Aerial view of the Vineyard Wind turbine failure taken 8/1/24. Source: Cape Cod Times  (3) On July 13, 2024, the Vineyard offshore...

Many of the components of the offshore wind turbines are too large to be placed on the back of a truck  (1) and could not be brought to...

The proposed Humboldt offshore wind project would likely increase local vessel traffic. Vessels would bring offshore wind turbine...

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum entitled “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer...

Would the proposed Humboldt offshore wind project replace fossil fuel energy sources in Humboldt County?

Increased vessel traffic and the towing of the offshore wind turbines in and out of Wigi  (1), aka Humboldt Bay, associated with proposed...

Del Norte County has a minimum of about a decade before any offshore wind energy production happens, the need for construction jobs  (1)...

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is the lead agency for environmental review of offshore wind. BOEM has developed an...

The first national  (1) offshore wind farm began operations in December 2016, off the coast of Rhode Island. Within a decade from the...

The North Coast’s offshore wind resources are world-class, both in their strength and consistency, such that offshore wind turbines...

The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District (Harbor District) began planning for the project in 2020 with a grant from...

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...

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

The Schatz Energy Research Center at Cal Poly Humboldt analyzed  (1) the cost of offshore wind transmission and found that it could...

Overall plan to interconnect Humboldt 500 kV to CAISO system Source: CAISO  (1) The proposed  (1) new 500/115-kilovolt (kV)...

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is the lead agency for environmental review of offshore wind. BOEM has developed an...

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

Floating offshore wind energy technology is relatively new, with the first commercial floating offshore wind project in the world...