The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is forging ahead with its offshore wind development plans in California, despite looming political uncertainties surrounding the incoming Trump administration. In a move…
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California Unveils Strategic Plan for Floating Offshore Wind Energy Development
The California Energy Commission has adopted a strategic plan to develop one of the state’s largest untapped sources of renewable energy. The plan calls for deploying floating offshore wind turbines…
Clean Energy And Conservation Collide In California Coastal Waters
By Nadia Lopez and Josh Saul (Bloomberg) –Two of President Joe Biden’s biggest priorities — conservation and the switch to clean energy — are colliding in the ocean off California’s quiet…
https://gcaptain.com/clean-energy-and-conservation-collide-in-california-coastal-waters/
How Do Floating Wind Turbines Work?
Matthew Lackne– (The Conversation)–Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf…
Biden Administration Sets Date for First West Coast Offshore Wind Lease Sale
The Biden Administration has set a date for holding the first offshore wind lease sale on the U.S. West Coast off of central and northern California. The sale will also…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-sets-date-for-first-west-coast-offshore-wind-lease-sale/
California Sets Big Offshore Wind Target
Aug 10 (Reuters) – California on Wednesday set ambitious new targets for offshore wind development, saying turbines along its storied coastline would power some 25 million homes by 2050. In a unanimous vote, the five-member…
https://gcaptain.com/california-sets-big-offshore-wind-target/