Sparrows Point Site Gets $47.4M in Funding for Offshore Wind Project

The historically significant Sparrows Point steel mill site in Baltimore is set to live another life as a wind turbine factory under the name “Sparrows Point Steel.”

The US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has awarded $47.4 million to develop the ex-mill site into the Baltimore County Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub.

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Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.