California’s goal of 100% renewables by 2045 makes a suggested offshore wind development target of at least 10 GW insufficient, a major developer said.

BOEM is looking for manpower and increased efficiencies to handle the offshore wind permit applications expected, an official told Reuters.

The Biden administration announced plans to offer leases for California’s first offshore wind areas, plots big enough for 4.6 GW of generation.

The push to cut carbon emissions has opened many ocean-based commercial opportunities, said speakers at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.

The Biden administration’s climate goals and a new investment tax credit has U.S. offshore wind developers and prospective lenders bullish about the future.

New Jersey is spending $5 million on two programs to train and educate wind energy and energy efficiency workers in a partnership with PSE&G.

Massachusetts will soon finalize a new round of offshore wind contracts by next spring, with a procurement of up to 1.6 GW.

Dominion Energy officials are confident that its 2.6-GW offshore wind project will meet cost projections despite rising raw material costs.

The U.S. offshore wind industry is experiencing new pressure to include minority/women-owned business enterprises in their immense supply chains.

The Biden administration will open a new area off Long Island to offshore wind development and set a goal of 30 GW by 2030.