An agreement yesterday among the Interior Department, California and the Department of Defense signals that a new kind of renewable power is set to emerge: floating offshore wind.
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The Biden administration on Tuesday announced an effort with California to develop areas on the Western Outer Continental Shelf to bring up to 4.6 GW of floating offshore wind online.
The Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense announced the agreement with the state of California, as part of the administration’s goal to deploy 30 GW of total offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030. The Interior Department will hold a meeting on June 24 to discuss the West Coast areas identified as potential sites and conduct an environmental analysis for a lease sale auction targeted for mid-2022.
Published: 26 May 2021, 07:57
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Andy Colthorpe
Dozens of stakeholders commented and had input on the process, including advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) technology company Hydrostor. Image: Hydrostor.
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Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom Approve Offshore Wind Turbine Hub
California’s central coast will soon receive a 4.6 gigawatt renewable energy hub that will be able to power 1.6 million homes. Officials are touting offshore energy as a way to stabilize the state’s power grid.
May 26, 2021 • (TNS) The waters off California s Central Coast will soon become a renewable energy hub with plans moving forward for offshore wind turbines floating northwest of Morro Bay, according to announcements from key White House officials, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other lawmakers on Tuesday.
The federal government is fast-tracking plans that have been in the works for several years to build 4.6 gigawatts (GW) worth of offshore wind turbines near the Central Coast and Humboldt areas. That s enough to power about 1.6 million homes, according to the Department of the Interior.