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POWERING UP: Offshore wind sector gains momentum despite pandemic
Stark white walls, blank computer screens and empty desk chairs weren’t what the executives at Denmark-based wind-energy firm Orsted had in mind when they touted the opening of its U.S. innovation center in Providence earlier this year. The ultimate goal was to create a bustling, collaborative hub of wind-energy companies getting in on the ground floor of the country’s fledgling...
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