US President Donald J. Trump is famously not a fan of renewable energy, especially not wind power, and super-especially not offshore wind turbines. Nevertheless, under Trump’s watch the US offshore wind industry is beginning to realize its potential for killing off the nation’s dwindling stock of coal and nuclear power plants. In the latest development, the company Deepwater Wind has announced next steps for a first-of-its-kind project that combines offshore wind, hydropower, and energy storage in Massachusetts.
