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Here's What It Takes to Be a Leader in the US Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Renewable Energy World: As states along the U.S. East Coast ramp up their mandates for offshore wind capacity, speculation remains about how the industry’s supply chain will take shape to meet the demand for turbines, boats, labor, specialized services, and more.

Virginia is taking the next step in growing the infrastructure necessary to fulfill that demand with the release of an RFP seeking an expert to develop a plan to strengthen the state’s existing assets.

Gov. Ralph Northam, in a statement yesterday announcing the RFP, said that Virginia should be the “prime location for the offshore wind industry, from the supply chain to the full build out of our offshore wind assets off the coast.”

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