MAINE PUBLIC • September 26, 2024
The American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (Afloat) is taking place in Portland this week. Stakeholders, investors and developers from all over the world are discussing the future of floating wind power in the U.S. and, specifically, the Gulf of Maine. Former President Trump has said on the campaign trail he'd like to put a stop to any offshore wind projects on his first day in office, if elected. Whether he'd be able to do that, either through executive order, as he claims, or through the federal court system, as some experts warn, is uncertain. But several attendees at the summit on Tuesday said they're not worried about having to slow down nascent projects.