It would be the first offshore wind farm constructed in the United States.
It is at the centre of a proposed offshore wind farm development.
The cost of building an offshore wind farm has doubled between 2003 and 2008.
Until September 2012 it was the world's largest operational offshore wind farm.
It is the first commercial offshore wind farm in China.
As of 2012, there are no offshore wind farms in the United States.
The expansion of offshore wind farms has met with some resistance.
Europeans had been constructing offshore wind farms for more than a decade.
Experts predict that the growth in offshore wind farms could be worth £250million a year.
It is commonly regarded as the site of the world's first offshore wind farm.