi-national project with a office in France, aiming to bring …