Winds of change at shipyards

摘要

On the face of things, offshore wind farm components would seem to present an interesting opportunity for shipyards to broaden their production. Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering sees enough of a bright future for wind energy to pay $49.5 million for U.S. wind turbine manufacturer DeWind, though its plans don't seem to include building the turbine's in its shipyards.rnMeantime, the Maine Times Record reported last month that Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is researching the offshore wind energy market.