The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District (Harbor District) began planning for the project in 2020 with a grant from the Headwaters Fund. It submitted its California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notice of Preparation  (1) for the project on June 26, 2023. The Harbor District intends for environmental review and permitting to be completed by the end of 2025   (2).  The proposed Humboldt offshore wind farm is on an approximately 12-year development timelin

The Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA). Source:  BOEM  (5) The Humboldt Wind Energy Area  (WEA) (1) is located 20–29 miles off the coast of...

In 2023, Governor Newsom signed AB 1373  (1)  into law. The goal of the bill was to support the development of offshore wind (and other clean electricity resources including geothermal and multi-day long duration energy storage like batteries) by solving a market issue. Offshore wind is considered a ‘long lead time resource’ because the offshore wind development timeline , (2) including lease sale, site survey, environmental review, and construction, can take more than 5 year

The two lease areas in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area  (WEA) (1) were provisionally leased by two private companies through the U.S....

The Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project  (1) is a plan proposed by the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation &...

We don’t know exactly how much the proposed Humboldt offshore wind project would cost. Offshore wind, and particularly floating offshore...

Previously, wind turbine components have been difficult to make sustainable due to a few factors. Composite materials that make up...

There is not yet a developer/operator for the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal  (1), which is a project of the...

All of the currently installed offshore wind turbines  (1) off the East Coast of the U.S. are fixed-bottom turbines, while the proposed...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the federal agency in charge of environmental review for offshore wind projects in the U.S....