floating offshore wind (FOSW)
NREL
At a two-day workshop held by the CEC, offshore wind experts and fishermen identified many challenges associated with building offshore wind turbines in Humboldt Bay and other parts of the coastline while not displacing the fishing industry.
California Governor's Office
The 2025 California legislative session ended in disappointment for virtual power plant proponents, as several VPP-related bills were vetoed and funding fell through for an existing program.
Shutterstock
The California Energy Commission approved $42 million for five offshore wind projects at ports in the state, despite recent federal policy changes that have left the future of the renewable resource in limbo.
BloombergNEF
Construction of new wind, solar and energy storage facilities will decrease significantly over the next five years, a BloombergNEF analyst said in an presentation to the California Energy Commission.
PNNL
A new report by two national laboratories finds that offshore wind could be generating as much as 33 GW of electricity for the western United States by 2050 and looks at how best to bring that power ashore.
BOEM
The first-ever offshore wind lease auction for the Gulf of Maine resulted in the sale of four offshore lease areas to two developers, bringing in a total of about $21.9 million.
BOEM
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has postponed its Oct. 15 Oregon offshore wind energy auction due to limited commercial interest.
BOEM
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it will conduct an offshore wind energy lease sale for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf that would require floating turbines.
BOEM
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the two lease areas being offered hold a potential capacity of more than 3.1 GW of energy generation if fully developed.
BOEM
BOEM's decision paves the way for placement of up to 12 floating turbines with a combined rating of up to 144 MW in a Gulf of Maine research array.
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