Offshore Wind Shot News Today

Japan has entered into a partnership with the US to reduce the costs associated with offshore floating wind projects.

EUREKA — If the American West represents the “geography of hope,” as author Wallace Stegner wrote, then what better place than California’s far north to illustrate the eternal tension between

If the American West represents the “geography of hope,” as author Wallace Stegner wrote, then what better place than California’s far north to illustrate the eternal tension between the limitless potential of big ideas and the brutal disappointment of broken dreams?

Ocean wind farms are essential to electrify California's grid with 100% clean energy. But they're a giant, costly experiment & no one knows how hundreds of towering turbines will transform the remote North Coast.

The federal government’s interest in developing wind energy off the Southern Oregon Coast stems from a Department of Energy initiative called “Floating Offshore Wind Shot.” The DOE states “floating offshore

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, a comprehensive plan uniting many parts of the agency to accelerate ef...

Despite global economic headwinds, the US offshore wind industry has continued to slowly but steadily blossom, driven largely by enhanced vision and cooperation among federal government...

On December 6-7, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its third offshore wind lease sale this year—and the first of its kind for floating wind—bringing in $757.1...

Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management BOEM recently published Pacific Wind Lease Sale 1 for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf OCS in California—the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Pacific region.

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking input on research needs related to floating offshore wind energy mooring and anchoring systems…