The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, marking the country's tenth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project. This latest approval brings the U.S. closer to its goal of achieving 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, with more than 15 GW now approved under the current administration.

The Maryland Offshore Wind Project, led by US Wind, will generate over 2 GW of energy, enough to power approximately 718,000 homes. The project's development and construction phases are expected to support about 2,680 jobs annually over a seven-year period.

Located about 8.7 nautical miles off the coast of Maryland and nine nautical miles from Delaware, the project will feature up to 114 wind turbines, offshore substations, and export cable corridors across three phases. The first two phases, MarWin and Momentum Wind, have already secured renewable energy certificates from Maryland.

Source: splash247.com