The difficult prospect of rapidly building a new industry with little guidance was front and center on Day 2 of the DOE’s Floating Offshore Wind Shot Summit.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm opened the Department of Energy’s Floating Offshore Wind Shot Summit with announcements of DOE’s latest initiatives.

BOEM wrapped up a series of info sessions in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, seeking feedback as it develops a map of potential wind farm sites.

BOEM plans to hold the West Coast's first offshore wind auction Dec. 6, a major milestone in developing the first floating wind platforms in the U.S.

A new finding by the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management means California could see its first offshore wind lease auctions by the end of the year.

The mood was almost euphoric as the CEC adopted the nation’s most ambitious long-term offshore wind goals, targeting up to 5 GW by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045.

New global floating offshore wind capacity that is operational, secured or in development has reached 116.2 GW, according to The Renewables Consulting Group.

Constituents in Maine discussed a 2007 consensus agreement and its implications for an OSW hub on Sears Island during a Port Advisory Group meeting.

BOEM took comments Thursday from Gulf of Maine OSW task force members about a request for interest it plans to issue by October.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker swore in Beth Card as the new Energy and Environmental Affairs secretary.