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Jacket. structure.. (From. Zaaijer,. M.. B.. 2001.. Offshore. support. structures. for. large-scale. wind.
turbines..Online.at:.www.ecn.nl/docs/dowe.c/2001-EWEA-STC-Support-structures.pdf..With.
permission.)
forward-thinking. planning. so. that. we. can. quickly. help. start. up. an.
American. offshore. wind. industry.. This. initiative. will. spur. the. type. of.
innovation.that.will.help.us.create.new.jobs,.build.a.clean.energy.future,.
and.compete.and.win.in.the.technologies.of.the.twenty-irst.century.”
“Offshore.wind.energy.can. reduce.greenhouse.gas.emissions,. diver-
sify. our. energy. supply,. and. stimulate. economic. revitalization,”. said.
Secretary. Chu.. “The. Department. of. Energy. is. committed. to. working.
with.our.federal.partners.to.provide.national.leadership.in.accelerating.
offshore.wind.energy.deployment.”
The. joint. plan,. A. National. Offshore. Wind. Strategy:. Creating. an.
Offshore. Wind. Industry. in. the. United. States,. made. public. today. is.
the. irst-ever. interagency. plan. on. offshore. wind. energy. and. demon-
strates. a. strong. federal. family. commitment. to. expeditiously. develop. a.
sustainable,. world-class. offshore. wind. industry. in. a. way. that. reduces.
conlict.with.other.ocean.uses.and.protects.resources.
The. plan. focuses. on. overcoming. three. key. challenges:. the. relatively.
high. cost. of. offshore. wind. energy;. technical. challenges. surrounding.
installation,. operations,. and. grid. interconnection;. and. the. lack. of. site.
data.and.experience.with.project.permitting.processes.
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