The growing demand for electricity across America is being supplied, in large part, by photovoltaics, and states like California have managed to generate amounts that were thought unattainable just two or three years ago. However, the next project is the one that has the world on edge, with this 20-meter colossus that we’re going to put off this coast and with which monsters like Katrina are going to produce energy.
New energy to be developed in the U.S., but now where you´re thinking
Offshore wind power has grown significantly all over the world within the past one decade more particularly if we look at energy quantity that has doubled in the past five years since 2015. This renewable energy source shows a lot of potential in generation since winds are stronger and more continuous offshore.
The potentials are highly promising and using just a small fraction of the offshore wind resource could be enough to generate more electricity than what is already installed globally. Despite the fact that the industry of offshore wind is relatively young, the United States has recently started large-scale investment into this sphere.
The current new formulation of the Biden administration for wind projects is to achieve a capacity of 30 GW of offshore wind within 2030. This is a shift up from the existing 42 megawatts of installed in 2022 and shows how far the country has gone in implementing renewable energy.
Why is offshore energy the future of our ecologic transition?
Overall, offshore wind power can be advocated for as a source of clean, renewable energy due to its benefits. Being a carbon-free energy source, it can assist the states as well as utilities to achieve enhanced clean energy capabilities coupled with decarbonization objectives.
Offshore wind farms also contribute to country’s economy through bringing in income and employment opportunities. Offshore activity creates good and higher paid jobs in connection with manufacturing of equipment, construction, operation and maintenance of the wind projects.
It also leads to benefit, and ripples within the local economy of different regions. That means investments in an offshore wind supply chain and the workforce give business prospects that span different industries. The findings further reveal that a new 1,000 megawatts offshore wind farm developed in the U. S. could be the most futuristic.
U.S. is progressing in this new type of energy: on the sea, but not underwater
Recent Offshore Wind brought to light that the United States has started its development of the floating offshore wind technology with projects along the Pacific Coast and on the east coast. While the Block Island Wind Farm situated off Rhode Island has only five turbines and has only begun generating 30 MW in 2016.
This project showed that offshore wind is viable in the US states as a source of renewable power. Recently, other projects have started at the west coast since the water is relatively deeper to require the use of floating systems. 2024 is a new year in which the Redwood Energy Authority to achieve a new project in the Sea of California.
This project is expected to be designed to produce 100-150MW, and it will overcome the challenges associated with floating wind and stimulate the economy of the region. More to the South, at the Morro Bay Wind Farm south of central California, plans for up to 1.2 gigawatts of capacity.
The proposed containers are perfect for scaling up to full capacity and the utility of this project is that it could bring a significant amount of renewable energy to the state. Fully equipped with lease area and complete environmental analysis, the Morro Bay Wind Farm continues developing stage by stage.
What do you think about this project to produce offshore wind energy? This was one of the great promises of diversification that was proposed during the last COP, and we have taken very little time to materialize it (it will take a little longer to see its benefits, of course). In any case, it is an exciting and environmentally friendly way to produce the electricity we are increasingly demanding.
