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Team Norway and California floating offshore wind
- Published 3 July 2024; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes.
- California goals described: 100% clean energy by 2045; 25 GW offshore wind, expected in the article to meet 10–20% of state electricity demand. The article says five lease areas had been awarded and their combined potential exceeded 4.6 GW, below the stated long-term target.
- Equinor is described as holding a Morro Bay-area lease with estimated capacity up to 2 GW. Other named leaseholders: Invenergy, Golden State Wind, RWE and Vineyard Offshore.
- The article reports that California’s Energy Commission released a final offshore-wind strategic plan in June 2024, addressing ports, transmission, permitting, supply chains, workforce training, stakeholder engagement and siting.
- Norway–California cooperation: an offshore-wind programme at the April 2024 California–Norway Business Festival; the article describes a cooperation agreement and opportunities for Norwegian suppliers and local workforce/supply-chain development.
- Contact: Sharon Røe, Senior Advisor in Green Maritime and Offshore Wind, Innovation Norway; sharon.roe@innovationnorway.no.
- Linked industries: energy and offshore wind.