First U.S. floating offshore wind auction off California coast
Energy Disrupter
Wind Energy – Floating Wind
The U.S. Department of Interior’s announcement today to hold an offshore wind lease auction for five wind energy areas off California’s coast in early December.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released the final sale notice for five lease areas in the Morro Bay (central California) and Humboldt (northern California) Call areas with a potential to produce at least 4.5 gigawatts of renewable energy – enough to power 1.5 million homes.
The lease auction also includes specific provisions designed to stimulate supply chain development for floating offshore wind turbines.
Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2022/10/18/first-u-s-floating-offshore-wind-auction-off-california-coast/
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