The lease sale will allow interested development companies to bid on the rights to site assessment activities to gauge the suitability of the area for offshore wind development. (blog.cleanenergy.org)
The socioeconomic consequences of offshore wind development are also being evaluated including space use conflicts, visual impacts, and associated economic effects. (boem.gov)
And where offshore wind development has struggled in the past, the ocean is now open for business. (scientificamerican.com)