September Events

Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States: A National Vision and Call to Action - Webinar on September 16th

In FY 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will initiate a formal Offshore Wind Program to promote and accelerate responsible commercial offshore wind development in the United States. In Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States: A National Vision and Call to ActionDOE 's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Power Program will outline its vision to guide the United States in creating a world-leading offshore wind industry. A ‘world leading offshore wind industry’ will achieve 54 gigawatts of offshore wind deployment at a cost of 7-9 cents per kilowatt-hour by the year 2030, with an interim target of 10 gigawatts at 13 cents per kilowatt-hour by 2020.

This Webinar will also issue a call to action for the nation’s resources to mobilize and harmonize in addressing the substantial barriers to offshore wind deployment.

To facilitate the discussion portion of the Webinar, the DOE Wind and Water Program would like participants to submit questions ahead of time to susan.hinnen@nrel.gov so that it can address them on the 1-hour Webinar. Questions will be accepted from now until September 15.

Below are the participant details to access this Webinar:

Date: September 16, 2010

Time: 2 pm Eastern Time
Duration: 1 hour (½ hour presentation, ½ hour Q&A)

Audio Access Information:
Toll-free #: 888-982-4612

Toll #: 1-517-308-9013

Participant passcode: 2660405

Web Access Information:
URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW4292233&p=2660405&t=c

If you have trouble with the above link, try going to this website and enter the info separately:

URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/

Conference number: PW4292233

Participant passcode: 2660405

Related Seminars

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Wind Powering America would like to invite you to learn more about the future of offshore wind in the United States. We are hosting two seminars in addition to the Webinar cited above.

During these events,the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Power Program will outline in detail the vision it has developed to guide the United States in creating a world-leading offshore wind industry; focusing on ways in which the various interested sectors (i.e., academia, industry, state and local governments, the public at large) can harmonize their efforts to address deployment barriers.

The first will be held during the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative 3rd Annual Meeting on September 21, 9:30-11am, in Cleveland, OH. To register, please email Michele DesAutels ( michele.desautels@ee.doe.gov ) by Wednesday , September 15. Space is limited!

The second will be held in Washington, DC on September 28 at a location to be determined. To reserve your seat, please email Michele DesAutels ( michele.desautels@ee.doe.gov ) by Wednesday , September 22.

For your reference, the DRAFT Offshore Wind Strategic Workplan is posted here: http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/pdfs/offshore/offshore_wind_strategic_plan.pdf.

As a reminder, if you cannot attend in person, we are holding a Webinar on Thursday, September 16 at 2pm ET. See below for instructions on how to attend.

For more information, please visit: http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/

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October Event

North American Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition

October 5-7, 2010
Atlantic City Convention Center
1 Convention Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

The North American Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition, produced jointly by AWEA and CanWEA, aims to "provide a big picture of the North American offshore wind market – highlighting the latest policy and technical developments. In addition, the conference will identify development opportunities throughout the coastal regions of North America, financing options and challenges, plus project design and siting options." Click here to visit the conference's website. Online registration is not yet available as of July 2010 but should be available soon.

At this conference, the USOWC will conduct an open board meeting and will also lead a panel on collaborative offshore wind initiatives.

September Event

2nd Offshore Summit 2010

Rostock, Germany

The 2nd Offshore Summit 2010 intends to facilitate European-North American dialog by viewing offshore wind development from a global perspective, especially in the context of US federal approval of Cape Wind. The GADORE Center USA (German American Dialog On Renewable Energy) is one of the primary sponsors of the event. Greg Watson, Vice Chair of the USOWC, will be speaking at this conference.