<description>&lt;p&gt;A maritime law from 1920 prevents non-US ships from operating in and out of US ports. The problem for offshore wind? There are no large turbine installation ships under US flag yet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode of Energy Evolution, we hear from industry experts how the Jones Act affects a fledgling offshore wind buildout and how developers found workarounds to get turbines offshore. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests are Dominion Energy SVP Mark Mitchell, Ørsted SVP Troy Patton and S&amp;P Global Commodity Insights analyst John Murray.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class= "ui-provider bvu bvv bvw bvx bvy bvz bwa bwb bwc bwd bwe bwf bwg bwh bwi bwj bwk bwl bwm bwn bwo bwp bwq bwr bws bwt bwu bwv bww bwx bwy bwz bxa bxb bxc" dir="ltr"&gt;Subscribe to Energy Evolution to stay current on the energy transition and its implications. The show is co-hosted by veteran journalists Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Energy Evolution

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The century-old US law complicating offshore wind goals

APR 26, 202423 MIN
Energy Evolution

The century-old US law complicating offshore wind goals

APR 26, 202423 MIN

Description

A maritime law from 1920 prevents non-US ships from operating in and out of US ports. The problem for offshore wind? There are no large turbine installation ships under US flag yet.

In this episode of Energy Evolution, we hear from industry experts how the Jones Act affects a fledgling offshore wind buildout and how developers found workarounds to get turbines offshore. 

Guests are Dominion Energy SVP Mark Mitchell, Ørsted SVP Troy Patton and S&P Global Commodity Insights analyst John Murray. Subscribe to Energy Evolution to stay current on the energy transition and its implications. The show is co-hosted by veteran journalists Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall.