Offshore Wind In The News
The latest updates on the progress of offshore wind in California.
If California wants to meet its goal of building gigawatts of floating wind turbines off its coast in the coming decades, the state needs to go big or go home. So say clean-energy industry groups and environmental advocates who are praising a recent proposal from the...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Friday ramped up its support for offshore wind, with a proposal to fund the procurement of up to 7.6 gigawatts. The proposal recommended launching three solicitation rounds for offshore wind projects beginning in...
OPINION – California is a global leader in tackling climate change and developing clean energy, helping drive economic growth while reducing emissions to create a cleaner, healthier tomorrow. We are now at a critical juncture to accelerate our climate and clean energy...
OPINION – California ports have long been essential to our state’s growth and economic development. The ports of San Francisco and Sacramento supplied the Gold Rush, spurring rapid population growth and, ultimately, statehood in 1850. Today, our ports are key to...
The recent announcement that the planet was warmer in 2023 than any other year in history — with records broken for ocean temperatures, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat — was sobering. Also last year, 21 species went extinct in the U.S....
A local advocacy group claims that the companies set to install wind turbines in the Pacific Ocean off San Luis Obispo County’s coast will harm or kill marine life with site surveys planned for this spring and summer. But the allegations, raised by local nonprofit...
OPINION – The fifth largest economy in the world, California is a climate trailblazer and the first large state to set a 100% renewable energy target. Now, stakeholders and policymakers in the state must maintain our ambition and momentum to meet this target by...
California Energy Commission: California Joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance in Ambitious Commitment
For Immediate Release: December 5, 2023 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – As part of its clean energy leadership, California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild announced at the COP 28 climate conference in Dubai that California has joined the Global Offshore Wind...
California has a goal of building gigawatts of wind power off its coast by the end of the decade. To meet that goal, it has to create a floating offshore wind industry from scratch. Last week, state lawmakers took a key step in that process: passing a bill that would...
OPINION – California is known across the world as a beacon of innovation and ingenuity, opening the door to new technologies with bold action. Governor Gavin Newsom has built a record of taking action to fight climate change, developing the world’s first detailed...