US - The Floating Offshore Wind Energy Earthshot is the new initiative announced recently as the US set up its 15 GW floating wind target for 2035.

OffshoreWIND.biz has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) intends to use more than $30 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund research and development projects that will lower costs for bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind energy projects, as well as those on land.

The $30 million pot will support advancing offshore wind transmission technologies ($9.7 million) and helping coastal communities benefit from offshore wind development through social science research and community engagement ($6.9 million).

According to DOE's Notice of Intent (NOI) to Issue Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding, funding will also be allocated for improvement to the permitting processes to make distributed wind more accessible to communities ($3.3 million), as well as for advancing technologies that help bats avoid wind turbines ($8 million).

The DOE also issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on research needs related to floating wind energy mooring and anchoring systems, in support of the Floating Offshore Wind Energy Earthshot and to inform $2.5 million in future R&D funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The Floating Offshore Wind Energy Earthshot is the new initiative announced recently as the US set up its 15 GW floating wind target for 2035. The initiative aims to reduce the cost of floating offshore wind energy by more than 70 percent, to USD 45/MWh, by that time.

Source: offshoreWIND.biz