Offshore Wind Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Energy

<p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: inherit; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Coastal and Great Lakes states account for nearly 80%&nbsp;of U.S. electricity demand, and the winds off the shores&nbsp;of these coastal load centers have a technical resource&nbsp;potential twice as large as the nation’s current electricity&nbsp;use. With the costs of offshore wind energy falling globally&nbsp;and the first U.S. offshore wind farm installed off the coast&nbsp;of Block Island, Rhode Island in 2016, offshore wind&nbsp;has the potential to contribute significantly to a clean,&nbsp;affordable, and secure national energy mix.</p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: inherit; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">To support the development of a world-class offshore wind&nbsp;industry, the U.S. Department of Energy&nbsp;has been&nbsp;supporting a broad portfolio of offshore wind research,&nbsp;development, and demonstration projects since 2011 and&nbsp;released a new National Offshore Wind Strategy jointly&nbsp;with the U.S. Department of the Interior&nbsp;in 2016.</p>

Author(s) U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technology Office