Floating Offshore
Wind ShotTMSummit
The Future of Offshore Wind
Join us as the Departments of Energy, Interior, Commerce, and Transportation bring together states, tribes, and offshore wind stakeholders to discuss progress to-date in our second Shot summit. This event will cast a spotlight on the Floating Offshore Wind ShotTM initiative, an all-of-government effort to promote a clean energy future by driving US leadership in floating offshore wind design, deployment, and manufacturing.
This year's Floating Offshore Wind Shot Summit will focus on accomplishments since the launch of the Shot and discussion of near-term priorities for future work. This Summit will bring together federal, tribal, and state leaders, policymakers, experts, community leaders, and innovators to explore issues central to advancing the development of this emerging and critical technology.
May 16, 2024
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
1400 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Diving Deep
About two-thirds of U.S. offshore wind energy potential exists over waters too deep for today's fixed-bottom wind turbine foundations secured directly to the sea floor, and instead require floating platforms. These rotating structures will be among the largest humankind has ever constructed. Achieving the Floating Offshore Wind ShotTM goals will require an all-out effort to develop a robust domestic supply chain, reduce technology costs, and plan and build out needed transmission.
Speakers
Senator Edward J. Markey
Massachusetts
Gina Raimondo
Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
Geraldine Richmond
Under Secretary for Science and Innovation
US Department of Energy
Ann Shikany
Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
Jocelyn Brown-Saracino
Offshore Wind Lead
U.S. Department of Energy
Jake Higdon
Senior Advisor, Industrial Strategy and Climate Policy
U.S. Department of Energy
Jana Ganion
Senior Advisor
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Carrie Sessions
Senior Policy Advisor for Environment and Water
Office of Governor Jay Inslee
Celeste Zumwalt
Advisor to the Administrator
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Necy Sumait
Regional Supervisor, Office of Strategic Resources, Pacific
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Rick Yarde
Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Kori Groenveld
Senior Program Manager
National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium
Daphne Molin
Supervisor, Renewable Generation Unit
Energy Research and Development Division
Jian Fu
Program Lead of Systems Integration, Wind Energy Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Katie Westfall
Senior Advisor
NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Department of Commerce
Jennifer Arrigo
Director for Science and Energy Crosscuts
U.S. Department of Energy
Karina Nielsen
Director of Oregon Sea Grant
Oregon State University
Walt Musial
Chief Engineer for Offshore Wind Energy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Aubryn Cooperman
Engineering Analyst
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Eli Harland
Program Specialist
Environmental Protection Division
Eleanore Humphries
Senior Manager of Federal Ocean Policy
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Trelynd Bradley
Deputy Director of Sustainable Freight and Supply Chain Development
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
Joy Page
Environmental Research Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
Lena Pound
Management Analyst
U.S. Department of Energy
Christian Vandervort
Technology-to-Market Advisor
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Devinn Lambert
Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
U.S. Department of Energy
Alissa Baker
Program Manager, Transmission Planning
U.S. Department of Energy
Karin Power
Natural Resources and Climate Policy Advisor
Office of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
Nathan McKenzie
Technology Manager for Offshore Wind R&D
U.S. Department of Energy
Stephanie Watson
Offshore Wind Program Manager in the Governor's Energy Office
State of Maine
Isaac Ward-Fineman
Offshore Wind Supply Chain Lead
U.S. Department of Energy
John Hansen
Executive Director
West Coast Ocean Alliance
Agenda
Thursday, May 16, 2024
9:05 AM PT
Welcome
Speaker: Devinn Lambert, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), U.S. Department of Energy
9:15 AM PT
Introductory Remarks
- Dr. Geraldine (Geri) Richmond, Under Secretary for Science & Innovation, U.S. Department of Energy
- Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Ann Shikany, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Senator Edward Markey, Massachusetts
- Suzanne Bonamici, Representative 1st Congressional District, Oregon
9:55 AM PT
Keynote Session: One Year of Progress: Floating Offshore Wind Shot Year 1
Jocelyn Brown Saracino, Offshore Wind Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
10:15 AM PT
Keynote Session: BOEM Floating Offshore Wind Deployment Progress and Plans
Doug Boren, Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
10:35 AM PT
Coffee break
11:00 AM PT
Federal Funding Resources Panel
- Jocelyn Brown Saracino, Offshore Wind Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
- Dr. Christian Vandervort, Technology-to-Market Advisor at the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
- Jake Higdon, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
- Alissa Baker, Program Manager, Transmission Planning, U.S. Department of Energy
- Ann Shikany, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
11:50 AM PT
Introduction to Priorities Panels
Lena Pound, Management Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy
12:00 PM PT
Lunch with Keynote Speaker
Jana Ganion, Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
1:00 PM PT
Track 1: Floating Offshore Wind Shot Technology Innovation Break-out Session
Track 2: Floating Offshore Wind Shot Co-Generation Opportunities and Transmission Development Break-out Session
- Major goals and areas of focus for this work
- Nathan McKenzie, Technology Manager for Offshore Wind R&D, U.S. Department of Energy
- Update on pathways analysis
- Aubryn Cooperman, Engineering Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Discussion of accomplishments, major initiatives underway
- Nathan McKenzie, Technology Manager for Offshore Wind R&D, U.S. Department of Energy
- Dr. Christian Vandervort, Technology-to-Market Advisor at the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
- Christopher Saldaña, Ph.D., Director, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Discussion of partners and related initiatives -updates and accomplishments
- Kori Groenveld, Senior Program Manager, Supervisor, Renewable Generation Unit
- Daphne Molin, Renewable Energy Generation Supervisor, California Energy Commission
- Discussion of near-term priorities
- Nathan McKenzie, Technology Manager for Offshore Wind R&D, U.S. Department of Energy
- Audience Q&A and discussion
- Co-generation
- Jian Fu, Program Lead of Systems Integration, Wind Energy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Share major goals, areas of focus
- Discussion of accomplishments and major initiatives underway
- Discussion of near-term priorities
- Transmission
- Alissa Baker, Program Manager, Transmission Planning, U.S. Department of Energy
- Share major goals, areas of focus
- Discussion of accomplishments and major initiatives underway
- Discussion of near-term priorities
- West Coast Convening Series
- Background and Recap from 2023
- Table discussions
- State of floating wind transmission technologies
- Interregional planning
- Siting and permitting
- Ocean co-use and community benefits
- Report Back and Wrap-Up
- Audience Q&A and discussion
2:30 PM PT
Coffee break
2:45 PM PT
Track 1: Floating Offshore Wind Shot Supply Chain Development Break-out Session
Track 2: Floating Offshore Wind Shot Expanded, Just, and Sustainable Deployment Break-out Session
- Major goals and areas of focus for this work
- Isaac Ward-Fineman, Offshore Wind Supply Chain Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
- Discussion of accomplishments, major initiatives underway, policy actions, open funding opportunities
- Isaac Ward-Fineman, Offshore Wind Supply Chain Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
- Walt Musial, Chief Engineer for Offshore Wind Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Jake Higdon, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
- Necy Sumait, Regional Supervisor, Office of Strategic Resources| Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Celeste Zumwalt, Advisor to the Administrator, Maritime Administration (MARAD)
- Discussion of state initiatives, updates and accomplishments
- Trelynd Bradley, Deputy Director of Supply Chain, California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
- Carrie Sessions, Senior Policy Advisor for Environment and Water, Office of Washington Governor Jay Inslee
- Karin Power, Natural Resources and Climate Policy Advisor, Office of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
- Stephanie Watson, Offshore Wind Program Manager in the Governor's Energy Office, State of Maine
- Discussion of near-term priorities
- Isaac Ward-Fineman, Offshore Wind Supply Chain Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
- Audience Q&A and discussion
- Major goals and areas of focus for this work
- Rick Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment, Pacific Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Discussion of accomplishments, major initiatives underway, policy actions
- Rick Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment, Pacific Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Joy Page, Environmental Research Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
- Katie Westfall, Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind, NOAA Fisheries
- Discussion of partners and related initiatives, updates and accomplishments
- Eli Harland, Program Specialist, Environmental Protection Division, California Energy Commission
- Eleanore Humphries MPA, Senior Manager of Federal Ocean Policy, Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Karina Nielsen, Director of Oregon Sea Grant, Oregon State University
- John Hansen, Executive Director, West Coast Ocean Alliance
- Discussion of near-term priorities
- Rick Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment, Pacific Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Audience Q&A and discussion
4:15 PM PT
Closing Summary
Jocelyn Brown-Saracino, Offshore Wind Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
4:30 PM PT
Adjourn
Please note that this agenda is subject to change and will be updated periodically, as speakers are confirmed.
Learn more about the Floating Offshore Wind Shot
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/floating-offshore-wind-shot