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U.S. Turns to Floating Projects to Broaden Offshore Wind

There is increasing interest in integrating renewable energy sources into the power grid in the United States. In particular, interest in offshore wind development is growing rapidly....

Read TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Energy target 3GW floating offshore wind off Oregon and other wind energy news & analysis on Windpower Monthly

Few dispute the need to develop alternative ways to generate electricity that don't produce greenhouse gases, but our local response to a proposed floating offshore wind farm isn't a straightforward "yes." Similar complications arise regarding floating wind turbines off the southern Oregon coast. These prompted the Astoria City Council and the Port of Astoria Commission to

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its second offshore wind lease sale of 2022 off the East Coast on May 11, bringing in $315 million from two

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its second offshore wind lease sale of 2022 off the East Coast on May 11, bringing in $315 million from two lease areas in the Carolina...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is mulling a preliminary planning goal for 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and potentially expanding it to 10 GW to

Two sites near the Oregon coast have been identified by the federal government as potential leasing sites for offshore wind energy. The sites are about 12 nautical miles offshore Coos Bay and Brookings.

Read Trident Winds seeks lease for Washington’s first floating offshore wind project and other wind energy news & analysis on Windpower Monthly

A Seattle-based wind energy developer submitted a proposal this week to develop the largest offshore wind farm on the West Coast, seeking to take advantage of a technology for floating turbines that has not yet found a home in the United States.