The US has set an ambitious goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. To make this a reality, the Departments of Energy, the Interior, Commerce, and Transportation are hosting a two-day Floating Offshore Wind Shot Summit. The Summit is attended by federal and state government leaders, industry and labor leaders, and aims to cut the cost of floating offshore wind energy by over 70% by 2035.
Currently, the cost of floating offshore wind is estimated to be around $200 per megawatt hour, significantly more expensive than land-based wind ($30), solar ($35) and even fixed offshore wind ($80). The Summit hopes to reduce this cost to $45 per megawatt-hour. To achieve this, breakthroughs across engineering, manufacturing, and other innovation areas are needed.
The Summit also has other goals such as developing cost-effective technologies for deeper waters, bringing power onshore to areas of high demand, creating jobs in operations, construction, manufacturing, and more, ensuring environmental sustainability and ocean co-use, expanding supply chains including tailoring port infrastructure to support development, deploying large amounts of reliable, clean power, and helping revitalize port and manufacturing communities.
Globally, only 0.1 GW of floating offshore wind has been deployed to date, compared with over 50 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind. The US’s goal is to deploy 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035. To reach this goal, innovation and momentum are needed. With the right technology and resources, the US can make its goal a reality.
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