News / White House opens coffers for ports developing in line with climate agenda

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Federal funding beckons for US ports looking to get in on offshore wind market development.

The government has supported a new and ambitious proposal for offshore wind energy growth with a $230m grant scheme for port projects related to sustainable energy programmes.

Grants will be awarded through the Port Infrastructure Development Programme on a competitive basis to projects that modernise port infrastructure and support economic vitality – but there is a special twist.

One criterion for evaluation will be how projects address climate ...