The latter rely on the simultaneous use of different engineering disciplines for designing a floating wind turbine device, rather than on using them in sequential steps. According to the DOE, this approach will open new paths to build floating offshore wind turbines, which is not possible when u...
BOEM is proposing to grant bidding credits to bidders for commitments to (1) support the offshore wind energy industry, either through workforce training programs, the development of a domestic supply chain, or a combination of both, and (2) establish and contribute to a fisheries compensatory m...
When it comes to floating wind, the Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a new West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Study, a 20-month analysis looking into ways to expand transmission for the purposes of the sector. At the same time, it was announced that California is the seventh sta...
RWE Offshore US Gulf had the only winning bid in the USInterior Department's first-ever offshore wind energy auction forthe Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 29, winning the offshore Lake Charles,Louisiana, lease area, which has the potential to generate roughly1.24 GW.The company won with a $5.6...
Offshore wind developers will bid February 23 on six areas in the New York Bight—the most lots ever offered in a single auction—which could generate between 5.6 to seven gigawatts of energy, enough to power two million homes, the Interior Department said. ...
At the American Clean Power (ACP) offshore wind conference Oct 18 and 19, 2022 in Providence, RI, it was clear the offshore wind industry has gained momentum. The pledge by President Biden of 30x30 (30 GW of US wind power by 2030) and 15 GW of offshore floating wind appears to be...
A U.S. government auction for three wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts ended on Friday with record-setting bids totaling more than $400 million from European energy giants including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Equinor ASA. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the sale'...
d offshore auction. US federal government to hold offshore auction.US federal government to hold offshore auction.The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will host its maiden renewables lease sale, in auctions in late July.[ FROM AUTHOR]...
Offshore Wind Technical Potential by Water Depth Source: Intelatus Global Partners, NREL Federal agencies are advancing offshore leasing in California, Oregon, the Gulf of Maine and several other locations that will feature floating offshore wind solutions. The first leases are expected to be aucti...
On the West Coast, Equinor is developing one of the United State’s first floating offshore wind projects of California. The 2 GW project, Atlas Wind, lies off the state’s central coast and has the potential to generate enough energy to power approximately 1.7 million California homes.More...