AWEA’s Offshore WINDPOWER: Realizing the promise of offshore wind – Into the Wind – Into the Wind – The AWEA Blog

Offshore wind is still a young industry in the U.S., but thats rapidly changing. Interest has exploded in the three years since the Block Island Wind Farm became the first U.S. offshore wind project to come online. Now the second project, a 12 megawatt (MW) Dominion Energy wind farm, recently began construction off Virginias coast, a harbinger of whats to come. In total, there are currently more than 26,000 MW of offshore wind in various stages of development off the East Coast and in the Great Lakes, with additional potential off the West Coast.

The momentum for offshore wind continues leading into AWEAs Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, taking place later this month in Boston. Weve been blown away (no pun intended!) by the response to this important event, and are grateful to our sponsors and event partners. Our program chairs, Jason Folsom, National Sales Director at MHI Vestas, and Rachel Pachter, Vice President of Permitting Affairs at Vineyard Wind, have shown great vision and guidance for the educational conference content and we are thankful for the time theyve spent working with our team to put together such a compelling program.

As more steel goes in the water, this event will only continue to grow in value and scope. We hope to see you in Boston, October 22 23! View the full speaker list, event schedule and register now!

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