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Announcement Offshore Wind Energy Partnership in US

Tuesday, December 24 2024

Wind Energy – Partnership

Recently the California State Lands Commission and the ports of Long Beach and Humboldt announced an agreement to advance floating offshore wind energy development off the California coast, through a comprehensive framework founded on coordination and collaboration to facilitate critical port infrastructure upgrades needed to support offshore wind.

Photo credit: Port of Long Beach

Offshore wind energy is poised to transform the way California generates energy. It will help the state meet its goal of transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045, with up to 25 gigawatts of that energy coming from offshore wind.

Staging and integration sites – waterfront areas where floating turbines are assembled – are critical for offshore wind energy development off the California coast.

The ports of Long Beach and Humboldt are actively developing terminals to assemble wind turbines on floating platforms that would be towed to installation areas 20-30 miles offshore of Humboldt County and Morro Bay.

The ports have been identified in the California Energy Commission’s Offshore Wind Strategic Plan as key sites necessary for the successful deployment of floating offshore wind in California.

“This important agreement parlays the foundations of offshore wind energy development – environmental protection, equity, public engagement, and the economy – into a partnership that leads the way toward a clean energy future,” said State Controller and Lands Commission Chair Malia M. Cohen.

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Filed Under: International News, USA Tagged With: California, Humboldt, partnership, Ports of Long Beach, USA

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