Biden-Harris Admin Approves 4th Major Offshore Wind Project
Interior Department continues to build momentum for clean energy future with major permitting progress
Interior Department continues to build momentum for clean energy future with major permitting progress
On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, U.S. Department of Energy Strategic Contributions Toward 30 Gigawatts and Beyond, a comprehensive summary of DOE’s role in the nationwide effort to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by … [continued]
The National Offshore Wind Agreement sets industry on a course to build an equitable offshore workforce with family-sustaining careers
By Francine Kershaw, Staff Scientist, Marine Mammals, Oceans Division, Nature Program A new scientific publication provides recommendations on how to monitor ocean sounds and will help the offshore wind industry advance in a smart way that is protective of the marine environment. Offshore wind energy development is now rapidly advancing in … [continued]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office is launching a study of transmission options to support offshore wind development on the U.S. East Coast through 2050. The study will facilitate meeting the interagency goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, which would support 77,000 jobs, … [continued]
Departments of the Interior, Defense and the State of California agree to accelerate wind energy offshore the central and northern coasts of California
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By John Rogers, Senior energy analyst The Biden administration’s bold, broad plan for offshore wind released last month attracted a lot of attention — and boatloads of support. Because when it comes to being ambitious on offshore wind, there’s a lot that wind companies, labor unions, … [continued]
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By John Rogers The Biden administration has just set a goal of 30,000 megawatts of US offshore wind by 2030, and that’s got me thinking about the pieces that need to come together to make that possible. And there sure are a lot of them. The good … [continued]
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By John Rogers, Senior Energy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists The federal government this week released its final environmental assessment of what might be the first large-scale offshore wind project in the US. That matters for that project, certainly. But more importantly, it … [continued]
Offshore Wind Resources Are Abundant: Offshore wind has the potential to deliver large amounts of clean, renewable energy to fulfill the electrical needs of cities along U.S. coastlines. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that the technical resource potential for U.S. offshore wind is more than 2,000 gigawatts of capacity, or 7,200 terawatt-hours per year of generation.