Winds of Change
Winds of Change: How the Gulf of Mexico could be the next offshore wind powerhouse
In this multi-part series, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate takes in-depth look at the economic and energy-producing potential of offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reporter Tristan Baurick and photographer Chris Granger traveled to Rhode Island to explore how several companies in Louisiana's oil and gas industry helped build the country's first offshore wind farm. Now those same companies and more are shifting gears to keep pace with a booming offshore wind industry that could soon put wind turbines off the Louisiana coast.
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Study sees potential for 510,000 megawatts, twice the current needs of all five Gulf states
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Shrimpers see obstacles that will make their jobs tougher, more dangerous; regulators vow to listen
