Meet the pioneers of North American offshore wind projects: the developers, regulators, analysts, researchers and utilities.
Don’t Miss the Pre-Conference Workshop:
Site Assessment for Offshore Wind
Meet the pioneers of North American offshore wind developers: the developers, regulators, analysts, researchers and utilities working to open America’s greatest renewable energy resource.
- Identify the development opportunities and challenges
- Evaluate the technical risks
- Understand the regulatory process
- Learn how to work with local communities and stakeholders
- Overcome the financing and transmission interconnection challenges
Featuring overviews of 5 leading offshore wind projects
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Keynote Luncheon Address:
Status of the U.S. Offshore Alternative Energy Program
Bob Labelle, Deputy Associate Director, OFFSHORE ENERGY & MINERALS MANAGEMENT
About the Conference
Offshore wind development is picking up speed in the U.S.: the first offshore wind project PPA has been signed, several other large developments have been proposed, new permitting rules are being used for the first time, and the iconic Cape Wind project is nearing its final permitting. The fundamentals for offshore wind projects also seem sound at first glance, as the availability and consistency of wind resources offshore should enable these projects to achieve higher capacity factors, while avoiding much of the cost of developing large-scale transmission projects to bring power to coastal population centers which are frequently load pockets. However, local opposition and a confusing regulatory structure have delayed offshore wind projects in the past, and the technical and logistical risks may complicate financing. Where are the real opportunities for developing offshore wind, and how can the development hurdles be surmounted?
Infocast’s Offshore Wind Development Conference will provide an up to date picture of the North American offshore wind market. It will identify key opportunities for development, as well as explore the technical risks associated with offshore wind, including lessons learned from European developments. It will provide guidance on the new permitting rules under development, and how the rules of the road will affect development in various regions. Finally, it will discuss how to overcome the transmission interconnection and financing challenges on the horizon.
Participating Companies
| Alston + Bird LLP Applied Science Associates, Inc. AWS Truewind, LLC Blue H USA LLC Cape Wind Associates Chadbourne & Parke LLP Citizens Campaign for the Environment The Cleveland Foundation Coastal Resources Management Council Delaware Public Service Commission Dexia Credit Local Energy & Environmental Analysts, Inc. (EEA) Fishermen’s Energy of New Jersey Fluor Corporation Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Garrad Hassan America, Inc. George Washington University Good Harbor Consulting, Representing the US Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC) Governor’s Directive on Offshore Wind Governor’s Office, State of Massachusetts | Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company LLC Long Island Commercial Fishing Association Massachusetts Audubon Massachusetts Institute of Technology Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Offshore Energy & Minerals Management Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas LLC Penn State University PJM Interconnection, LLC PSEG Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources SAIC Sierra Club-Virginia Chapter State of Massachusetts Stoel Rives LLP Trillium Power Energy Corp. (invited) Truescape Visual Reality University of Maine/ VA Tech Advanced Research Institute Wind Energy Systems Technology (W.E.S.T.) |