Offshore Wind Energy
Channel: eesionline
Date: 30/06/2022

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/062922tech

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to watch a briefing on offshore wind energy. In March 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced an interagency goal of deploying 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030—an extraordinary increase from the 42 megawatts of offshore wind currently operating in the United States. Meeting this goal will require a rapid and historical deployment of offshore wind energy that has the potential to create tens of thousands of jobs, spur the economy, and provide renewable energy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

During this briefing, panelists discussed opportunities, challenges, and considerations for scaling up offshore wind energy in the United States, as well as the policies that could support such a ramp-up.

This briefing is part of a series called Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions, covering hydrogen, direct air capture, and electric vehicle infrastructure build-out.

The series ran in parallel with another briefing series called Living with Climate Change that focused on strategies, policies, and programs preparing communities around the country for four major climate threats: polar vortices, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme heat.

The series will run in parallel with another briefing series, Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions, covering hydrogen, direct air capture, offshore wind, and electric vehicle infrastructure build-out.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
04:47 - Wright Frank, Chief of Renewable Energy Policy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
20:14 - Andrea Hart, Senior Program Manager, Offshore Wind, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
34:27 - John Begala, Vice President of Federal & State Policy, Business Network for Offshore Wind
49:29 - Lauren Farnsworth, Offshore Wind Program Manager, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
01:02:21 - Dr. Habib Dagher, Executive Director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center, University of Maine
01:16:21 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Wright Frank
Chief of Renewable Energy Policy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Wright_Frank_062922_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ABuDC-5oX8k?t=04m47s

Andrea Hart
Senior Program Manager, Offshore Wind, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Andrea_Hart_062922_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ABuDC-5oX8k?t=20m14s

John Begala
Vice President of Federal & State Policy, Business Network for Offshore Wind
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/John_Begala_062922_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ABuDC-5oX8k?t=34m27s

Lauren Farnsworth
Offshore Wind Program Manager, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Lauren_Farnsworth_062922_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ABuDC-5oX8k?t=49m29s

Dr. Habib Dagher
Executive Director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center, University of Maine
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Dr._Habib_Dagher_062922_Slides_.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/ABuDC-5oX8k?t=01h02m21s