Offshore wind uses huge turbines to generate electricity from wind 10-15 miles out to sea, where winds are stronger and more consistent. Offshore wind is a proven technology, providing large quantities of zero-carbon electricity.

Offshore wind can take advantage of wide open space that doesn’t impact homes or businesses to build a large number of turbines, making offshore wind turbines an attractive option for governments and companies. As a result, many governments have set targets for the installation of offshore wind, provide subsidies that help pay companies to build offshore wind farms, or have invested directly in publicly owned offshore wind.

Although building turbines at sea is generally more expensive than building them on land, the cost of building offshore wind roughly halved from 2010 to 2020. Still, offshore installations often have to do a lot of work to prove they’re not interfering with marine wildlife or with economic or military activity. New technological achievements in offshore wind, like floating wind turbines, are helping to address these concerns (and also allow the possibility of moving wind turbines around to fit wind abundance and electricity demand), yet governments must continue to encourage offshore wind development.

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• Wind farms, Offshore (Wikipedia)

• Rapidly scale up zero-carbon electricity generation (Systems Change Lab)

• Energy Rewired (CSIS)

• Offshore wind farms often face political opposition in the communities that can see them from shore. Educate your neighbors about how offshore wind can help against climate change.

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