Companies whose experience is in the offshore oil and gas sector could find that their knowledge is invaluable to the offshore wind industry , according to Alana Duerr , offshore wind expert for the US Department of Energy . speaking at the recent Offshore Technology conference , she called for oil and gas experts who were hit hard by the slump in the sector to lend their technical assistance to help kick - start US offshore wind development . Duerr said there were opportunities to create " smaller , leaner , and cheaper " technologies , while discoveries emerging in one sector could inspire another .
Companies whose experience is in the offshore oil and gas sector could find that their knowledge is invaluable to the offshore wind industry, according to Alana Duerr, offshore wind lead for the US Department of Energy. Speaking at the recent Offshore Technology Conference, she called for oil and gas experts who were hit hard by the slump in the sector to lend their technical assistance to help kick-start US offshore wind development. Duerr said there were opportunities to create "smaller, leaner, and cheaper" technologies, while discoveries made in one sector could benefit another.