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The D-Floater is a three-column, semi-submersible unit with a Delta-shaped pontoon configuration that allows the stacking of foundations inside each other, facilitating transport of at least five completed foundations on a single, heavy lift transport vessel and efficient storage in the marshalling port.

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/01/30/stackable-floating-wind-foundation-gets-abs-nod/

Officials from California’s largest tribe are concerned about the lack of engagement so far by offshore wind companies, reviving worries over the historic extraction of resources without their involvement.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/01/offshore-wind-native-american-tribe/

Proposed regulations will streamline and improve processes for offshore wind initiatives

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-takes-steps-strengthen-offshore-clean-energy-development

First offshore wind lease sale in the Pacific results in over $757 million in winning bids for five lease areas, which have the potential to power over 1.5 million homes

https://doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-winners-california-offshore-wind-energy-auction

US floating offshore wind industry peels self off wall, aims for 4.5 gigawatts in capacity off California coast.

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/12/05/new-us-floating-offshore-wind-auction-caps-run-of-bad-news-for-fossil-energy/

Norway-based firm World Wide Wind is developing a new type of floating, vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) that it believes will radically change, and improve, the way we harness the wind's powers

New contra-rotating turbine design produces double the energy of the world's largest turbine

European oil majors are boosting investment in renewable energy sources as they aim to become net-zero energy companies by 2050 and slash carbon emissions. And there is one renewable energy sector where Big Oil has a lot to offer and a lot to gain—offshore wind.

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Wind-Power/Big-Oil-Looks-To-Capitalize-On-The-1-Trillion-Offshore-Wind-Boom.html

Not only is offshore wind power better for the planet compared to oil and gas, it’s also better for taxpayers. That’s according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan policy research institute.

https://grist.org/energy/compared-to-oil-and-gas-offshore-wind-is-125-times-better-for-taxpayers/

Current wind turbine designs are reliant on rare earth magnets, however, we employ a unique and highly innovative axial-flux architecture that makes the use of rare-earth-free magnets possible.

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/07/28/15-mw-rare-earth-free-offshore-wind-turbine-seeks-path-to-market/

Fishermen worry that possible offshore energy development could block access to important fisheries, hurting the fleet and the communities that support the industry.

https://dailyyonder.com/turning-tides-offshore-wind-farms-at-odds-with-oregons-fishing-trade/2022/05/18/

A seven-year-long study, the first of its kind in the United States, titled, “Demersal fish and invertebrate catches relative to construction and operation of North America’s first offshore wind farm,” was published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science on March 29.

https://electrek.co/2022/04/18/the-first-us-offshore-wind-farm-has-had-no-negative-effect-on-fish-finds-groundbreaking-study/

On Feb. 25, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that a hundred-mile stretch along southern Oregon’s coast from Coos Bay to Brookings is now a designated a ‘"call area" for deep water, floating offshore wind turbines.

https://www.theotheroregon.com/features/feature_stories/southern-oregon-will-soon-have-deep-water-offshore-wind-energy/article_12c05a02-a623-11ec-bd11-af8380deae4e.html