Shell and TotalEnergies among the winners in watershed US offshore wind lease sale

Shell and TotalEnergies among the winners as six blocks attract bids totalling $4.37 billion

Producing: the Block Island Wind Farm offshore Rhode Island. The US government in October 2021 unveiled plans to build up to seven major offshore wind farms along the nation's coast as part of plans to supply wind-generated energy to more than 10 million homes by 2030
Producing: the Block Island Wind Farm offshore Rhode Island. The US government in October 2021 unveiled plans to build up to seven major offshore wind farms along the nation's coast as part of plans to supply wind-generated energy to more than 10 million homes by 2030Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 28 February 2022, 01:32Updated 2 March 2022, 08:05