Massive offshore wind project could generate 70,000 new jobs

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Massive offshore wind project could generate 70,000 new jobs

vlastula Picture this, but with water underneath. In May of 2011, our David Roberts deemed the Atlantic Wind Connection “a Big Deal.” His capitalization. The project, funded in part by Google’s energy-focused subsidiary, would install a massive transmission backbone along the Eastern seaboard connected to a series of offshore wind farms. And according to a new estimate commissioned by project backers, it could create more than 70,000 new jobs. From the Associated Press : The study released Wednesday said those jobs would be created by a new industrial base needed to manufacture, build, operate and maintain the towering wind turbines, and an additional 40,000 jobs would be needed to serve the supply chain. The job growth would be realized over a 10-year build out of the offshore industry. … Backed by the Internet titan Google and other investors, the Atlantic Wind Connectio...

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