With Massachusetts close to passing an omnibus energy bill which supports development of at least 2,000MW of offshore wind capacity by 2027, multiple research institutions have embarked on developing a national framework for offshore wind energy research.
The framework will be launched during a session at this year’s International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF), held from 2nd to 5th October in Newport, Rhode Island.
This IPF session will introduce the basic concepts behind a data-driven, multi-disciplinary system-level framework for offshore wind research to galvanize academia, industry, stakeholders, and policy makers.
The session chairs will then moderate a dialogue aimed at vetting the proposed research framework from multiple points of view including the private, public, and academic sectors.
The aim of the framework is to help create a resilient, low-risk, and productive offshore wind infrastructure and portfolio of wind farms with bankable, regulatable, insurable and litigable innovations.