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20 Feb

Legislation That Would Fund Offshore Wind Efforts at Calif. Ports Introduced

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California state Assembly members Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) and Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) on Feb. 7 introduced AB 2208, a bill seeking voter approval for a proposed $1 billion bond to fund seaport infrastructure for potential offshore wind energy projects. “To meet our climate goals, we need to produce enough offshore wind energy to power up to 25 million homes by 2045,” Zbur told Los Angeles' ABC News affiliate. “The cost of improving our ports to enable them to assemble these massive turbines is a multibillion-dollar effort.” “This $1 billion bond,” he continued, “sends the signal that…

30 Jan

BOEM to Hold Meetings on California Offshore Wind Development

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has scheduled two meetings to gather feedback on the possible environmental effects associated with future offshore wind lease development off the California coast. Both meetings are to take place virtually. The first meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. PT on Feb. 6 (Registration Link). The second meeting is set for 5 p.m. PT on Feb. 8 (Registration Link). BOEM, which is managing federal oversight authority on two leases in Northern California off Humboldt County and three in Central California near Morro Bay, is preparing a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, a document that looks at…

16 May

Port of Long Beach Releases Concept Plan for Offshore Wind Facility

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The Port of Long Beach on May 9 announced its concept proposal for Pier Wind, a floating offshore wind facility centered around supporting companies involved in future renewable energy efforts along the West Coast. The vision for Pier Wind includes a $4.7 billion facility featuring as many as 400 acres southwest of the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge. The port says that the project would contribute to the state’s efforts to create 25 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2045 and help lower the national expense of offshore wind power by 70% by 2035. “Imagine fully assembled wind turbines capable…

02 May

Crowley Opens First U.S. West Coast Wind Services Office

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Furthering its efforts to create a terminal aimed at meeting the demand of future offshore wind development on the West Coast, Crowley has opened a wind services office in Eureka, Calif., the company announced April 20. The new space at the Carson Building in Eureka’s historic Old Town area allows the company to move forward on a new agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to build and run the terminal, according to Crowley, which is also developing wind services terminals in Louisiana and Massachusetts. Once completed, the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal is…