Offshore Windfarm (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Offshore Windfarm

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"The technology is known and proven, especially in Europe, to be clean and cost-effective," conclude the University of Maryland researchers. "Compared to any alternative, this is a low risk addition to our energy portfolio. The impediments are not technical, they are institutional. Ultimately, overcoming the hurdles will require close collaboration between Maryland, Delaware and the federal government."

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CIER, University of Maryland

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