Big, But Not Easy: Can Offshore Wind Spark Economic Transformation in the Gulf Coast?

Published on May 6, 2021

Some have tried and none have managed to sync America’s clean energy ambitions with its fossil-based heritage through federal policy. The current administration is trying in many industries, including offshore wind manufacturing. That warrants a look at the Gulf Coast. Known as a longtime oil and gas cluster, the Gulf Coast is now poised to be the major manufacturing engine for an east coast offshore wind supply surge, and recent research reveals the region’s potential to host turbines of its own. 

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