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California forges offshore wind coalition

By: Tom Russell 01/10/2019 Offshore Wind California

General Windfarms

A group of offshore wind industry members have launched Offshore Wind California (OWC), an organisation committed to providing a dedicated voice for offshore wind in California. OWC aims to lead the promotion of responsible and sustainable deployment of offshore wind power in the state's energy system.

Founding member companies of OWC include Aker Solutions, Equinor, Magellan Wind, Mainstream Renewable Power, Northland Power, Ørsted, and Principle Power. The nonprofit Pacific Ocean Energy Trust is supporting the formation of OWC and is also a founding member.

OWC urged California to set a goal of reaching at least 10 GW of offshore wind by 2040, which is claims will generate jobs, growth and meet the state's commitment to 100 percent renewable power by 2045.

"It's time for California, a renewable energy leader with one of the world's best offshore wind resources, to stake its claim to the growing benefits of offshore wind, including jobs, economic development, lower emiss ions, and potential savings for ratepayers," commented Adam Stern, newly hired Executive Director for OWC.

"Offshore wind is poised to play a major role helping California meet its renewable energy goals," said David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission. "Working together, industry leaders, policy makers, environmental advocates, labor unions, and power providers can advance the technology and make this renewable resource a mainstream, competitive clean energy source. Offshore wind holds great promise as part of the diverse power portfolio and transfo rmative clean energy change California is looking for."

For more information on the offshore wind farms industry, click here. Alternatively, you can view projects across the globe using 4C Offshore's interactive map.

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