# Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term, saving money – a geophysicist explains how

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/offshore-wind-farms-could-help-capture-carbon-from-air-and-store-it-long-term-saving-money-a-geophysicist-explains-how/
- Published: 2022-01-26T09:45:41-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: The U.S. had seven operating offshore wind turbines with 42 megawatts of capacity in 2021. The Biden administration’s goal is 30,000 megawatts by 2030. AP Photo / Michael Dwyer. Article by David Goldberg. The Conversation – January 25, 2022. Off the Massachusetts and New York coasts, developers are preparing to build the United States’ first federally approved utility-scale offshore wind farms – 74 turbines in all that could power 470,000 homes. More than a dozen other offshore wind projects are awaiting approval along the Eastern Seaboard. […] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com